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Rural development and panchayat raj minister KS Eshwarappa garlanding Rayanna statue in Peeranawadi village on Saturday.

Belagavi dispute between Kannadigas, Marathas over freedom fighter-'s...

At the same time, Kannadigas also agreed not to harm Maratha emperor Chatrapati Shivaji statue situated at the venue.

29 Aug 2020 2:48 PM IST

Activists of various Kannada organizations installed freedom fighter Sangolli Rayanna statue in Peeranawadi village on Friday morning.

Row over freedom fighter-'s statue turns into Kannadiga vs Marathi...

Tensions erupted in the village when a group of Kannada activists barged into the venue to install Rayanna statue at...

29 Aug 2020 2:10 AM IST

Family carries mortal remains of the patient to the graveyard. DC photo

Family carries body of Covid suspect on a bicycle for cremation amid...

The incident took place at M K Hubballi village of Kittur taluk in Belagavi district

17 Aug 2020 6:26 PM IST

People from flood-hit Muttur village in Jamkhandi taluk being shifted to safer place in the boat. DC photo

Flood situation in North Karnataka remains grim

Thousands of villages were submerged and several people had died in similar flood last year

17 Aug 2020 1:43 PM IST

A coronavirus theme based model on a road during the intensified lockdown due to surge in COVID-19 cases, in Chennai. PTI photo

Man kills wife, daughter, hangs himself over Covid-19 fear

He reportedly poisoned his wife and daughter and committed suicide by hanging

26 July 2020 1:24 PM IST

Things were going well for Davanagere until all hell broke loose this week.

Karnataka's two cups of woe: Davanagere and Belagavi and one headache...

Half of the eruption of new cases are from Davanagere and Belagavi

8 May 2020 10:32 PM IST

Davanagere district in Karnataka has gone from orange to red.

People in panic as once-safe Davanagere awaits results of coronanvirus...

After a month of zero cases, the town witnessed a spurt of 21 positives on Sunday

5 May 2020 1:03 PM IST

Davanagere in Karnataka enjoyed green status for a month with no new corona cases being reported.

In Karnataka, green district back to red after a month's lull in new...

After 30 days with no new cases, Davanagere began to ease curbs - until it all broke loose

2 May 2020 12:12 PM IST

Tejama Begam and Imran Nadaf

Social distancing: Hubballi's Muslim family performs online wedding

Both the bride and groom observed the rituals and said Qubul' to the union while staying at their own respective homes

22 April 2020 12:03 PM IST

Workers walking back to their home towns has become a common sight on the outskirts of all cities in south India. (DC Photo: SSR)

Surge of viral cases in Belagavi points to return of migrant workers

Coronavirus cases in the northern border district of Karnataka doubled in a single day

17 April 2020 9:30 AM IST

A woman comes out of a walk-through disinfectant tunnel set up at the APMC market in Hubballi district of Karnataka. (PTI)

Panic in the police after Karnataka constable tests corona positive...

The young constable was posted at a madrasa where there was much jostling when police tried to stop a gathering

15 April 2020 2:43 PM IST

The people of Mevundi village in Karnataka help each other with haircuts at the designated point on the outskirts of the village.

As barbers cry off due to corona scare, villagers help each other out...

Most villagers adopt the full-shave as a way to ride out the lockdown

15 April 2020 12:23 PM IST