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Five skeletons in Chitradurga: Forensic experts suspect death due to sleeping pills

Forensic experts suspect sleeping drug complications in deaths of five skeletons found in Chitradurga house in 2023.

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BJP leader Devaraje Gowda, arrested in sexual assault case, remanded in judicial custody

BJP leader G. Devaraje Gowda was arrested in connection with the case of sexual assault registered with Holenarasipur Town Police.

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BJP leader Devaraje Gowda taken into custody in Chitradurga district

BJP leader G. Devaraje Gowda was taken into custody by the Hiriyur police near Guyilahal toll plaza in Chitradurga district on Friday evening in connection with a sexual assault case filed against him by the Holenarsipur Town police in Hassan.

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Udupi occupies top spot with 94% result district wise

Udupi district tops 2023 class 10 results with 94%, Shivamogga jumps to top 3, Chitradurga slips to 21st place.

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Upper Bhadra project is crucial, but farmers on the ground hardly know about the Centre-State row over it

Drought-stricken villages in Tumakuru/Chitradurga demand water from Upper Bhadra project amid political funding disputes, risking crop loss.

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Three die in accident near Holalkere

Three persons died and 33 were injured when a private bus met with an accident near Holalkere town in Chitradurga district around 4.30 a.m. on Sunday.

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Karnataka gets two new insulated aerial work platform vehicles for uninterrupted power supply during maintenance

Three such vehicles are already being used for the management of transmission lines and sub-stations up to 400 kv voltage in Bengaluru, Chitradurga and Hubballi while two more have been procured for Mysuru and Gulbarga regions.

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Govind Karjol is BJP candidate for Chitradurga

BJP selects Dalit leader Govind Karjol for Chitradurga Lok Sabha seat, completing candidate list for Karnataka.

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Partial cancellation of trains extended

South Western Railway extends partial cancellation of Train Nos 17347/17348 SSS Hubballi-Chitradurga-SSS Hubballi DEMU Express due to poor occupancy.

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Siddaramaiah regrets referring to President in the singular; HDK demands his sacking

The episode of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah referring to President Droupadi Murmu in the singular while sympathising with her at a convention of the oppressed communities in Chitradurga drew sharp criticism from JD(S) State president H.D. Kumaraswamy who urged the Governor to sack him though the Chief Minister later expressed regret…

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Siddaramaiah urges people to reject BJP/RSS for their stand on Constitution

Urging people to discard the BJP-RSS for dividing society and opposing the Constitution, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the backward classes, Dalits, and oppressed communities should clearly identify their enemy. “Develop self-respect. Identify the enemy of the backward classes, Dalits, and oppressed classes and discard them. Teach people who…

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Four killed as car hits parapet wall of bridge in Chitradurga

Four people, including three children, died in a road accident near Sanikere in Chitradurga district, with three others injured.

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Suchana Seth, accused of killing son, was a well-qualified AI expert

Suchana Seth, 39, who was arrested in Chitradurga district on Tuesday for allegedly killing her four-year-old son in Goa and transporting the body in her luggage, had many academic accomplishments to her credit going by her profile in Linkedin (now deleted) and other social media platforms.

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Bengaluru start-up CEO allegedly murders 4-year-old son in Goa, arrested while fleeing to Karnataka with body in bag

Suchana Seth : Police checked Mindful AI Lab CEO Suchana Seth’s bag in which they found the body of her four-year-old child.

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Five skeletons found in locked up house in Chitradurga

Five skeletons of a family found in Chitradurga house, locked since 2019. Forensic experts investigate the cause of death.

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Committee appointed to probe expenses for installing Basavanna statue on Murugha Mutt premises

Team probes misuse of funds for Basavanna statue in Chitradurga; BT Kumaraswamy heads committee; 15 days to submit report.

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Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru is back as head of Brihan Mutt in Chitradurga

Sri Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, arrested in connection with two cases registered under PoCSO Act, has resumed charge as head of Sri Jagadguru Murugharajendra Brihan Mutt in Chitradurga. Principal District Judge K.B. Geeta handed over charge back to Sharanaru on Dec 5, as per High Court direction. Seer Sri Basvaprabhu Swami…

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Karavali Development Board Bill 2023 tabled in Assembly to fulfil Congress pre-poll promise

Unlike Kalyana Karnataka Regional Development Board, Kalaburgi; Bayaluseeme Development Board, Chitradurga; and Malnad Area Development Board, Shivamogga, the coastal area comprising Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts lack a board for the overall development of the belt.

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Conduct of Chitradurga special court judge in Murugha Mutt seer’s case amounts to contempt, says High Court of Karnataka

The conduct of the judge of the special court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act cases in Chitradurga district in issuing non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, seer of Murugarajendra Bruhan Mutt, “amounts to contempt of court for blatantly violating High Court’s orders”, observed the High…

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Karnataka High Court terms non-bailable warrant and arrest of Murugha seer in second case as violation of its orders; directs his immediate release from prison

Finding illegalities by way of violation of the court’s orders in the arrest of Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, seer of Murugarajendra Bruhan Mutt, Chitradurga, on Monday afternoon in the second case of sexual assault, the High Court of Karnataka on Monday evening ordered his immediate release from prison.

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Road safety ‘bikeathon’ flagged off from Mysuru to Hampi

Rotaract Club of Mysore and JeevaRaksha Trust flagged off MYSURUA road safety “bikeathon” to create awareness on wearing helmets. It aims to prevent deaths due to head injuries in accidents. The bikeathon will ride to Hampi and back, with road shows and public meetings along the way. Flash mob at…

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Murugha Sharanaru released on bail from Chitradurga prison in PoCSO case

Seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru released on bail from Chitradurga prison after 14 months. Bail conditions bar him from entering Chitradurga district. He is accused of sexually exploiting two minor girls and violating SCs and STs (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. High Court granted bail on Nov 8, and Chitradurga District and…

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Karnataka High Court grants bail to Murugha mutt seer in one of the two cases of sexual assault on minor girls

The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday granted bail to Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the seer of Murugarajendra Bruhan Mutt, Chitradurga, in one of the two criminal cases registered against him last year for alleged sexual assaults on two minor girls.

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Registration of FIR against witnesses and complainant in sexual assault cases about conspiracy to tarnish Murugha Mutt’s image is illegal: Karnataka High Court

The High Court of Karnataka has said that the police could not have registered a First Information Report (FIR) based on a counter-complaint lodged by Basavaprabhu Swami, in charge seer of Murugarajendra Bruhan Mutt, Chitradurga, alleging that some persons had conspired to tarnish the image of the Mutt and the…

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Drought impact: Onion prices skyrocket

Bengaluru: Drought has caused severe crop loss in Chitradurga, major onion-growing belt, leading to skyrocketing prices of onions in retail market. Arrivals of onions from Challakere reduced to less than 10% of usual. Quality of onions improved, but old 'peeled out' onions still available at lower prices. Union govt. fixed…

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