Indira Canteen opened in Kalaghatagi in Dharwad district of Karnataka

Indira Canteen opened in Kalaghatagi in Dharwad district of Karnataka

Labour Minister Santosh Lad inaugurated a newly-built Indira Canteen in Kalaghatagi taluk panchayat premises in Dharwad district of Karnataka on September 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Labour Minister and district-in-charge for Dharwad Santosh Lad inaugurated a newly-built Indira Canteen in Kalaghatagi town on September 1. He called upon the people to avail the … Read more

Plaster of Paris idols seized in Dharwad

Plaster of Paris idols seized in Dharwad

PoP idols being seized following a tip-off to the Deputy Commissioner in Dharwad on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT With the Ganesh festival fast approaching, the district administration has intensified the drive against those selling Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols and on Monday, conducted search in the workshops of 10 idol-makers in Dharwad. The … Read more

₹600-cr. Nidec plant inaugurated in Dharwad

₹600-cr. Nidec plant inaugurated in Dharwad

Minister for Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development M.B. Patil and other dignitaries participating in the inauguration of the Orchard Hub Campus of Nidec industrial Automation India Pvt. Ltd. at Belur Industrial Area in Dharwad on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Minister for Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development M.B. Patil on … Read more

Emphasis on implementing Child Protection Policy in every school in Karnataka

Emphasis on implementing Child Protection Policy in every school in Karnataka

Member of Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Shekhargouda Ramatnal speaking at a review meeting in Dharwad on February 13. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Member of Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights Shekhargouda Ramatnal has warned officials that any lapse in implementation of Right to Education (RTE) Act of 2009 … Read more

‘Plant more saplings and nurture them to reduce impact of deforestation’

‘Plant more saplings and nurture them to reduce impact of deforestation’

A mega plantation drive by Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank to plant 500 saplings on the JSS Mahavidyapeeth Campus in Dharwad being launched by bank chairman Shrikant M. Bhandiwad on Friday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT To mitigate further damage to the environment caused by deforestation, there is an urgent need to plant more saplings, nurture … Read more

79,000 people to take part in 51-km-long human chain in Dharwad tomorrow

79,000 people to take part in 51-km-long human chain in Dharwad tomorrow

Deputy Commissioner Divya Prabhu G.R.J. has said that around 79,000 people from different walks of life will participate in a 51-km-long human chain to be formed in Dharwad district to mark the International Day of Democracy on Sunday. Addressing a press conference in Dharwad on Friday, the Deputy Commissioner said that Indian democracy stands on … Read more

Tree falls on vehicles in Dharwad

Tree falls on vehicles in Dharwad

The fallen tree on Azad Road in Dharwad on Saturday evening. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The fallen tree on Azad Road damaged some vehicles in Dharwad on Saturday evening. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The fallen tree on Azad Road damaged some vehicles in Dharwad on Saturday evening. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A … Read more

Eight, including BJP leader, arrested after attack on police in a gambling den near Dharwad

Eight, including BJP leader, arrested after attack on police in a gambling den near Dharwad

Two police personnel including a police sub-inspector were injured during a midnight raid on a gambling den at Narendra village in Dharwad district on November 13, and the police have arrested eight persons including a BJP leader in connection with the incident. According to Superintendent of Police of Dharwad Gopal Byakod, following a tip off … Read more

Establishment of Dharwad and Kalaburagi Benches created awareness on legal rights of North Karnataka residents: HC

Establishment of Dharwad and Kalaburagi Benches created awareness on legal rights of North Karnataka residents: HC

The establishment of two Benches of the High Court of Karnataka at Dharwad and Kalaburagi has created awareness of legal rights amongst the people of North Karnataka and led to an increase in number of both civil and criminal cases instituted every year since establishment of the two Benches in 2008, the court said. “The … Read more

Rangayana to stage play on Kittur Rani Channamma in Dharwad

Rangayana to stage play on Kittur Rani Channamma in Dharwad

Artists of Rangayana Dharwad will perform a play on Kittur Rani Channamma in Dharwad on December 24 and 25. The mega performance will have over 300 artists and extensive set pieces. Rangayana director Ramesh Parvinaikar held a meeting to oversee preparations for the play in the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Dharwad on Friday. He said … Read more