Torrefaction technology is a thermal process used to produce high-grade solid biofuels, in which biomass is heated in a low-oxygen reactor to produce energy-dense biochar and renewable solid fuel for clean energy applications Hubballi: A waste-to-energy plant in Hubballi-Dharwad has completed a successful trial run, offering a permanent solution to the twin cities’ garbage problem.The…
KPCC president BK Hariprasad inaugurates an SIR awarenessprogramme in Hubballi. Congress functionaries accompanied him Hubballi: KPCC president BK Hariprasad on Thursday alleged that genuine voters may be struck off the electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and urged voters and party workers to stay alert. He was speaking at an SIR awareness programme…
Dr Mahantesh Ramannavar addresses NCC cadets at the annual NCC camp organised by the Karnataka NCC unit in Jadhav Nagar on Thursday. Belagavi: Dr Mahantesh Ramannavar of KLE Ayurveda College said society needs greater awareness and scientific understanding of body and organ donation after death. Donating eyes can restore sight to two or three people,…
Dharwad: On the occasion of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, police destroyed narcotics seized in various cases on Thursday. Superintendent of police Gunjan Arya had constituted a team of officials, named the ‘Drug Disposal Committee’, to dispose of narcotic substances seized under cases registered under the NDPS Act in Dharwad district. Among…
Kalaburagi: A 25-year-old woman and her one-and-a-half-year-old girl child allegedly died by suicide after jumping into an open well on the outskirts of Chinchansur village in Aland taluk of Kalaburagi district on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Ambika Veerabhadrappa and her child Aradhya.According to family sources, Ambika was suffering from mental illness after childbirth and…
Hubballi: The general body of the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation has decided to take all corporators to Bengaluru to press the state government to approve a One-Time Settlement (OTS) for clearing pending water bills. The HDMC has been seeking govt approval for the past four years without success.The decision was taken at Thursday’s general body meeting…
Dharwad: Farmers in Dharwad district have completed nearly 80% of the sowing of rain-fed kharif crops such as groundnut, green gram, black gram, soybean, paddy, cotton and sugarcane. However, due to inadequate monsoon rainfall, the germinated crops are drying up, creating drought-like conditions.As a result, the expenses incurred on fertilisers, seeds and sowing are becoming…
Dharwad: The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Dharwad, has granted relief to a senior citizen who was denied registration of a residential plot despite making substantial payment towards its purchase.Mallamma Doddagoudar, a resident of Haliyal Naka in Dharwad, had booked Plot No. 19 in the Golden City layout being developed at Sutagatti village. The plot…
Moderate monsoon showers have improved crop prospects and provided relief for local agriculture Dharwad: The return of the southwest monsoon has brought smiles back to Dharwad farmers, ending weeks of anxiety over a prolonged dry spell and reviving hopes for a productive kharif season.Steady, moderate showers over the past two days have offered much-needed relief…
Dharwad: Karnataka Skill Development Corporation (KSDC) Chairperson Kantha Naik on Wednesday said a division-level job fair for the Belagavi region is being planned, with a final decision to follow submission of details by officials.Chairing a district skill development review meeting at the deputy commissioner’s office, Naik stressed generating more jobs for local youth in Hubballi-Dharwad,…
