The police had to resort to lathi-charge to disperse members of the Panchamasali Reservation Agitation Committee who tried to storm the Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi on Tuesday. The police stopped several groups led by community leaders Sri Basava Jaya Mrutyunjay Swami, Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, Iranna Kadadi and Arvind Bellad that tried to forcefully enter the Suvarna Soudha. Panchamasali protesters try …
Belagavi: The ruling Congress party has witnessed a surge in the aspirants eager to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, outnumbering the Bharatiya Janata Party, said party insiders. Satish Jarkiholi According to those close to the party, both ministers from Belagavi, Satish Jarkiholi and Lakshmi Hebbalkar, are actively lobbying for their family members to enter the political fray. “Hebbalkar, with …
Udupi district in-charge Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar on Monday, August 14, said development of the district is her goal and there will be no politics when it came to development. She was speaking after inaugurating several projects, including a market complex built by the Coastal Development Authority, at Mudar Gram Panchayat in Karkala taluk. Ms. Hebbalkar noted that the district has …
Laxmi Hebbalkar, the lone woman Minister in the Siddaramaiah-led Cabinet, is the third woman from Belagavi district to join the State Council of Ministers. Ahead of seniors It was expected that Belagavi, which sent 11 Congress members to the Assembly, would get three Ministers — Satish Jarkiholi, Laxman Savadi, besides Ms. Hebbalkar. But Ms. Hebbalkar made it to the Cabinet …
