District and Sessions Judge Manjunath Nayak, Superintendent of Police G.K. Mithun Kumar, and others during the launch of the ‘Mane Manege Police’ initiative in Shivamogga, on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The ‘Mane Manege Police’ (Police to Every Home),…
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Elderly woman tied to a pole, assaulted
The Anandapura police on Monday arrested a woman on charges of assaulting an elderly woman after allegedly tying her to a pole at Gowthamapura in Sagar taluk. Huchchamma, 67, was allegedly assaulted by three people on June 25. Based on…

Banu Mushtaq’s short stories will be presented on stage in Shivamogga on June 25
Native Theatre, a theatre organisation, will hold a programme to mark Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq’s historic win of the International Booker Prize at Shivamogga Rangayana on June 25 at 5.30 p.m. The writer’s two stories – Edeya Hanathe and Omme…

10 teams to check illegal slaughter of animals in Chikkamagaluru
Shivamogga The Chikkamagaluru district administration has formed 10 teams to keep an eye on illegal transportation and slaughter of cows, buffaloes and camels in the district ahead of Bakrid celebrations. Deputy Commissioner Meena Nagaraj said in a press release that…
Urban local body polls will be held after High Court’s hearing: State Election Commissioner Sangreshi
State Election Commissioner G.S. Sangreshi holding a meeting with officers of Shivamogga City Corporation in Shivamogga on Friday. Corporation Commissioner Kavitha Yogappanavar can be seen. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT BJP MLA for Shivamogga S.N. Channabasappa meeting with State Election…

Bill to provide for setting up of new Agriculture University in Mandya tabled
The Universities of Agricultural Sciences (Amendment) Bill was tabled in the Assembly on Tuesday to clear legal decks for the setting up of a new University of Agricultural Sciences in Mandya. The proposed university, to be located at V.C. Farm…
Kodachadri: A treacherous road to breath-taking beauty
The Kodachadri peak, which can be reached from Kattinahole village in Hosanagar taluk of Shivamogga district, is 1,343 meters above sea level and attracts hundreds of visitors every year from across Karnataka. During weekends, the nine-kilometre-long rugged mud-and-gravel road to…
Underutilised Basaveshwara bus terminal in Peenya to become shopping complex
The KSRTC has said that the 87,000-sq.ft. facility will now be leased to external parties for use as a shopping and commercial complex. | Photo Credit: File Photo The Basaveshwara bus terminal in Peenya, North Bengaluru, which has remained largely…