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

Biting cold, dense fog in north India; at least 11 injured in vehicle pile-up in U.P.

Biting cold, dense fog in north India; at least 11 injured in vehicle pile-up in U.P.

Dense fog engulfed large swathes of north India reeling under intense cold as visibility reduced significantly, disrupting rail services and causing a vehicle pile-up in Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday. The harshest winter period ‘Chilla-i-Kalan’ also set in Kashmir, freezing fringes of many water-bodies. At least 11 people were injured in the pile-up involving several vehicles … Read more

New weather system in the Bay of Bengal to impact north coastal belt this weekend

New weather system in the Bay of Bengal to impact north coastal belt this weekend

The check dam on Kudaganar river near Dindigul witnessed heavy flow on Wednesday thanks to the recent rain. | Photo Credit: G. Karthikeyan A low-pressure area that is likely to form over the Southeast Bay of Bengal by Thursday is expected to intensify into a depression around Saturday. This would increase the rainfall over Tamil … Read more

Tuberculosis finds easy pickings in closed tea gardens of north Bengal

Tuberculosis finds easy pickings in closed tea gardens of north Bengal

Rampant malnutrition has led to a rise in TB among workers, many of whom are already grapping with loss of livelihood. With the disease taking a steep toll on their mental and physical health, the labourers are hoping for their abandoned gardens to reopen    Rampant malnutrition has led to a rise in TB among workers, … Read more

Indian-American activist Swadesh Chatterjee presented with highest state honour in North Carolina

Indian-American activist Swadesh Chatterjee presented with highest state honour in North Carolina

America’s former ambassador to India, Rich Verma, said Mr. Chatterjee has been at the centre of the key moments that have brought the Indian and U.S. governments closer America’s former ambassador to India, Rich Verma, said Mr. Chatterjee has been at the centre of the key moments that have brought the Indian and U.S. governments … Read more

Bharat Jodo Yatra is Dakshinayana movement where influences of South are carried to North: Yogendra Yadav

Bharat Jodo Yatra is Dakshinayana movement where influences of South are carried to North:  Yogendra Yadav

Political analyst and social activist Yogendra Yadav on Wednesday alleged that Karnataka was witnessing one of the “most corrupt regimes and worst politics of hate” and said that the Bharat Jodo Yatra of the Congress would witness its first political test here. Karnataka, which has the legacy of Basavanna and a series of progressive thinkers and … Read more