Pulse of the Public
Pulse of the Public
IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge announced that Karnataka will set up a dedicated 19.26-acre drone testing facility in Chikkaballapura district to support advanced aerial technology and BVLOS flight trials.
Doctors conducting an autopsy at Gudibande Government Hospital were shocked to find battery cells, a lighter, keys, and iron fragments inside the stomach of a 28-year-old youth who died under suspicious circumstances.
The Karnataka Public Works Department has floated a ₹6.54 crore tender for the construction of 'Praja Soudha', the integrated taluk administrative complex in Cheluru, Chikkaballapur district.
Spiritual leader Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai was conferred with the 'Dasoha Ratna' award by Suttur Mutt seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji at Sathya Sai Grama in Muddenahalli, Chikkaballapura taluk.
Education authorities in Karnataka's Chikkaballapur district issued show-cause notices to 180 government school teachers after Class 7 students failed basic mathematics and Kannada literacy assessments.
Congress veteran Mastan Saab has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Manchenahalli Taluk Guarantee Scheme Implementation Committee, with local party workers congratulating MLA Pradeep Eshwar for the appointment.
The Karnataka State Cabinet has approved a grant of ₹30 crore to construct a modern vegetable market under the Chintamani Municipality in Chikkaballapur district.
A mass marriage ceremony organized by the S.N. Charitable Trust near Gadidam Sri Lakshmi Venkataramana Swamy Temple in Bagepalli taluk saw 106 couples tie the knot. Bagepalli MLA S.N. Subbareddy presented each newlywed couple with a Jersey cow and financial assistance to support their livelihoods.
Lokayukta police trapped and arrested Village Administrative Officer Mohan Kumar in Sidlaghatta taluk, Chikkaballapur district, for demanding a ₹6.5 lakh bribe to process a land khata.
Unidentified miscreants slashed rain protection covers at a flower farm in Ganganahalli village under Melur Gram Panchayat in Sidlaghatta taluk, leaving farmer G.M. Sudhakar anxious about his crop.
Vishwa Hindu Parishad members submitted a memorandum in Gauribidanur taluk, urging local authorities and police to verify credentials and conduct a thorough probe into suspected illegal immigrants.
Chikkaballapur Deputy Commissioner G. Prabhu has formed a three-member panel headed by the Assistant Commissioner to probe the illegal issuance of e-khata for 24 acres of government land in Anakanuru village.
A 58-year-old Kargil War veteran, Shivananda Reddy, attempted suicide by consuming pesticide in Chintamani, Chikkaballapur, following a 22-year struggle to secure a government land grant. He was rushed to the district hospital and later shifted to Bengaluru for treatment.
A drastic drop in wholesale coriander prices to ₹3-₹5 per bundle in Chikkaballapur has left farmers unable to recover transport costs, prompting protests across rural markets.