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Vijayapura: The Army Recruitment Office, Mangaluru and the district administration are jointly holding the Agniveer recruitment rally from September 10 to 22 at the B R Ambedkar Stadium in the city, said Recruitment Officer Col Somu Maharajan.Addressing the media here on Wednesday, the rally will be held in a transparent manner as the candidates will be recruited based on their merit. Candidates are requested not to take the help of middlemen, and they must follow the information uploaded in the

New Delhi: The Election Commission will hear the two factions led by Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee on Saturday regarding their claim on the party and its symbol.The Ritabrata faction will meet the EC at 11 AM followed by the faction led by Mamata Banerjee at 12 noon. Both sides have been asked to provide a list of five leaders representing them in the meeting.The EC move comes as bypolls to Nandigram and Rejinagar have been announced for October 6 and both sides are expected to make a

Ballari: State BJP leaders are geared up for the valedictory convention of the party’s 10-day ‘Ballari Chalo’ padayatra to be held at the Municipal College Ground here on Thursday.The padayatra, which commenced from Lingasgur in Raichur district on September 1, reached the city on Wednesday. The party leaders have made all preparations to showcase their strength against the Congress government led by Chief Minister D K Shivakumar who completed 100 days in office on September 10.The Ballari distr

Belagavi: A dry spell lasting nearly a fortnight has begun affecting water inflow into rivers across Belagavi district. The Malaprabha has recorded no inflow due to the lack of rainfall in its catchment areas in the Western Ghats region of Khanapur taluk, while inflow into the Ghataprabha has been declining for over a week. The Krishna, too, has witnessed a fall in inflow and was flowing below its average level on Wednesday.The Ghataprabha has recorded a steady decline in inflow. The Hidkal Dam

Chitradurga: Water released from the Bhadra reservoir towards the Chitradurga Branch Canal (CBC) as part of the Upper Bhadra Project reached Gonur Lake in the taluk around 3 pm on Wednesday. Farmers and residents welcomed the water, which they described as a lifeline, by performing Ganga pooja.Despite several hurdles and confusion surrounding the project, officials of Visvesvaraya Jala Nigam Limited (VJNL) succeeded in bringing the water to the designated 164-km point.Water flowed for 114 k

Tumakuru: Karnataka Mining Environment Restoration Corporation (KMERC) had planned to provide financial assistance to pregnant women in mining-affected areas to reduce maternal mortality. However, even three months after the details of the beneficiaries were submitted, the money has not been credited to their accounts.The scheme was launched in March 2025. In the first phase, 3,200 pregnant women from the mining-affected Chikkanayakanahalli, Gubbi and Tiptur taluks in the district were identifie

Mangaluru: The Traffic South police have issued a look out notice and appealed to the public for information regarding the identity of an unidentified man who succumbed to the injuries after being hit by a car at Kallapu on August 30.According to the police, the deceased was around 50-year-old man. He was crossing National Highway 66 near Unity Hall walking from the median towards the hall, when a car travelling from the Mangaluru side rammed at him. The driver allegedly fled the spot. Mangalur

Vienna: The UN nuclear watchdog's 35-nation board of governors has passed a resolution reporting Iran to the UN Security Council for the first time in 20 years for breaching its non-proliferation obligations, diplomats said on Wednesday.The resolution follows up on a previous one passed on June 12 last year — the day before Israel started bombing Iran's nuclear facilities, soon followed by the United States — that found Iran in "non-compliance" with those obligations. Reporting it to the council

Bagalkot: Deputy Commissioner Sangappa advised Ganesha festival committees and the public to co-operate with the district administration to ensure peaceful, harmonious and meaningful Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations.Chairing a peace meeting at his office in the city on Wednesday, he said festivals should promote harmony, brotherhood and Indian culture. Committees should strictly follow the complete ban on DJs during Ganesha processions, he added.Committee leaders Kumaraswamy Hiremath and Girish Bha

