Tag: Belgaum
PM Modi condoles Jain seer’s demise, says he will be remembered...
New Delhi, Feb 18 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the death of Acharya Vidhyasagar Maharaj, a top religious figure of Jains,...
‘Complete failure of law and order’: BJP MP Aprajita Sarangi slams...
BELAGAVI:
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Aparajita Sarangi on Saturday targeted the Congress-led Karnataka government over the Belagavi incident, saying there has been a complete...
Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute not an election issue but Khanapur & other...
BELAGAVI:
Caught in the border dispute on linguistic grounds for the last seven decades, the Khanapur Assembly constituency located in Belagavi district of northern Karnataka...
“Corruption increased every time Congress came to power”: Rajnath Singh
BELAGAVI:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress in poll-bound Karnataka saying that corruption increased every time the grand old party...
Rahul Gandhi to visit Karnataka to kickstart Congress’ poll campaign tomorrow
BENGALURU:
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will embark on a day's visit to poll-bound Karnataka on Monday to attend the 'Yuvakranti Samavesha' in Belagavi, the party...
Karnataka: Policeman found dead in room
MANGALURU:
A 28-year-old police constable attached to the new seventh KSRP battalion was found dead in his rented room at Assaigoli near here on Sunday,...
Panchamasali Lingayat padayatra: Backward Classes Commission submits report to Karnataka CM...
BELAGAVI:
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said that the chairman of the Backward Classes Commission submitted an interim report to him and assured...
Belagavi becomes agitators’ hotspot with Legislature session in progress
BELAGAVI:
The 10-day winter session of the Karnataka Legislature in Suvarna Vidhana Soudha has turned Belagavi into a protestors' hotspot with several groups agitating to...
Karnataka police foil MMES protest in Belagavi on 1st day of...
Amid simmering tension at the Karnataka-Maharashtra border, Police on Monday foiled the Madhyavarti Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti's (MMES) mega protest in Belagavi and detained its...
Team of Central probe agencies visits educational institute of KPCC chief
BENGALURU:
A team of Central investigation agencies, including the CBI, on Monday inquired with the staff of the National Education Foundation belonging to the Karnataka...
Karnataka: MES denied permission for Maha Melava, prohibitory orders clamped in...
BELAGAVI:
Tension prevailed in the border areas of Belagavi on the Maharashtra Karnataka border after members of the Maharastra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) and Nationalist Congress...
District authorities prohibit entry of Shiv Sena MP to Belagavi to...
BELAGAVI:
The district administration has prohibited the entry of Shiv Sena Member of Parliament Dhairyasheel Mane to the Belagavi city to take part in an...
Not appropriate for Maharashtra ministers to visit Belagavi: Karnataka CM Bommai
BELAGAVI/BENGALURU:
Not appropriate for Maharashtra ministers to visit Belagavi: Karnataka CM Bommai
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said that the state chief...
Shinde does not dare speak against Karnataka CM: Uddhav on border...
MUMBAI:
Amid rising political heat over the border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka, Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray has said Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath...
Statues of Rani Chennamma, Sangolli Rayanna in Suvarna Soudha this year,...
BENGALURU:
The Karnataka government released a Rs 50 crore grant to Kittur Development Authority and the statues of Kittur Rani Chennamma and Sangolli Rayanna will...
Karnataka rains: Teenage boy killed in house wall collapse in Belagavi
BELAGAVI:
A teenager was killed in a house wall collapse as heavy rains continued to batter parts of Karnataka's Belagavi district, officials said.
The 15-year-old boy...
Defence Minister responded positively to transfer of 700 acres land in...
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU:
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has responded positively regarding transfer of 700 acres of land in...
Won’t give even an inch of land to Maharashtra, asserts Karnataka...
BENGALURU:
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday urged politicians of Maharashtra not to use language bogey or border issues for their political survival, as...
Contractor’s death: Karnataka Minister K S Eshwarappa announces resignation.
SHIVAMOGGA:
Karnataka Minister K S Eshwarappa, who is facing charges of abetment to suicide in connection with the death of a civil contractor in Udupi,...
BJP MLA claims same conspirators behind his sex CD scandal and...
BELAGAVI:
Former Minister and BJP MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi on Thursday claimed that the same team of conspirators were behind the 'sex CD scandal' involving him...
Karnataka Minister Eshwarappa rejects kickback allegations, calls it baseless
BENGALURU:
Karnataka Rural Development & Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Minister K S Eshwarappa on Tuesday termed the allegations of kickback levelled against him by a Belagavi-based...
Gadkari lays foundation for five highway projects worth Rs 3,972 crore...
BELAGAVI:
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari who laid foundation for five national highway projects here said he has set a goal of...
Karnataka waives negative RT-PCR report requirement for Maharashtra arrivals
Two-dose vaccination remains compulsory for visitors from Maharashtra, says Karnataka order
BENGALURU:
In a major protocol change, the Karnataka government has waived the requirement of negative...
‘Grama One’ offering govt services for citizens to be launched in...
BENGALURU:
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said the ambitious 'Grama One' programme that is aimed at providing services of various departments at the...
Vishwaraj Sugar Industries to invest Rs 250 cr in new ethanol...
BELAGAVI:
Vishwaraj Sugar Industries Ltd (VSIL) will invest Rs 250 crore to set up a new ethanol plant in Karnataka. At present, VSIL has a...
3 infants die after MR vaccination in Karnataka’s Belagavi district
BELAGAVI/BENGALURU:
Three infants have died in two villages in the district, after they were administered measles-rubella (MR) vaccine, officials said.
