Haveri: Cybercriminals across India have exploited bank accounts belonging to Bankapur residents in Haveri district for conducting online fraud. Several account holders received police notices from different states, leading them to register complaints with the CEN police. The operation involved multiple parties, including SIM card users, account holders and middlemen. Bankapur local Arifkhan Mukhashi lodged…
HUBBALLI: The using of uncalibrated weighing machines in markets is on the rise, posing serious concerns for consumers. Besides uncalibrated weighing machines, some traders use stones and non-standard weights, particularly in smaller markets and roadside stalls. The legal metrology department’s lethargic approach is the reason for the negligence of traders. Regular inspections and verification of…
Karwar: Former MP from Uttara Kannada, Anantkumar Hegde, received yet another threat through email and phone call. A complaint was filed at Market yard police station in Sirsi town of Uttara Kannada. Interestingly, the latest threat call was made by a septagenarian from Mumbai.Speaking to reporters, Uttara Kannada SP Deepan said the email and phone…
Bagalkot: Basava Jaya Mruthyinjaya swami of Lingayat Panchamasali Peetha, Kudalasangama, was admitted to a private hospital here on Saturday.Mallanagouda Patil, Panchamasali community’s Kalaburagi district president, said that food poisoning caused a headache, vomiting, and chest pain for swami on Friday evening. “He was treated by some local doctors. However, he experienced the same complaint in…
Hubballi: Vijayanand Kashappanavar, president of Akhil Bharata Lingayat Panchamasali Trust, said they are considering appointing an alternative pontiff for the Lingayat Panchamasali Peetha Kudalasangama. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Kashappanavar said the trustees have not asked Basavajaya Mruthyunjaya Swami to relinquish the post of pontiff. “However, as swamiji himself expressed his intention to establish his…
Hubballi: Sports meets for primary and high school students, typically held in July, are yet to be scheduled this year. The delay is reportedly due to a transition from class-wise to age-wise grouping of students. Teachers and students are anxious, as education department has not issued the required circular, and officials are allegedly dragging their…
Belagavi: In a significant relief to farmers, minister for women and child development and chairperson of the Malaprabha irrigation advisory committee Laxmi Hebbalkar directed the immediate release of water from the Malaprabha reservoir to protect standing crops.Chairing a meeting of the committee on Friday at the office of the Chief Engineer of Belagavi North Zone,…
Belagavi: Rani Channamma University (RCU), Belagavi, was conferred with the ‘Emerging University’ award by the ministry of human resource development, Govt of India during a ceremony held at IIT Bombay.Accepting the honour, Prof CM Thyagaraja, vice-chancellor of RCU, expressed deep pride in the university’s achievement. “Our teaching and non-teaching staff, as well as our administration,…
Dharwad: It has been 45 years since the farmers in Nargund and Navalgund taluks launched a fierce agitation for fulfilment of their demands but the issues for which they were agitating remain unsolved.It was on July 21, 1980 that four people, two farmers and two policemen, died in the agitation that turned violent and led…
Dharwad: The villagers of Baad in Dharwad taluk celebrated Vanamahotsava by planting 2,500 saplings in just two hours to protect government land from being encroached upon.More than 500 residents of Baad, along with support from neighbouring villages, picked up shovels and pickaxes early in the morning and gave new life to the village’s gomala (grazing…