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has issued a formal order granting 'in-principle approval' for the construction of a new Legislative Assembly and Secretariat complex here at an estimated cost of Rs 1,200 crore.The modern facility will have a built-up area of 20 lakh square feet and will come up on 25.55 acres of land in Mylapore, according to a Government Order (GO) issued by the Public (Buildings) Department.Tamil Nadu CM Vijay says 'my body language of touching jaw in Assembly unintentional

New Delhi: India's merchandise exports are estimated to register a growth of about 15 per cent in April-August this fiscal despite global uncertainties, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday.Addressing the BRICS Women's Business Alliance (WBA) Women-Led Development Summit 2026 here, he said that huge potential exists between India and BRICS nations to increase trade in goods and services.Increase your localisation in India: Piyush Goyal to auto makers"Despite all the turm

Santosh Jigalikoppa, Haveri: Left alone, I become dung; touched, I become manure; burnt, I become sacred ash; placed without being touched, I become top dressing. O human, whom do you serve?”... These lines from poet S G Narasimhachar’s verse aptly underscore the value and varied uses of cow dung.As preparations for Ganesh festival celebrations gain momentum across the district, clay idols have entered markets, while some plaster of Paris (POP) idols are also being sold despite the ban.With fewe

New Delhi: In the wake of the murder of a Manipuri musician in Delhi, the Monitoring Committee on Northeast issues of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, in a meeting on Tuesday, discussed key reforms, including recommendations of the Bezbaruah Committee for the amendments of Indian Penal Code that have not been taken up in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The meeting had in attendance the Joint Secretary of the MHA’s North East Division, with representatives from various states and concerned govern

Dharwad: As per the directions of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-2026 of the electoral roll is underway in the district. The draft electoral roll was published on August 24, with 13.53 lakh voters included in it, said Additional Deputy Commissioner Geetha C D.Speaking to media persons here on Wednesday, she said that of the 16.21 lakh voters previously listed in the district, details of 13.53 lakh voters (83.48%), had been verified and included in th

Bengaluru: The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Karnataka Aerospace Policy 2026-31, aiming a Rs 60,000 crore investment in aerospace-related areas by both government and private parties.  Addressing a press meet after the Cabinet meeting, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara said: “This intends to establish Karnataka as a centre of manufacturing and innovation in aerospace, defence, aviation and space. This aims an investment of Rs 60,000 crore in a phased manner. It will have both p

Bokakhat (Assam): Septugenariam farmer Lakhi Doley stood quietly on a lane along NH-715 here at Bokakhat in eastern Assam's Golaghat district around noon on September 4 as a group staged a protest against detention of his son, Pranab Doley, an indigenous rights activist, under the National Security Act (NSA) on July 30.Protesters shouted slogans as a conference hall belonging to Takam Mising Kebang Porin, a students' body of Mising community, which they had booked for a protest meet, remained lo

Bengaluru: Air India flight AI133 from Bengaluru to London became a casualty of the disruption at Heathrow, after a major air traffic control failure in the UK caused widespread flight chaos. The flight, scheduled to arrive at Heathrow on Tuesday evening, was diverted to Vienna instead. Passengers were reportedly left at Vienna Airport overnight, with uncertainty over when they would be able to continue their journey to London, @balatweets wrote on social media platform X. He added that the

Srirangapatna (Mandya dist): Members of various organisations staged protests, condemning the Cauvery Water Regulation Authority's (CWRC) directions to Karnataka, to release 6,000 cusec of water to Tamil Nadu for 15 days, in all the taluks of Mandya district, on Wednesday. The agitators blocked the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway for a while and staged a protest, blocking vehicular movement, in Srirangapatna town.CWRC directs Karnataka to release 6,000 cusecs daily to Tamil Nadu for 15 daysLater, they

New Delhi: In his first press conference after taking over as the party president, Nitin Nabin took aim at Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s student outreach series, Chhatron ki Goonj, and said that he did not do anything for students when there was time. Nabin also announced a month-long slew of initiatives to celebrate prime minister Narendra Modi’s birthday. Nabin said that Rahul would have done something significant if he was indeed worried about the students. “They have coined t