FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 6 - The Untold Story

Ensure drinking water supply in affected villages, officials told

Yadgir DC Susheela B. directs officials to solve drinking water crisis in problematic villages. 31 villages identified, officers to contact residents & provide potable water in 10 days. Awareness on arsenic & fluorosis content in water, precautions to curb mixing of drain water, pending projects to be completed. Control room…

The Hindu · Jul 19, 2023

Susheela B. is new Deputy Commissioner of Yadgir district

Susheela B. on Tuesday assumed office as the new Deputy Commissioner of Yadgir district.

The Hindu · Jul 19, 2023

Yadgir district receives a good spell of rain

Yadgir district farmers have received a helpful rainfall after a dry spell, with Shahapur taluk receiving 2.3 mm, Shorapur 2.5 mm, Yadgir 4.3 mm, Gurmitkal 7.6 mm, Wadagera 2.2 mm and Hunsagi taluk 1.9 mm. 1,65,288 hectares of 4,01,683 targeted hectares have been cultivated, with cotton sown in 1,06,910 hectares,…

The Hindu · Jul 19, 2023

GPS must for vehicles transporting sand, says Yadgir DC

Vehicle transporting minerals or sand must have Global Positioning System (GPS) under One State One GPS Scheme introduced to curb illegal sand extraction in the district, Deputy Commissioner R. Snehal has said. Chairing a district-level sand monitoring committee meeting in Yadgir on Monday, she said that the officers of the…

The Hindu · Jul 11, 2023

10,440 cases settled in Lok Adalat in Yadgir district

A National Lok Adalat, which was held in various courts in Yadgir district on July 8, has succeeded in settling 10,440 cases pending before courts resulting in a settlement amount of ₹10.72 crore involved in those cases, according to District and Sessions Judge and Chairman of District Legal Service Authority…

The Hindu · Jul 11, 2023

Declare Yadgir drought-hit, farmers tell govt.

Farmers in Yadgir have demanded that the State government declare the district as drought-hit. Farmers have taken up sowing in just 23% of the 4.01 lakh hectares target set by the Agriculture Department during this monsoon.

The Hindu · Jul 6, 2023

Lokayukta raids two government officials in Kalaburagi, Raichur, and Yadgir

The Lokayukta police conducted raids on two government officials in Kalaburagi, Raichur, and Yadgir districts on Wednesday.

The Hindu · Jun 28, 2023

Agriculture, drinking water, health-related issues dominate quarterly KDP meeting

Issues related to agriculture, drinking water and health dominated the quarterly Karnataka Development Programme (KDP) meeting in Yadgir on Monday. The meeting was chaired by Small Scale Industries and Public Enterprises and district in-charge Minister Sharabasappa Darshanapur.

The Hindu · Jun 26, 2023

Police register case in connection with alleged kidnapping of GP members

The Yadgir police have registered a case in connection with an alleged kidnapping of two women gram panchayat members of Naganur Gram Panchayat under Shahapur Assembly Constituency near the district administration premises on Friday.

The Hindu · Jun 25, 2023

20 villages face drinking water problem in Yadgir district

As many as 20 villages are facing drinking water problems in Yadgir district, forcing the district officials to make alternative arrangements like supplying water to them through hired borewells and tankers.

The Hindu · Jun 23, 2023