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Belagavi's Ashok Venkatesh Deshpande, a Gandhian and social worker, passed away after a brief battle with cancer. He dedicated his life to serving the poor and marginalised, and was involved in anti-liquor picketing, blind belief eradication and running pre-schools. He was trained by Mumbai-based Gandhian Krishna Das Shah and was…

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Several villages cut off, commuters using circuitous routes as Belagavi continues to receive heavy rain

Heavy rain in Belagavi caused roads to be cut off, forcing commuters to take alternative routes. The Gokak-Singalapur Bridge and Jatrat-Bhivashi Bridge were closed, and the public was restricted from entering the Hidkal dam. Police are monitoring 83 bridges and have warned of unsafe travel. Potholes on roads in rural…

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Family blames road design as student dies in accident

Tragic death of engineering student in Belagavi due to improper design of speed-breaker. Rishikesh Satyapramod Kulkarni skidded off main road, suffering severe injuries. Family complained to police that road hump on Savagaon Road caused accident. Case of unnatural death registered.

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Heavy rain continues to lash Belagavi; officials close forest trekking routes for tourists

Heavy rain continues to lash Belagavi district for 3rd day, submerging roads & barrages. Trekking routes & roads to waterfalls closed. Khanapur-Goa Road shut due to waterlogging near Hemmadga forest reserve. Access to 40 villages near Gunji restricted as Halatri stream overflowing. 20 electricity poles uprooted in Londa, Kankumbi, Bheemgad…

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CID to probe murder of Jain monk in Belagavi

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced in the legislative Assembly that the CID will probe the murder of Acharya Kamakumara Nandi maharaj on July 6. The body was found on July 8.

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Inflow in dams on the Krishna goes up

Continuous rainfall in parts of Maharashtra and in Belagavi district have further increased the inflow into dams on the Krishna and its tributaries.

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Injured railway vendor dies on the way to hospital

Tea seller dies after falling on railway tracks in Belagavi; no doctors on duty at PHC. Villagers & railway personnel tried to shift him to Khanapur taluk hospital, but he died on way. Unidentified passenger died of illness in Belagavi; tattoos of M & Marathi letters on hands. Railway Police…

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Heavy rain results in increase in inflow in dams

Heavy rain in Belagavi and surrounding areas led to increased inflow into reservoirs on the Krishna and its tributaries. Inflow into the Lal Bahadur Shastri Reservoir on the Krishna at Almatti increased to 13,000 cusecs, with 25.4 tmcft of water and a live storage of 7.7 tmcft. Inflow into the…

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Man killed in front of temple

Unidentified men hacked a 27-year-old man to death in front of a temple in Wadderatti village near Mudalagi in Belagavi district on Monday.

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Christians to take out candlelight march today

Members of various Christian organisations will take out a silent protest march in Belagavi on Monday, against the continued violence in Manipur.

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Regional Commissioner takes charge in Belagavi

Two senior officers, Regional Commissioner and Police Commissioner, took charge in Belagavi on Friday.

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Of Chandrayaan’s connection to Belagavi

Belagavi-based Servo Controller Aerospace has made parts for Chandrayaan, while a young scientist from Khanapur has been working on the project in Sriharikota. Deepak Dhadooti, the founder of Servo Controller Aerospace, was inspired by a speech by former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam to return to India and set up his…

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Police throw security around the house of accused in the murder of Jain monk

BelagaviPolice deploy constables around house of Narayan Mali, main accused in murder of Jain monk.Relatives of accused have left village in fear of retaliation.Police looking after two cows, two buffaloes, 40 sheep/goats.Team led by Deputy Superintendent of Police Basavaraj Yaligar investigating.Accused produced before court, granted seven-day police custody.Muslim organisations protest,…

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Belagavi gets new Police Commissioner

The State government has appointed S.N. Sidramappa as the Police Commissioner of Belagavi city.

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Farmers stage protest seeking water release from Hidkal dam

Belagavi Farmers protest for water release from Hidkal dam. Rally blocked Gokak-Ghataprabha-Hukkeri State Highway for over an hour. Demand water for villages, towns downstream. Cattle head dying, people suffering due to water scarcity. Farmers from Bagalkot join protest. Most dams nearly empty, inflow & outflow recorded. Almatti dam has 18…

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Congress stages silent protest in various districts

Congress members protest in KK, Kittur over Rahul Gandhi's disqualification, condemning BJP's "vengeance politics". In Hubballi, Dharwad, Kalaburagi, Bidar, Yadgir, Ballari, Belagavi, Bagalkot, Vijayapura, Haveri, Gadag, Dharwad, Congress members staged silent protests, tying black ribbons, to express solidarity with Gandhi and denounce BJP's injustice.

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Jain organisations stage protest in Mysuru over murder of monk

Various Jain organisations came together to hold a protest and take out a silent rally in Mysuru on Wednesday to condemn the murder of Jain monk Sri Kamakumar Nandi Maharaj in Belagavi district recently.

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Home Minister turns down demand for CBI probe into Jain monk’s murder

Stating that the State police had the capability to handle the investigation into the murder of the Jain monk Sri Kamakumar Nandi Maharaj in Belagavi district, Home Minister G. Parameshwar on Tuesday turned down the demand of BJP to hand over the investigation to CBI.

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VHP stages protest against murder of Jain monk in Belagavi

Vishwa Hindu Parishat (VHP) members took out a protest rally in Belagavi on Tuesday, against the killing of Jain monk Sri Kamakumara Nandi Maharaj and other issues.

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Hindu Jagruti Sene stages protest, condemns murder of Jain monk and Hindu activist

Condemning the killing of Jain Monk Sri Kamakumar Nandi Maharaj at Chikkodi taluk of Belagavi district and also the brutal murder of Hindu activist Venugopal in T. Narasipura taluk of Mysuru district, the district unit of the Hindu Jagruti Sene staged a protest in Kalaburagi on Tuesday.

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Woman, daughter found dead

A 34-year-old woman and her six-year-old daughter were found dead in Dindalakoppa village in Belagavi district on Monday.

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Home Minister visits Jain ashrams in Belagavi

Home Minister G. Parmeshwara visited Jain ashrams in some villages in Belagavi on Monday in the wake of the murder of a monk in Hirekodi village in the district.

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Two washed away in the Ghataprabha

Two people were washed away in the Ghataprabha river when they tried to cross the bridge in Avaradi village in Belagavi district on Monday.

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Health scheme card issued to journalists

The Belagavi City Corporation issued health scheme cards to working journalists in Belagavi on Monday. Mayor Shobha Somanache issued the cards to some journalists at a simple ceremony in the corporation office.

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Jains take out protest march in several districts condemning the brutal murder of monk

Condemning the brutal murder of Jain monk Sri Kamakumar Nandi Maharaj in Belagavi district, members of the Jain community took out a protest march and staged a demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Dharwad on Monday.

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