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HUBBALI: A BJP worker in Hubballi has alleged that she was assaulted by Keshwapur police under the Hubballi-Dharwad police commissionerate on Wednesday, in connection with a complaint filed by Congress corporator Suvarna Kallakuntla.The worker said police assaulted her and that her clothes were stripped off during the incident.“We had been with officials who were conducting…
BELAGAVI: The excise department has taken serious note of a recent incident in which a three-year-old boy was allegedly made to consume alcohol at a bar in Raibag town of Belagavi district.According to preliminary information, an elderly man brought the child to Pritam Bar and Restaurant and allegedly forced him to drink alcohol along with…
HUBBALLI: A 20-year-old woman, Manya Patil, succumbed to her injuries after being assaulted in an alleged honour killing in Inam Veerapur village, Dharwad, police said on Monday.According to Dharwad SP Gunjan Arya, the assault occurred around 6:30pm over inter-caste marriage. “A lady named Manya, around 20 years of age, succumbed to the injuries. Allegedly, three…
VIJAYAPURA: It has come to light that a husband cut his wife’s hair and burnt it in a graveyard as per the suggestion of a sorceress. He allegedly approached a sorceress, saying he had three daughters and needed a male child as the fourth. The sorceress suggested he cut his wife’s hair, causing bloodshed on…
DAVANAGERE: A 38-year-old woman died after being mauled by two rottweilers in Honnuru Gollarahatti village on the outskirts of Davanagere late Thursday.The victim, Anita Halesh, was walking from Mallashettihalli to Honnuru Gollarahatti around 11pm after leaving home following an argument with her children. She was on her way to her parents’ home in Vaddanahalli when…
HUBBALI: Students at CG Bellad Govt First Grade College in Akkialur of Haveri district came to college in saffron shawls Thursday in protest against some girls coming to campus in hijabs.For the past month, students had been urging the principal to ban hijabs on campus and ensure adherence to the prescribed dress code. Unfiltered! Abhijit…
CHITRADURGA: An autorickshaw driver set himself ablaze after heated arguments with police over an alleged case of drunken driving in Chitradurga on Sunday.The condition of Tippeswamy, who has sustained 50% burns, is said to be critical at a private hospital in neighbouring Davanagere.SP Ranjit Kumar Bandaru said police plan to register a case of drunken…
Belagavi: The death toll of endangered blackbucks at the Kittur Rani Channamma Mini Zoo in Belagavi rose to 29 on Sunday after another animal succumbed. The cluster of deaths, involving a species protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, has raised serious questions about the zoo’s readiness and response mechanisms.Eight blackbucks died on Thursday, followed by…
BELAGAVI: As many as 28 blackbucks died in the past three days in a Belagavi zoo due to suspected bacterial infection, prompting forest minister Eshwar Khandre to announce a probe by experts into the incident and order zoo staff to isolate the remaining animals.Rani Channamma Mini Zoo, which sits over 34 acres 12km from Belagavi,…
Image used for representative purpose only BELAGAVI: Five people were injured when miscreants went on a rampage during Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations in Belagavi, police said on Sunday. The attack took place near Laxmi Complex in Sadashivanagar, as the procession was underway. The assailants reportedly stabbed five people indiscriminately before fleeing the scene. Police said two…
