Kalaburagi: A severe monsoon rainfall deficit has stunted the growth of green gram and black gram crops in parts of the Kalaburagi region, forcing farmers to consider uprooting the crops and sowing tur as an alternative. The spectre of drought looms large over the region, with several crops failing and water storage levels declining.Crops such…
Lucknow: Sitapur police on Sunday arrested three persons for allegedly attempting to persuade villagers to convert to Christianity by offering financial inducements during a prayer gathering in Ramnagar Khatkari village under Ramkot police station limits.The accused — Manjeet Kumar, Vishnu Kumar and Nand Kishore Maurya — were taken into custody after police received a tip-off…
Protests broke out on Tuesday against the govt’s decision to shift Lakshmi, the elephant of the Sri Virupaksheshwara Temple in Hampi, to Kolar for treatment. Hampi (Vijayanagara): Protests broke out on Tuesday against the govt’s decision to shift Lakshmi, the elephant of the Sri Virupaksheshwara Temple in Hampi, to Kolar for treatment.Villagers and devotees from…