The deceased are said to be...
8,449 new COVID-19 cases four deaths in Karnataka, 6,812 alone in...
BENGALURU:
Continuing its increasing trend, Karnataka on Friday logged 8,449 fresh COVID-19 cases and four deaths, taking the cumulative infections and fatalities to 30,31,052 and...
ED arrests cooperative society chairman in Karnataka
NEW DELHI:
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it has arrested the chairman of a Belagavi-based cooperative credit society in connection with a money...
COVID: Karnataka orders special surveillance on people from Goa
BENGALURU:
The Karnataka government on Wednesday ordered special surveillance measures, including a negative RT-PCR, for people coming to the State from Goa in view of...
No plan to seal inter-State border: Karnataka Minister
BELAGAVI/BENGALURU:
A Karnataka Minister on Wednesday said there is no proposal before the State government to seal the border anywhere in the State, including Maharashtra.
''Those...
Maharashtra arrivals in Karnataka should have double-dose vaccination and RT-PCR negative...
Strict vigil at Belagavi border checkposts: CM Bommai
BELAGAVI/BENGALURU:
Tightening restrictions on Maharashtra arrivals, the Karnataka government has directed that only those who have been double-vaccinated...
Belagavi session was fruitful for North Karnataka’s development: CM Bommai
BELAGAVI:
The Belagavi session of state legislature was fruitful for the development of northern Karnataka as many projects for development of the region were approved...
Media persons protest against restriction on entry to Suvarna Soudha
BELAGAVI:
Members of various media organisations, especially television, staged a protest in front of 'Suvarna Soudha' here, where the Legislature session is in progress, on...
Water from Hidkal dam to be released for Khariff season
BELAGAVI:
Karnataka Water Resources Minister Govind Karjol on Tuesday said water from the Hidkal dam will be released to Ghataprabha right and left bank canals...
Border dispute with Maharashtra: No question of letting go an inch,...
BELAGAVI/BENGALURU:
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a unanimous resolution condemning the recent defacing of Shivaji Maharaj and Sangolli Rayanna's statues and burning of...
Karnataka Assembly witnesses pandemonium over statue defacing, allegation against Minister
BELAGAVI:
Protest and pandemonium prevailed in the Karnataka legislative assembly on Monday as Opposition Congress demanded a discussion on Urban Development Minister Byrathi Basavaraj's alleged...
Karnataka CM Bommai warns decisive action against miscreants who disturb peace...
BELAGAVI:
Amid tension over the defacing of the statue of 19th century warrior Sangolli Rayanna here, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said ''decisive...
7 held for desecrating Shivaji statue in Karnataka
BENGALURU:
Seven people, who allegedly defaced the statue of Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji here with black ink have been arrested, police said on Sunday.
Based on...
Miscreants will be dealt with iron hand, says Karnataka CM after...
HUBBALLI:
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday appealed to people to respect iconic personalities and avoid lending ears to rumours, after miscreants targeted statues...
Cong workers set on fire Kannada flag in Kolhapur, alleges Karnataka...
BENGALURU:
Karnataka BJP on Saturday accused Congress workers of setting on fire Kannada flag in Maharashtra and a Congress worker for defacing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's...
Section 144 imposed in Belagavi in wake of protests after Chhatrapati...
BELAGAVI:
Section 144 CrPC has been imposed in Belagavi for two days beginning Sunday morning following protests after reports of vandalisation of statues of Chhatrapati...
“Desecration” of Shivaji Maharaj’s statue triggers vandalism, war of words between...
BELAGAVI/MUMBAI:
The alleged desecration of Maratha warrior king Shivaji Maharaj's statue in Bengaluru caused a snowball effect with vandals targeting freedom fighter Sangolli Rayanna's statue...
Maha CM seeks PM’ intervention over alleged desecration of Shivaji Maharaj’s...
MUMBAI:
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday demanded immediate action on part of the Karnataka government in view of the alleged desecration of Chhatrapati...
Proposed Karnataka anti-conversion bill: up to 10 years imprisonment and a...
BELAGAVI/BENGALURU:
The proposed anti-conversion bill, which the BJP government in Karnataka intends to introduce in the ongoing Legislature session here, has a provision for imprisonment...
Priyanka Gandhi condemns Karnataka Cong MLA Ramesh Kumar’s remark on rape
NEW DELHI:
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Friday condemned the party's Karnataka MLA Ramesh Kumar controversial remarks on rape, saying they are ''indefensible''.
''I wholeheartedly condemn...
Senior Cong MLA Ramesh Kumar apologises for his ‘enjoy rape if...
BELAGAVI:
Senior Congress MLA and former Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar, who had courted controversy by saying ''when rape is inevitable, lie down...
Cong leader Ramesh Kumar says in assembly: “enjoy when rape is...
BELAGAVI:
Former Karnataka speaker and senior Congress MLA K R Ramesh Kumar on Thursday said in the Karnataka assembly that ''when rape is inevitable lie...
Karnataka hikes cash rewards for military personnel
1971 Bangladesh liberation war was a great example of India’s military prowess: Karnataka CM
BELAGAVI:
The state government has raised the cash rewards for military awardees,...
Cong holds tractor rally in Kanataka against BJP’s anti-people policies
BELAGAVI:
Karnataka Congress on Thursday held a tractor rally to protest against the anti-people policies of the BJP government.
A large number of Congress workers participated...
15 Cong MLCs including LoP suspended for a day from Karnataka...
BELAGAVI:
Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti on Wednesday suspended 15 Congress MLCs including Leader of Opposition S R Patil for a day, for ''intentionally''...
