Hubballi: Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) chairman and MLA PM Narendra Swamy said that e-waste disposal has become a challenge. It is our responsibility to provide a better environment for the next generation, he said.Speaking at the golden jubilee programme of the state pollution control board organised by the district administrations of Dharwad, Gadag,…
Belagavi/Dharwad/Vijayapura: Sugarcane growers’ agitation in north Karnataka escalated on Tuesday, bringing several towns to a standstill as farmers demanded that the state govt fix a fair price of Rs 3,500 per tonne. The agitation disrupted operations at 26 sugar factories, with commercial establishments in Mudalagi and Hukkeri observing a total bandh. The protest, which entered…
ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ: ಪ್ರತಿ ಟನ್ ಕಬ್ಬಿಗೆ ಯೋಗ್ಯ ಬೆಲೆ ನಿಗದಿ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ವಿವಿಧ ನ್ಯಾಯೋಚಿತ ಬೇಡಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಈಡೇರಿಸುವಂತೆ ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸಿ ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಮೂಡಲಗಿ ತಾಲ್ಲೂಕಿನ ಗುರ್ಲಾಪುರ ಕ್ರಾಸ್ ಬಳಿ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಅಹೋರಾತ್ರಿ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆಗೆ ರಾಜ್ಯಸಭಾ ಸದಸ್ಯರು, ಶಾಸಕರು ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಹಲವು ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ನಾಯಕರು ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿ ಬೆಂಬಲ ಸೂಚಿಸಿದರು. ರೈತರ ನ್ಯಾಯೋಚಿತ ಬೇಡಿಕೆಗಳು ಈಡೇರುವವರೆಗೂ ಹೋರಾಟ ಮುಂದುವರಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು ಎಂದು ಈ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆ ನೀಡಲಾಯಿತು. ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ, ಬಾಗಲಕೋಟೆ, ವಿಜಯಪುರ, ಚಿಕ್ಕೋಡಿ ಭಾಗಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಬ್ಬಿಗೆ ಅಗತ್ಯ ಬೆಲೆ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸಲು ನಿರಂತರ…
Davanagere: The food and civil supplies department in Davanagere district has disqualified 7,546 Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Antyodaya Anna Yojana cardholders after finding them ineligible under the prescribed criteria. Their cards have now been converted to Above Poverty Line (APL) status.The move follows complaints that several ineligible families were availing govt benefits such as…
Belagavi: Following the tragic death of two young elephants by electrocution in the Khanapur forest area on Sunday, forest minister Eshwar Khandre has directed officials to conduct a detailed investigation and submit a report within five days. He also ordered strict action against those responsible for the incident.According to preliminary reports, a male and a…
Hubballi: The 7th convocation of the Karnataka State Law University will be held on Wednesday at the Farmers’ Knowledge Development Centre of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, said Prof C Basavaraju, vice-chancellor of the law varsity.Addressing a press conference at KSLU in Navanagar on Monday, he said that Thaawar Chand Gehlot, governor and patron…
Kalaburagi: Despite the rule mandating publishing of results within 45 days of exams, about 10,000 BEd students of Gulbarga University are still waiting for their second and fourth semester results, 10 months after exams were held in Dec 2024.Allegations of irregularities prompted the governor to form an inquiry panel led by a retired judge. The…
Belagavi: Sidagouda Modagi, district president of Bharatiya Krishak Samaj (BKS), said that the ongoing conflict between the sugar factory and sugarcane growers over pricing must be ended. Following the Maharashtra model, a minimum price of Rs 3,550 should be fixed without deducting the cost of harvesting and transportation.Modagi told reporters that the sugarcane crushing season…
Haveri: Farmers in the Belagavi and Bagalkot districts intensified a protest demanding a fixed price for sugarcane growers, prompting district officials to intervene at Byadagi in Haveri.Minister of sugarcane, textiles and agricultural market Shivananda Patil said, “The agitation reached a decisive stage. District officials have gone to the location and spoken with the farmers.”Shivananda Patil,…
Haveri: District minister Shivanand Patil said he would request CM Siddaramaiah to construct a lake every year across the state in memory of the 12th-century saint, Siddharameshwar.Speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Sri Guru Siddharameshwar Temple and a govt degree college auditorium in Chikkabasuru village on Monday, the minister said Siddharameshwar set…
