C.N. Patil

The MIDC water supply department plugged the leakage spots on the main supply line near steel market in Kalamboli after a TOI report (May 28).

As the state government has accepted a painting of Goddess Bhuvaneshwari as its official icon, Kannada activists in North Karnataka are disappointed as the one suggested by them has not been chosen.

GADAG: A broken idol of Saraswati in a temple inspired him to do a stunning portrait of Goddess Saraswati, which, till date, is one of his prized possessions. After a creative voyage of four decades, the painter in him is disillusioned. Disillusioned with today's dumbing down of arts.

Andanappa Doddameti, a politician of Jakli village, Ron taluk, played a vital role in the unification of Karnataka by motivating people to participate in that movement. His family has been worshipping the oil painting of Kannadambe (mother of Kannada) Bhuvaneshwari since 1953 to this day.

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai has ordered suspension of 18 officials, including one joint commissioner and three assistant commissioners, from the state commercial tax department on corruption charges in the past one week.

Residents falling under Panvel civic jurisdiction have been facing water problems in the are due to tampering of the main pipeline.

With cops cracking down on unguarded ATMs in the city, banks are on the lookout for security guards on a war-footing.

Shipping operations at Nhava Sheva port near Mumbai have been badly hit due to wage disagreements between workers and the management at Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT), one of three independent ports in the area.

This comes at a time when the government is trying to push exports to address the problem of an expanding current account deficit.