Bidar: Maniknagar gram panchayat (GP) in Humnabad taluk has set up Kalyana Karnataka’s first outdoor Chess Theme Park. The park features playing tables, a central gazebo with a life-sized chessboard, green lawns, and boards showcasing Indian and global chess legends. Named after Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, the project is designed to inspire rural children to embrace…
Pic: Sai Complex in Kushtagi, which is alleged to be an illegal structureKushtagi (Koppal): A formal grievance was registered with Koppal’s deputy commissioner regarding an unlawfully constructed commercial complex on 27 guntas of revenue land in the town.The property at survey number 51/2, which includes the Kushtagi bus stand, comprises 13 guntas of land, and…
Pic: All major roads in Hubballi city are crying for attentionHubballi: Ganesha festival is just a month away, yet Hubballi city’s roads remain in disrepair. Representatives of Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav mandals have expressed their worries about the deteriorating road conditions throughout Hubballi as the festival draws near.The city anticipates an influx of visitors from neighbouring regions,…
Pics: Various Hindu and Muslim leaders at during sufi saints’ conference in Hubballi on Saturday night; (R) Hubballi Syed Ali Baba of Khwaza Bandenawaz Dargah in Kalaburagi and Fakir Dinga- leshwar Mahaswamiji having an animated conversationHubballi: The mega conference of sufi saints, organised by the All Karnataka Sunni Mashaik Council, revived the Hindu-Muslim harmony in…
Belagavi: The ambitious Belagavi Ring Road project, aimed at decongesting city traffic, has hit a major roadblock due to the delay in securing forest clearance. The project remains stalled as state forest officials failed to respond to queries raised by the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change.The Centre approved the project in three…
Koppal: A Muslim woman was recently seen meditating at the famous Gavi Mutt in the city from past two days. Haseena Begum, who lives in Kudarimothi village in Yelburga taluk, took on an 11-day vow and is meditating near the area where the mutt seer meets with devotees every evening. She meditates for an hour…
Pic: Srishail Biradar Koppal: DDPI Srishail Biradar, the main accused in the teachers’ recruitment scandal in Bidar, was removed from his position as DDPI of Koppal on July 24 evening.The state govt ministry’s notification dated July 24 cited Rule 5 Sub-rule (6) of the Karnataka State Civil Service Rules, 2015, which states: “If any officer…
Pic: Devappa Halahalli, the injured shepherd, was taken by factory personnel in their vehicle to the district hospital in Koppal on FridayKoppal: A shepherd was assaulted on Friday by security guards from a private steel factory while he was leading his sheep to the lake that is part of Basapur village, but the lake has…
Hubballi: Chartered Accountants (CAs) are involved in the fair presentation management of taxpayers’ accounts and advise them to pay correct taxes to the govt’s exchequer. They played a key role in systematic revenue collection by providing appropriate guidance on the tax payments that should be made to the treasury, said Karnataka legislative council chairman Basavaraj…
Belagavi: Yet again, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has assured that the Belagavi–Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express will be launched “at the earliest,” without offering a definite timeline, much to the growing frustration of Belagavi residents.The minister repeated his assurance during the visit of Rajya Sabha member Iranna Kadadi, along with Union minister Pralhad Joshi and minister…
