Latest Hubballi-Dharwad News & Updates

New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Security arrangements in various parts of the country has been beefed up for the Bakrid festival. While maintaining that police forces have been kept on high alert, they said that Muslims will not be allowed to offer namaz on roads. The police also underlined that slaughtering of banned animals will invite strict action.Deputy Commissioner of Police (Prayagraj Commissionerate), Manish Kumar Shandilya said: “There are around 400 mosques and Eidgahs in the city zone of the…

Bengaluru, May 20 (IANS) Karnataka Additional Chief Secretary of the Energy Department, Gaurav Gupta, on Wednesday, flagged off a statewide LED mobile van awareness campaign at the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company corporate office to promote the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana and encourage the installation of rooftop solar systems across the state. The initiative has been launched as part of the “Month of Solar – May 2026” campaign and aims to raise awareness of rooftop solar energy …

New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) The Bengaluru-Mumbai Express started its inaugural run on Sunday, strengthening connectivity between Karnataka and Maharashtra, making travel smoother for business, education, tourism, and employment opportunities, according to an official statement.The new service will further improve rail connectivity for passengers travelling between Bengaluru, the Hubballi-Dharwad region, Belagavi, Pune, and Mumbai. The train will be operated and maintained by the South Western Railw…

Bengaluru, Feb 27 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday inaugurated the 7th edition of the Bengaluru GAFX – Games, Animation and Visual Effects Conference, themed ‘Evolution Reloaded,’ and asserted that Karnataka is not merely participating in the AVGC-XR (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics and Extended Reality) evolution but leading it through sustained policy support, talent development and global partnerships.Addressing the gathering after inaugurating the conference…

Bengaluru, Feb 17 (IANS) Karnataka BJP has alleged that the state government has illegally obtained 31 plots and is engaged in land grabbing instead of providing houses to the poor and land to the landless. The party has also released purported documents in this regard and demanded that all these sites be taken back.Addressing a press conference at the BJP state office, Jagannath Bhavan, in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy made the…

Bengaluru, Jan 8 (IANS) In a major development, the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of the alleged incident of assault and stripping of a BJP woman party worker in Karnataka’s Hubballi and sought a detailed Action Taken Report (ATR) within five days from the state police chief. The official statement in this regard stated, “The National Commission for Women has taken a suo motu cognisance of a disturbing viral video from Hubballi, Karnataka, showing a fem…