Belagavi: The Belagavi City Crime Branch (CCB) police arrested a 62-year-old man for allegedly possessing opium for illegal sale near the KSRTC depot and Indira Canteen on Fort Road.For more details : https://pragativahini.com/belgaum-ccb-police-arrest-suspect-for-transporting-opium/ The accused has been identified as Rafiq Ahmed Husseinsab Sikkalgar (62). Acting on information, a CCB team led by Police Inspector Manjunath […]
Belagavi: The district administration has stepped up preparations for the upcoming Ganeshotsav, urging festival committees and citizens to ensure that celebrations are grand, organised and peaceful. Authorities have also announced strict rules on DJs, loudspeakers, pandal structures, idol heights and security arrangements.For more details : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubballi/celebrate-ganesha-festival-peacefully-says-belagavi-dc/articleshow/133213547.cms Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Roshan, who chaired a preparatory meeting […]
Belagavi: Belagavi airport recorded a 7.6% decline in passenger traffic during the first half of 2026, while cargo movement surged nearly 2.5 times, according to airport data.Source : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubballi/passenger-traffic-dips-at-bgavi-airport-cargo-volume-jumps-nearly-2-5-times/articleshow/133189588.cms Between January and June, the airport handled 1,49,369 passengers, compared with 1,61,739 during the same period in 2025. Flight operations also fell by 9.1%, from 2,370 […]
Rajya Sabha MP Prof. M. Nagaraj has urged the Central Government to construct a nearly 9-km elevated railway track through the heart of Belagavi to address the city’s growing traffic congestion and problems caused by railway level crossings.For more details : https://kannada.asianetnews.com/karnataka-districts/mp-prof-m-nagaraj-s-letter-to-construct-an-elevated-railway-track-of-about-9-km-in-belagavi-mrq/articleshow-v1669fx Raising the issue during the Rajya Sabha session in New Delhi, Nagaraj said […]
Belagavi: City Municipal Corporation Commissioner Karthik M. has directed officials to urgently repair pothole-ridden roads across the city following complaints from motorists and residents.For more details : https://pragativahini.com/municipal-commissioner-instructs-officials-to-close-potholes-quickly/ Presiding over a meeting, the Commissioner said continuous rainfall has worsened road conditions, with several potholes filled with water, making them difficult to spot and increasing the […]
Belagavi MP Jagadish Shettar met Union Minister for Labour and Employment Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya at Parliament House and urged the Centre to establish an ESIC Divisional/Sub-Regional Office in Belagavi.For more details : https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CudtzPbDA/ Shettar submitted a memorandum highlighting the growing number of industrial establishments and insured workers in the region. Nearly one lakh workers in […]
Belagavi: The Food and Civil Supplies Department has launched a fresh e-KYC verification drive covering 22.3 lakh ration card beneficiaries in Belagavi district.For more details : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubballi/no-kyc-no-ration-fresh-verification-drive-covers-22-lakh-in-belagavi/articleshow/133038725.cms Beneficiaries whose KYC was completed more than five years ago are required to complete the verification again. The process is available at ration shops through fingerprint or OTP […]
Belagavi: North Range Police took preventive action against 148 offenders and externed 23 rowdy-sheeters during a month-long crackdown across five districts in July.Source : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubballi/north-range-police-act-against-148-offenders-extern-23-rowdysheeters-in-july-drive/articleshow/133070744.cms The operation covered Belagavi, Vijayapura, Bagalkot, Dharwad and Gadag, with 53 police teams monitoring habitual offenders and taking action to prevent criminal activities. Vijayapura recorded the highest number of preventive […]
Belagavi: The Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) has shifted its emergency and trauma centre from the old facility on Club Road to a new state-of-the-art building on Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Road.For more details : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubballi/bims-shifts-emergency-centre-to-new-facility-opens-60-bed-critical-care-unit/articleshow/133070747.cms The new emergency centre will treat accident victims, snakebite cases, assault injuries, falls and other medical emergencies. BIMS authorities […]
Belagavi: Udyambagh police arrested a 39-year-old man for allegedly selling chocolate packets containing marijuana near KLE Engineering College on August 7.For more details : https://pragativahini.com/belgaum-engineering-college-cannabis-sale-one-accused-arrested/ The accused, identified as Bholu Jital Prajapati, a resident of Hanuman Nagar, Belagavi, was allegedly selling the packets along a public road near the college when police raided the spot. […]