Koppal: In a symbolic protest during the statewide bandh over the Cauvery river dispute, pro-Kannada activists in Koppal Thursday offered roses to drivers of Tamil Nadu-registered heavy vehicles, urging them not to “provoke” Karnataka.The demonstration briefly disrupted traffic on the highway before police intervened and took the lead organisers into custody. Although the bandh received…
Hubballi: Infrastructure upgrades and philanthropic support have fuelled a remarkable turnaround at Hubballi’s Chitaguppi Hospital, with the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation-run facility recording over 1 lakh outpatient visits between Feb and Aug this year, nearly double its earlier annual footfall.The hospital, which earlier treated 50,000 to 70,000 outpatients a year, has seen its average daily footfall…
Police said that the leaked chemical is suspected to be sulphur dioxide. YADGIR: Three workers died and two others were injured after a suspected sulphur dioxide leak at a factory in the Kadechur-Badiyal Industrial Area in Karnataka’s Yadgir district on Wednesday, police said.According to news agency PTI, the incident occurred early in the morning when…
VIJAYAPURA: Chaos erupted at a Karnataka Police Constable recruitment exam centre in Vijayapura after candidates raised objections over mismatched serial numbers on OMR sheets and question papers, forcing some aspirants to walk out in protest.The issue led several candidates to leave the examination centre temporarily.The examination, conducted by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) for the…
The screening of Tamil films, including Tamil Nadu CM Vijay’s ‘Jana Nayagan’ has been stopped across Karnataka. MANDYA: The screening of Tamil films, including Chief Minister Vijay’s ‘Jana Nayagan’, has been suspended across Karnataka until further notice after protests over the Cauvery water-sharing dispute.The Karnataka Film Exhibitors Association announced the statewide suspension on Friday, a…
Former Congress minister Vinay Kulkarni (L) and 16 others were convicted in a case related to plotting and executing the murder of BJP worker Yogesh Gowda (R) in 2016. HUBBALLI: The Hubballi-Dharwad bench of the Karnataka high court on Friday stayed the life imprisonment sentence of Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni in the BJP leader Yogesh…
BALLARI: A man allegedly killed his wife and their seven-month-old daughter with a hammer following a domestic dispute in Ballari’s Andhral area, police said on Friday.The deceased were identified as Rajeshwari and her infant daughter Ashbini. The accused husband, Honnooru Swamy, allegedly fled the scene after the crime.According to news agency ANI, police said that…
Bengaluru: For thousands of minority families in Karnataka’s backward districts, particularly across the Kalyana Karnataka region, there is no way of knowing whether govt welfare schemes are actually improving their lives. Despite spending crores of rupees under the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK), the Centre on Wednesday admitted that it does not maintain…
Belagavi: A China-linked phishing and malware campaign is impersonating the Income Tax Department and the Ministry of Finance to trick taxpayers into installing malicious software on their computers, a cybersecurity probe has revealed.The phishing campaign, uncovered by cybersecurity and counter-threat intelligence firm Shreshta IT Technologies Pvt Ltd, appears to be timed with the assessment year…
Puttaraj Bhimanur (second from left) with his brother, mother and grandmother KOPPAL: For Puttaraj Bhimanur, weekends and holidays were rarely meant for rest or leisure. Back in his native Hanumanahalli village in Koppal district, the motor rewinder’s son spent his time grazing sheep, working in the fields and helping his father repair borewells. Between these…
