Ballari: Technical glitches on the Seva Sindhu portal have left lakhs of students across North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) and North Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NEKRTC) regions struggling to secure the state’s free student bus passes, forcing many to spend on daily travel weeks after the academic year began.The free bus pass…
Ballari: The Lokayukta on Tuesday conducted simultaneous searches at premises linked to Tippeswamy, an assistant executive engineer (AEE) with Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) department in Siruguppa, as part of an investigation into allegations of disproportionate assets. According to Lokayukta sources, raids were carried out in three different locations — the RDPR office in…
Chikkamagaluru: Weak monsoon showers in the Malnad region have left water level at the Bhadra reservoir, the lifeline for four districts, 14 feet lower than last year.As of June 21, the water level stood at 136 ft against 150 ft on the same day in 2025. Storage stood at 24.62 TMC, compared to 30.75 TMC…
A school teacher uses an AI-powered face recognition attendance app on her smartphone to take the student roll call in a modern classroom Ballari: The education department has introduced a face-recognition-based ‘Nirantara’ app for recording daily student attendance in govt schools in the district, marking a shift towards AI-enabled tracking.The system, earlier used for teacher…
Ballari: All govt, aided and private schools, PU colleges, degree colleges and universities in Ballari district have been directed to mandatorily conduct SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) activities through Electoral Literacy Clubs (ELCs).District SVEEP Committee chairperson and zilla panchayat CEO Mohammad Haris Sumeer issued the directions at a meeting held here on Thursday.He…
Bengaluru: Southwest monsoon is traditionally a season of hope for Karnataka’s farmers. From the rain-fed fields of Chamarajanagar in the south to the vast farmlands of Bidar in the north, arrival of monsoon usually marks the beginning of sowing and a host of other agricultural activities, keeping rural households occupied until Oct.This year, however, the…
ABVP members protest outside VSKU campus in Ballari Ballari: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has alleged a ‘cash-for-pass’ racket at Vijayanagara Sri Krishnadevaraya University (VSKU), claiming students who have failed their examinations are being pushed to be passed after they pay around Rs 6,000 per subject.The organisation, which is protesting outside the university, has…
Scrutiny found 3,921 ineligible taxpayers and payments continuing to 304 deceased beneficiaries Ballari: As many as 4,225 ineligible beneficiaries have been removed from the Gruha Lakshmi scheme in Ballari district after a verification drive found that income taxpayers and even deceased persons were continuing to receive the monthly assistance of Rs 2,000.The women and child…
Basavanagouda, whose body was found near LLC Canal, Ballari Ballari: Police have launched a murder probe after a 27-year-old diagnostic technician was found dead in a half-burnt condition near the LLC canal here, with investigators suspecting the body was set on fire to destroy evidence.The victim, Basavanagouda, was a native of Bollanaguddam village in Andhra…
Engineering student found hanging in his Ballari PG roomBallari: A 24-year-old engineering student was found dead under suspicious circumstances in his paying guest accommodation here on Tuesday, with his family alleging foul play after injuries were found on his body.Police identified the deceased as Vishwanath, a resident of T Rampur village in Siruguppa taluk. He…
