Ballari: The MTech (mineral processing) and geology department functioning under VSK University’s PG Centre in Nandihalli faces threat of closure, as Karnataka’s only such programme is left with just one faculty member against the sanctioned strength of eight teaching and eight assisting staff.Though Karnataka is a leading mineral-producing state and the primary gold producer, contributing…
Haveri: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the one who united this nation. It is now the responsibility of today’s youth to preserve and strengthen that unity, said former chief minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai. He inaugurated the Sardar@150 Ekata Padayatre (Unity March) organised at KLEs GH College in Haveri, jointly by Mera Yuva Bharat, the NSS…
Haveri: Members of the Haveri District Sugarcane Growers’ Association continued their protest on Monday at Martyr Mailar Mahadevappa Circle in Haveri, demanding that all sugar factories in North Karnataka should fix a uniform price for sugarcane. The protesters argued that growers in Belagavi and Bagalkot are receiving Rs 3,300 per tonne based on an 11.2%…
Kalaburagi: Near Khandala Ground in Millat Nagar, a three-year-old girl was seriously injured by three stray dogs on Sunday evening. The girl, Nida Fatima, daughter of Waheed Qureshi of Millat Nagar, was attacked as she stepped out of her house. She was admitted to the GIMS hospital, where she is receiving treatment. Avinash Shinde, commissioner…
Belagavi: The election for the president and vice president of the Belagavi District Central Cooperative (BDCC) Bank will take place on Monday.Ahead of the polls, Arabhavi MLA Balachandra Jarkiholi convened a late-night meeting with the bank’s directors at a private hotel in Belagavi on Saturday. Expressing confidence, Jarkiholi said both top posts would be secured…
Pic: Basaveshwara Teaching and General Hospital, KalaburagiKalaburagi: Mohammad Sami, a 21-year-old from Pastapura village in Chincholi taluk, Kalaburagi district, has made a full recovery from life-threatening encephalitis after receiving advanced treatment at Basaveshwara Teaching and General Hospital, run by the Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society (HKES) in Kalaburagi. Sami was admitted to the hospital in a…
Hubballi: Due to platform shelter work at Arsikere Yard, the following train services are partially cancelled. Train No. 16214 SSS Hubballi – Arsikere Express, journeys commencing from November 9 to December 13, will be partially cancelled between Birur and Arsikere. The train will be short-terminated at Birur. Train No. 16213 Arsikere – SSS Hubballi Express,…
Hubballi: A programme of cleaning the gaushala and worshipping cows was organised by the SS Shettar Foundation at the gaushala managed by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Anand Nagar Road here on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, the Foundation’s president Sankalp Shettar stated that cows are equivalent to mothers and hold a revered place in…
Vijayangara: CM Siddaramaiah praised legislator Srinivas for his efforts to provide drinking water to 170,000 people and boost groundwater in the Kudligi assembly constituency, saying residents were fortunate to have him. He inaugurated a project to fill 74 lakes at a cost of Rs 870 crore and laid the foundation stone for several development programmes…
Pic: Students of Shantala Natyalaya perform Namami Gange dance play in Belagavi on Saturday on 36th annual celebration of NatyalayaBelagavi: On Saturday evening, students of Shantala Natyalaya in Belagavi performed a mesmerising 560-minute dance drama titled Namami Gange, depicting the story of the sacred Ganga river. It was a part of Shantala Natyalaya’s 36th annual…
