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Topic: Belagavi

Sri Rama Sene member held in Belagavi for ‘poisoning’ school water to get Muslim principal transferred

Sagar Patil, taluk president of Sri Rama Sene, along with two others, has been arrested for poisoning drinking water of school children, confirms Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah.

Why calls for fresh survey of devadasis have ignited both hope & despair in Karnataka 

The devadasi practice continues in some parts of the state despite a ban. There have been demands to conduct a survey of such women so they can access govt aid.

Siddaramaiah seen raising hand to slap police officer over disruptions at Congress’s Belagavi rally

BJP says Karnataka CM 'drunk on power'. Congress says BJP conspired to disrupt Samvidhan Bachao & Anti-Price Rise Rally by sending some of its workers and displaying black flags.

‘All culprits arrested in Belagavi incident,’ says Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar

A 42-year-old woman in the Belagavi district was stripped, assaulted and paraded after her son allegedly eloped with another woman.

Seven arrested for stripping woman naked, tying her to pole in Karnataka’s Belagavi

Police said the 42-year-old woman was stripped naked, paraded and assaulted after being tied to an electric pole Monday after her son eloped with a girl of the same village.

Belagavi knows how to juggle two identities – Bahubali statue, savji, tamasha

The hybrid culture of Karnataka’s Belagavi and its border villages dates back to over a millennium.

Belagavi is a tightrope for BJP, high stakes on both sides of Karnataka-Maharashtra border

Being soft on the issue in Karnataka will not go down well for the BJP in the poll-bound state with a strong regional identity.

As Maharashtra’s alliances spar over border row with Karnataka, BJP & Congress walk tightrope

With the Karnataka polls due next year, BJP and Congress tried to play a balancing act — while BJP spoke about a speedy legal solution, Congress slammed the former for violent protests.

Vehicles targeted, Fadnavis calls Bommai — BJP in tight spot as Karnataka-Maharashtra row escalates

Opposition parties attack Shinde-Fadnavis govt for yielding to ‘ultimatums’ from BJP-ruled Karnataka after two Maharashtra ministers ‘defer’ Belagavi visit.

Effigy of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma hanged in Karnataka’s Belagavi

The police have registered a case against unknown miscreants for spreading enmity between communities and disturbing peace in the society.

On Camera

MBBS guidelines for students with disabilities reduce a life to a limb

The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.