The Latest Breaking News from Shivamogga

Shivamogga unit of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha, on Thursday, June 1, staged a protest in Shivamogga, expressing solidarity with wrestlers protesting against Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan in Delhi.

The makeshift anganwadi centre at Hakki Pikki camp in Srirampura near Shivamogga collapsed due to heavy rains and gusty wind, on Wednesday evening (May 31). 

Members of the Charaka Women’s Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society of Bheemanakone in Sagar taluk have decided to stage a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Shivamogga on June 2 alleging corruption in the Department of Handloom and Textiles in the implementation of the Pavitra Vastra project.

A 16-year-old girl, on the way to college died after the two-wheeler on which she was riding pillion, was hit by a truck near Pillangiri in Shivamogga taluk on Monday. 

Heavy downpour that lashed parts of Shivamogga district on Monday evening hit normal life. As hundreds of trees were uprooted and electric poles were damaged, many residential neighbourhoods in the city and many villages had no power supply until Tuesday evening. 

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) of the Union government has sent back the State government’s proposal for de-reservation of forest land, released earlier for rehabilitation of families affected by the Sharavathi Valley Hydroelectric Project.

The Shivamogga campus of Rashtriya Rakish University (RRU) is offering courses in policing and security.

Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has introduced AC electric bus (e-bus) services on the Shivamogga-Bengaluru route. The first bus was flagged off on Saturday.

The DC advised officials ensure that the flow of rainwater is not stopped at any point, as was the case in the last few years, which led to inundation of residential areas in low-lying areas.

Most of them stay in plastic tents, which are blown away by strong wind. They keep moving because they do not own any land or property. They want the Karnataka Government to allot them suitable land so that they have a place to live.

Shivamogga traffic police conducted a special drive on Tuesday to check if autorickshaw drivers have installed metres and possess relevant documents. At the end of the day, the police registered 42 cases under the Indian Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and collected a fine of ₹21,000 from them.