Vijayapura, May 15 (IANS) Four members of a family were killed after the roof of a house collapsed during heavy rain accompanied by strong winds in Moratagi village of Alamel taluk in Karnataka’s Vijayapura district, officials stated on Friday.The deceased have been identified as Gurunath Badiger (35), Jyoti Badiger (28), Kalamma Badiger (13), and Keerthi Badiger (9). The family was reportedly living in a rented old house while repair work was underway at their own residence. According to offi…
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Yadgir (Karnataka), May 12 (IANS) An eight-year-old girl was killed after a house wall collapsed following heavy rains in Yadgir district of Karnataka, police said on Tuesday.The incident occurred at Tumakuru village in Vadagera taluk, where the kitchen wall of a house belonging to Siddappa collapsed after heavy rainfall on Monday.Yadgir Deputy Commissioner Harshal Bhoyar and Superintendent of Police Pruthwik Shankar visited the spot on Tuesday.The deceased has been identified as 8-year-old Aksh…
Yadgir, Feb 14 (IANS) Despite the Karnataka Congress-led government enacting a law to contain the menace of social boycott, the continued practice of social boycott has come to light from Shahapur town of Yadgir district in Karnataka on Saturday. The families claim that despite lodging complaints with the police and concerned authorities, no action has been taken against those responsible.The shocking incident of more than 15 families in Shahapur town of Yadgir district allegedly being ostracise…
Bengaluru, Jan 22 (IANS) Responding to the Governor declining to read out the customary address at the joint session, Union Minister for Agriculture, Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday alleged that the Karnataka government wanted the Governor to make “false and untrue” statements on the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). He further claimed that the Congress party is a “factory of lies”.Governor Gehlot on Thursday decl…