Kalaburagi: Even as reports from New Delhi today said that the Delhi Police Special Cell, which is investigating the Lok Sabha security breach, might record the statement of BJP MP Pratap Simmha, in whose name the authorisation for two intruders was issued, MP Umesh Jhadav has questioned why Pratap Simmha must be questioned as demanded…
Situation in Punjab Cong. will stabilise: Kharge
October 4, 2021Kalaburagi: Opposition Leader in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said the political situation in Punjab will stabilise based on his report submitted to the Congress High Command. “I myself have been on the panel, and for the last one month I have been working on bringing stability in Punjab’s party unit. I have…
Former Minister K.B. Shanappa passes away
May 10, 2021Kalaburagi: Former Minister and Rajya Sabha member K.B. Shanappa (79), passed away at a hospital in Kalaburagi following brief illness yesterday. He is survived by his wife, two sons and three daughters. Hailing from Ravoor village in Chittapur taluk of the district, Shanappa was an influential Dalit leader in Kalaburagi. The deceased who was a…
Communist leader Maruti Manpade passes away
October 21, 2020Kalaburagi/Mysuru: Senior Communist leader Maruti Manpade (65), passed away at a private hospital in Solapur, Maharashtra, yesterday. He leaves behind his wife and two sons. Manpade, who was the State unit Vice-President of Karnataka Prantya Raitha Sangha at the time of his death, was admitted to ESIC Hospital a fortnight back and was later shifted…
Kannada novelist Geetha Nagabhushan no more
June 29, 2020Kalaburagi: Kannada novelist Geetha Nagabhushan (78) passed away at a private hospital here last night following cardiac arrest. Born on March 25, 1942, into a poor family at Savalagi village of Kalaburagi district, Geetha Nagabhushan had to struggle hard to pass through the patriarchal environment to get educated and serve as a lecturer, reader and…
85th Kannada Literary Meet concludes at Kalaburagi
February 8, 2020Kalaburagi: The three-day 85th Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana at Kalaburagi, considered the hub of Kalyana Karnataka (Hyderabad-Karnataka region), drew to a close on Friday with the meet passing six resolutions at an open session. The six resolutions included: Imparting education in Kannada medium in Government and Private Schools; Setting right the shortcomings in Article…
Daily Mysuru-Kalaburagi flight from Dec. 27
December 21, 2019Mysuru: After Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Goa, one more new daily flight will be added to Gulbarga (Kalaburagi) from Dec. 27. This will boost travel to North Karnataka from the South region (Mysuru). A new airport at Kalaburagi was inaugurated recently. Alliance Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of Air India will operate the Kalaburagi flight….
Mysuru-Kalaburagi flight likely from December
November 28, 2019Mysuru: Travelling to Mysuru from Kalaburagi will become easier from next month as Air India’s subsidiary Alliance Air will operate flights under the Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) scheme from the airport. Operations at the Kalaburagi Airport commenced on November 22. Alliance Air Flight AI 9893, which used to operate on the Mysuru-Kochi route,…
PM flays Congress for ‘insulting’ Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa and General K.S. Thimayya
May 4, 2018Kalaburagi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly attacked the Congress party for its attitude towards Indian Army and disrespect the sacrifice soldiers had made to the country. Addressing a mammoth election rally in Kalaburagi N.V. College Ground yesterday, Modi said Congress doesn’t respect the sacrifices of our soldiers. “When our soldiers carried out surgical strikes, the…
Karnataka State U-19 Open & Girls Chess 2017: Yashaskara, Manasa win titles
July 11, 2017Mysuru’s chess players K.R. Yashaskara Jois scoring 7 points from 8 rounds and former State Women’s Chess Champion H.R. Manasa with 7 points from 8 rounds won the U-19 Open and U-19 Girls Chess titles respectively in the Karnataka State U19 Open & Girls Chess Tournament which concluded at Kalaburagi yesterday. Yashaskara Jois won his…
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