Belagavi: In a shocking case of domestic crime, Gokak Rural police arrested a 33-year-old man for allegedly murdering his wife and attempting to pass it off as a road accident in Shindhikurbet village of Gokak taluk. The accused, identified as Santosh Patait, was produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody on Tuesday.According to…
Belagavi: Sugarcane, tobacco and turmeric remain the key commercial crops in Belagavi district. However, the area under sugarcane cultivation has seen a steady rise each year, while tobacco acreage has been on the decline. The increase in sugarcane cultivation is attributed to sustained demand for sugar and its by-products, while the fall in tobacco area…
Urban forestry: Asif Sait kicks off Miyawaki mini-forest project in Srinagar Belagavi: The district plans to plant over 2 lakh saplings under the Miyawaki model mini forest development scheme through local bodies, including the Belagavi City Corporation (BCC) and municipal councils of Gokak, Nippani, Bailhongal, Savadatti, Ramdurg and Athani. The Belagavi zilla panchayat has set…
MLA Asif Sait launches Miyawaki project to develop a mini-forest on an acre in Srinagar on Friday Belagavi: Belagavi district has planned to plant over two lakh saplings under the Miyawaki model mini forest development scheme through various local bodies, including the Belagavi City Corporation (BCC) and the municipal councils of Gokak, Nippani, Bailhongal, Savadatti,…
Belagavi: The silence of the district unit of the Kannada Sahitya Parishat and several prominent literary figures over the demand of passing a resolution in Belagavi City Corporation (BCC) declaring ‘Belagavi as an integral part of Karnataka’ has drawn criticism fromKannada organisations, which have been staging protests for over two months on the issue.Kannada activists…
Mangaluru: A final-year engineering student drowned in Nethravati river Tuesday evening while spending time with friends near Kallagundi in Kalmanja village of Belthangady taluk. The victim is Shripoorna, 22.Sources said eight students from an engineering college in Ujire were swimming in the river and reportedly taking pictures. Shripoorna, a native of Gokak, is suspected to…
The gaur arrived at Shivamogga zoo from Aldur in neighbouring Chikkamagaluru district Shivamogga: A day after the gaur from Chikkamagaluru was shifted to Shivamogga zoo, the conservation centre authorities on Sunday said the animal is doing fine.The gaur, which is partially blind, arrived at Shivamogga zoo around 11 pm on Saturday, covering over 100 km…
Banners put up by Youth Congress leader Mrinal Hebbalkar, son of women and child welfare minister Laxmi Hebbalkar, extending birthday wishes to deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar, have sparked political debate across the district. Belagavi: Banners put up by Youth Congress leader Mrinal Hebbalkar, son of women and child welfare minister Laxmi Hebbalkar, extending birthday…
