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Drive launched to make Bidar addiction-free district

Samiti stresses the need for collective action to eliminate social evils and to protect youth from addiction

28 Feb 2026 11:57 pm
Kalaburagi to host landmark ITF W35 womens tennis tournament

The tournament will feature a 32-player singles main draw, preceded by a 32-player qualifying draw, along with a 16-team doubles draw

28 Feb 2026 11:52 pm
RTI: 50,000 penalty imposed on four gram panchayat officials for delay in providing information

State Information Commissioner B. Venkata Singh has passed the order after hearing second appeals filed by an applicant who had not received the requested information in time

28 Feb 2026 11:45 pm
Action to be taken against building lacking mandatory parking space

The Hubballi Dharwad Municipal Corporation will soon start taking action to restore the mandatory parking space in commercial buildings and complexes and a Hubballi Dharwad Mayor Jyoti Patil issued ruling in this regard during the monthly council meeting in Dharwad on Friday

28 Feb 2026 10:28 pm
Karnataka launches HPV vaccination drive to prevent cervical cancer

1.15 crore girls above 14 to be covered under campaign

28 Feb 2026 10:05 pm
Peace meeting held in Bagalkot on Saturday after protest on Friday night

In Bagalkot, where residents staged protest on Friday night over the arrest of Hindutva activists, a conciliation peace meeting was held on Saturday in which P.C. Gaddigoudar, MP, former MLA Viranna Charantimath, senior police officials and residents of Killa Galli took part and it was resolved to maintain peace

28 Feb 2026 9:32 pm
II PU student dies of heart attack

In a tragic incident, a girl student who was about to appear for her II year PUC examination died of heart attack as she was getting ready to go to the examination hall in Belagavi district on Saturday.

28 Feb 2026 9:30 pm
ISRO chairman lauds space scientist B.N. Sureshs contribution to Indian space programme

ISRO chairman V. Narayanan released the Kannada translation of B.N. Sureshs biography in Shivamogga on Saturday

28 Feb 2026 9:12 pm
NWKRTC to be named after Rani Chennamma soon, says Minister Ramalinga Reddy

The Minister has issued appointment orders to the newly recruited employees and awarded silver medals to drivers for accident-free driving

28 Feb 2026 9:08 pm
Investment in mass rapid transit essential in making a city more liveable

Interview: Andrew Barr, Minister for Tourism and Trade, Australia, and Chief Minister, Australian Capital Territory

28 Feb 2026 8:52 pm
Surprise visits, GPS monitoring to strengthen SSLC preparation

19,479 students to write SSLC exam in Mandya district; wardens warned, special classes ordered to improve SSLC results

28 Feb 2026 8:19 pm
Shivamogga reports most cases and Koppal most deaths, as Karnataka sees sharp rise in snakebites

Karnataka has reported 16,805 snakebite cases and 154 deaths in 2025 so far, according to data from the Health Department

28 Feb 2026 8:15 pm
Congress is one family, high command will sort out differences: Ugrappa

The former MP urges leaders and MLAs to refrain from airing their views in public on leadership issue

28 Feb 2026 8:09 pm
Two students drown in tank in Gadag district

Two high school students who had gone for swimming in a tank near Mulagund in Gadag district drowned on Saturday

28 Feb 2026 8:06 pm
Ideologies of great personalities should reach every household: Satish Jarkiholi

Minister for Public Works Satish Jarkiholi has said that 12th Century reformer Basavanna and B.R. Ambedkar shared the dream of building a caste-free India and ideologies of such great personalities should reach every household

28 Feb 2026 8:01 pm
Officials directed to complete Wadi ROB works within deadline, ensure proper implementation of Central schemes

Minister Patil has expressed displeasure over the inordinate delay in completing the railway overbridge near Balaram Chowk on National Highway 150 at Wadi

28 Feb 2026 7:44 pm
VTU CPGS Kalaburagi celebrates National Science Day with prototype exhibition

The exhibition featured innovative prototypes developed by first-year students to address real-world problem statements

28 Feb 2026 7:28 pm
Mysuru zoo summer camp in April and May

Students to get exposure to the basics of captive wild animal management, wildlife conservation, biodiversity, and animal behaviour at the annual camp

28 Feb 2026 7:17 pm
Vision Mysuru-2050 summit from March 14

The initiative under the theme Ink Your Ideas aims to chart a strategic roadmap for the citys development over the next 25 years

28 Feb 2026 6:58 pm
People manhandle woman suspected to be child lifter in Belagavi

The crowd that saw the burkha-clad woman running with a crying child in her arms grew suspicious and caught her

28 Feb 2026 6:48 pm
African honour for Shivamogga scientist for his role in saving maize crop from viral disease

Suresh L.M., who is an alumnus of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, was honoured recently in Nairobi for playing a key role in fighting the viral Maize Lethal Necrosis disease to save Africas maize crop through his decade-long work.

28 Feb 2026 1:10 pm
NABARD projects 4.99 lakh crore credit potential for Karnataka in 2026-27

Surendra Babu, Chief General Manager (CGM) of NABARDs Karnataka Regional Office, announced the figures while addressing the State Credit Seminar for 202627

28 Feb 2026 1:00 pm
II PUC annual exam-1 begins in 1,217 examination centres across Karnataka

All examination centres were crowded, with parents dropping their children and students busy with last-minute preparations

28 Feb 2026 11:29 am
Dust, bottlenecks and stench greet Srinivagilu Road commuters as white-topping works drag on

Adding to the misery, the Intermediate Ring Road, which runs parallel, is already congested at Sony Signal and the Ejipura Junction, making commuting in the area a Herculean task

28 Feb 2026 12:36 am