Dharwad District

Dharwad offers power-packed Jamboo Savaris, attracts masses

Edit The Times of India 12 Oct 2016

DHARWAD. People who could not catch live the famous Dasara Jamboo Savari in Mysuru got an opportunity to understand and absorb the rich tradition, folklore, art and culture of the region, by witnessing two jumboo sawaris held at Dharwad. The first jumbo sawari organized by Dharwad Dasara Jamboo Sawari Utsava Samiti was ......

Siddaramaiah calls all party meet on Mahadayi river row

Edit Deccan Herald 12 Oct 2016

Ahead of the all party meeting, Dharwad district in-charge Minister Vinay Kulkarni today chaired a meeting of farmers and leaders involved in Mahadayi agitation ... The Kalasa-Banduri Nala (diversion) project, which will utilise 7.56 tmcft of water from the inter-state Mahadayi river, is being undertaken by Karnataka to improve drinking water supply to the twin cities of Hubballi-Dharwad and the districts of Belagavi and Gadag ... ....

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah calls all-party meet on Mahadayi river row

Edit DNA India 12 Oct 2016

Ahead of the all party meeting, Dharwad district in-charge Minister Vinay Kulkarni today chaired a meeting of farmers and leaders involved in Mahadayi agitation ... The Kalasa-Banduri Nala (diversion) project, which will utilise 7.56 tmcft of water from the inter-state Mahadayi river, is being undertaken by Karnataka to improve drinking water supply to the twin cities of Hubballi-Dharwad and the districts of Belagavi and Gadag ... ....

Potholes eat up roads in Maratha Colony

Edit The Times of India 12 Oct 2016

DHARWAD. The stretch from Old SP office circle to Shivaji Circle in Maratha Colony is riddled with potholes, making travel here a trying affair ... Now it needs large-scale maintenance. It was part of Dharwad - Saudatti road, before being separated and handed over to PWD, only for maintenance ... RELATED. From around the web....

Vacant locations turn into dumps, pose health hazards

Edit The Times of India 12 Oct 2016

HUBBALLI. Vacant plots-turned dumps have been giving the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) a tough time, making it difficult for the residents to live with the stench besides posing a serious health risk. There are about 15-25 vacant plots in every ward of Hubballi-Dharwad, most of which have turned into dump yards where mosquitoes breed and stray pigs stay put ... Click here to download it for your device. RELATED....

Jamboo Savaris showcase culture of region

Edit The Hindu 12 Oct 2016

While the first, organised by the Dharwad Jamboo Savari Utsav Samiti, was held on Monday, the second one, organised by the Sri Maruti Temple Management Trust’s Moola Jamboo Savari Utsav Samiti, was held on Tuesday ... from various districts of north Karnataka depicting the cultural, mythological and historical events attracted the onlookers....

‘Treat Mahadayi issue with same seriousness as Cauvery’

Edit The Hindu 12 Oct 2016

The meeting of organisations from Naragund, Navalgund, Annigeri, Hubballi, Dharwad, Bagalkot, Bailhongal, and Savadatti was held in the wake of the scheduled meeting of Chief Ministers of the three riparian States on October 21 on the Mahadayi row ... Compensation sought ... Govt ... ....

Fine arts varsity plan hits a roadblock

Edit The Times of India 12 Oct 2016

DHARWAD. The process of establishing a university exclusively for fine arts at Badami is likely to run into a roadblock with minister for higher education Basavaraj Rayaraddi hinting at a possible merger of the proposed varsity with the Dr Gangubai Hangal University of Music and Performing Arts, Mysuru ... Rayaraddi could not be reached for his reaction ... The CM had promised to get the proposal approved by the cabinet ... RELATED....

‘Withdraw all cases against Mahadayi agitators’

Edit The Hindu 12 Oct 2016

Members of organisations who met here to discuss plans with regard to Mahadayi, in the wake of the October 21 meeting of Chief Ministers of the riparian States, have urged the State government to take a Cabinet decision on the withdrawal of cases against farmers ... Mr ... Earlier farmers from Navalgund, Naragund, Hubballi, Dharwad, Bailhongal, Savadatti, Gadag and other localities from Malaprabha Command Area took part in the meeting ... ....

Judges transferred in Tamil Nadu

Edit The Times of India 12 Oct 2016

The registrar general of the Madras high court has announced transfer and posting of the following district judges. R Tharani, principal district judge, Srivilliputtur (Virudhunagar), has been transferred and posted as principal district judge, Madurai....

John Hoffmire: School spending per student: Can academic success be bought

Edit Deseret News 12 Oct 2016

According to Education Week, school districts on average spend $11,912 per student based on 2016 figures. While the average may seem high per student, spending on education varies widely among school districts within states, with many districts spending less than one-half the national average ... Wealthy school districts, by definition, have an advantage over poorer districts ... Within the district, teacher salaries average $56,369....

Telangana gets 21 new districts

Edit The Times of India 12 Oct 2016

In a major administrative measure two years after carving out of the new state, the Telangana government on Tuesday created 21 new districts, taking the total number to 31 in the state ... The other ten districts are Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Mahabubnagar, Medak, Karimnagar, Adilabad, Nizamabad, Warangal, Khammam and Nalgonda....

Telangana says no to demands for further district reorganisation

Edit Deccan Chronicle 12 Oct 2016

A day after 21 new districts came into existence, the Telangana government on Wednesday said no fresh demands on reorganisation of districts and other administrative units would be considered ... creating 21 new districts. With this, the total number of districts in the state went up to 31 from 10, following the reorganisation process....

Dharwad district

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