The Latest Breaking News from Shivamogga

There are 300 schools with no regular teachers, and around 3,000 schools with fewer than 10 students, and about 8,000 schools with fewer than 20 students.

Heavy rains in Malnad region disrupt normal life; two houses damaged in Sakleshpur; rivers in spate; warnings issued to stay away from waterbodies; Tunga reservoir outflow increased to 60,000 cusecs; average rainfall of 90mm in 24 hrs; Orange alert for Shivamogga & Chikkamgaluru, Yellow alert for Hassan.

Retired lecturer M.G. Vishwanath found dead on railway tracks in Shivamogga; suspected to be suicide. He had 30+ yrs of service at DVS College, encouraging & training students to become athletes. State helpline 104 available for those in distress & facing suicidal tendencies.

Minister for School Education Madhu Bangarappa, who is also Minister in-charge of Shivamogga district, will hold a meeting on the damages caused owing to rains and the leaf-spot disease affecting areca farms, in Shivamogga on Wednesday.

Malnad region of Karnataka continues to receive heavy rains, causing roads to be inundated, bridges submerged, walls collapsing, houses damaged, and trees falling. Schools in Shivamogga, five taluks of Hassan district, and Chikkamagaluru remain closed. Orange alert for Chikkamagaluru and Shivamogga districts, yellow alert for Hassan. Highway connecting Bengaluru-Mangaluru via…

UDUPI: Search operations are underway for a youth from Bhadravathi in Shivamogga, who is reported missing after a fall from a rock during his visit to Arasinagundi Falls in Kollur on Sunday.

Shivamogga: Two univs. announce honorary doctorates to four people incl. former CM Yediyurappa & BJP MLA M. Chandrappa. Governor to present doctorates at convocation. Sadanand Shetty chosen for sports & edu., Pandit Rajaguru for music & lit., M. Chandrappa for rural dev. & edu.

She was one of two candidates who appeared for the interview. When she was not selected for the job, she filed an application under the Right to Information Act, seeking the final recommendation of the selection committee.

Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences of Shivamogga will hold its eighth convocation at the university campus at Iruvakki in Sagar taluk on July 21.

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Shivamogga Deputy Commissioner R. Selvamani has appealed to officers of all departments to join hands to stop the cultivation, transportation, sale, and consumption of ganja and banned drugs in the district.