Belgaum News

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  "155 Women Agniveers Undergoing Training In Karnataka": IAF Chief

  Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Wednesday informed that 155 women 'Agniveers' are presently undergoing training at the Indian Air Force (IAF) training centre in Belgaum, Karnataka.

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  Vespa, Aprilia Reopen Dealerships Across Karnataka

  Vespa and Aprilia dealerships across Bengaluru, Mysore, Belgaum, Bijapur and Mangalore have reopened with social distancing norms.

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  6-Year-Old Stuck 30-Feet-Deep In Karnataka Borewell, Rescue Operations On

  A six-year-old girl has slipped into an open borewell in a village in Karnataka's Belagavi district on Saturday evening.

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  Don't Sell Old Notes To Touts, Cautions PM Modi

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today cautioned people against selling their 500 and 1000-rupee notes to the touts in lieu of smaller amounts.

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  Pedestrian Deaths In India Could Be Double Than Officially Stated

  More than double the pedestrians die every day on Indian roads that what the official figures suggest, according to a new study.

• Debt-hit Karnataka farmer commits suicide

  A depressed sugarcane farmer on Wednesday committed suicide near the state secretariat here while protesting against non-payment of arrears by a sugar mill.

• New Karnataka assembly's first session begins

  The 14th Karnataka assembly, elected early this month with Congress getting a majority and forming the government, on Wednesday started its first session in Bangalore with those elected taking oath as members of the house.

• School teacher arrested on charge of molesting minor girls

  A village school teacher was arrested for allegedly molesting two minor girl students at Nangenatti village, about 20 km from Belgaum, police said.

• President commutes death sentence of dead convict

  A deceased murder convict figures among the 35 people whose death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment by President Pratibha Patil this month.

• Eight pilgrims killed in accident

  At least eight pilgrims, including six women, were killed today when a bus went out of control and ran over them on the Bangalore-Pune Highway near Belgaum, police said.

• Karnataka mulls bullet trains for high-speed connectivity

  Karnataka plans to operate 'bullet trains' across the state to provide high-speed connectivity between its technology hub Bangalore and Mysore, Belgaum and Gulbarga in the northern region of the state.

• Sorab bids tearful adieu to Bangarappa

  The mortal remains of former chief minister and socialist leader S Bangarappa was consigned to flames at 7.10 pm with full state honours at the grounds adjacent to Govt PU College here on Tuesday. Lakhs of followers, from as far as Gulbarga and Belgaum, and political leaders had gathered in large numbers. Police fired three rounds in the air as a m...

• 17-year-old student commits suicide in Belgaum

  A 17-year-old student from Bangalore committed suicide by coming before a running train in Belgaum on Monday.

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  Bopanna, Mankad bow out of ATP Challenger

  Rohan Bopanna and Harsh Mankad bowed out of the Belgaum Open ATP Challenger, ending India's campaign in the singles.