Kalaburagi: Prof Battu Satyanarayana, vice-chancellor of the Central University of Karnataka (CUK), announced at a press conference on Thursday that the university’s ninth convocation would be held on Nov 8 at 10am on its campus near Kadaganchi village near Kalaburagi. Retired Supreme Court judge and chairman of the Law Commission of India, Dinesh Maheshwari, will…
Belagavi/Haveri/Bagalkot: Sugarcane farmers demanding a hike in minimum support price (MSP) and holding a protest-demonstration at Gurlapur Cross for the past eight days have deferred their planned statewide blockade of national highways by two days, following an appeal from sugar minister Shivanand Patil on Thursday.Responding to the state govt’s request, agitating farmers have granted two…
Dharwad: The members of the AIKKMS staged a protest at Vivekananda Circle here, demanding that the govt fix the price of sugarcane at Rs 4,800 per tonne and ensure the immediate release of pending payments to farmers.Speaking during the protest, state president M Shashidhar, state secretary B Bhagavan Reddy, and Dharwad district president Deepa Dharwad…
Belagavi: Malmaruti police station CPI JM Kalimirchi, who clicked a selfie with MES leader Shubham Shelake on Rajyotsava Day, was transferred. The photo went viral on social media. Even though the district administration did not give permission, Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) arranged a Black Day on Rajyotsava. During the MES procession, CPI Kalimirchi clicked a…
Sandur (Ballari): Jambanna, 58, the headmaster of a govt higher primary school in the taluk, was arrested under the Pocso Act for allegedly sexually harassing female students, as reported by police. According to Subhadra Devi, an officer from the district child protection department, several female students informed their parents about the headmaster’s harassment. After receiving…
Pic: 58kg of narcotic seized at Ballari station alone in past 3 monthsBallari: Railway police in Ballari have disclosed that passenger trains coming into Karnataka from other states, particularly West Bengal, are increasingly being used for smuggling ganja into Karnataka.Over the past three months, RPF have confiscated 58 kg of ganja at Ballari railway station…
Pic: Job applicants along with their family members stage a protest against NWKRTCHubballi: Job applicants with their family members staged a protest against NWKRTC. They demanded the filling of all 1,814 posts as notified earlier. The protest was held in front of the NWKRTC central office on Gokul Road, Hubballi, on Wednesday.Family members called on…
Kalaburagi: Police in Kalaburagi arrested Lalasab Abdul Saab Goundi for strangling his wife Mashaq Begum,38, to death and burying her body in a sugarcane field in Bhusanur village under Nimbarga police station limits in Kalaburagi district on Oct 31.The crime came to light only on Tuesday. Mashaq Begum, a resident of Koralli village in Alanda…
Dharwad: Amid mounting pressure from the followers of Basava philosophy over derogatory remarks allegedly made about Lingayat seers, the Dharwad district administration imposed a ban on the entry of Kaneri Mutt seer Adrushya Kadasiddeshwar Swami from Maharashtra, into Dharwad district.The Swami was scheduled to take part in ‘Sahajananda Saptaha’ programme at Hallikeri village in Annigeri…
Koppal: The district contractors have declared a protest on Nov 12, opposing the monopoly policy of MP K Rajashekar Hitnal concerning the sale of crusher products in the district.Suresh Bhumareddy, president of the District Contractors Association, stated that an unspoken rule was established requiring that crusher materials be procured through the ‘Prerana’ agency, which is…
