Some schools here have a prime minister and deputy prime minister and ministers too. Welcome to the concept of a school parliament.The idea is that it serves as a platform for children to develop leadership skills, confidence, team spirit, analytical skills and maturity. It will also help them in identifying the issues and suggesting solutions.In June, when schools start after the summer vacation,...

Source : Times Of India | 5 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Hubli

Health officers conduct raid

According to sources from district health department, after the state government banned the sale ofIn the last two days, a team of officials also raided a few shops in Sheelvantar oni, Baradan galli, Simpigalli, MG Market, Dajibaanpet, Sarafgatti, Ghantikeri and supermarket and other places and seized hundreds of gutka sachets.DHO Dr NM Angadi, who led the raid, said that stern action would be taken...

Source : Times Of India | 10 Hour(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Hubli

Commuters angry over bus fare hike

People who commute between Hubli and Dharwad daily are angry over the hike in the bus fare. With the new hike of 10.5%, those commuting between Hubli and Dharwad in buses run by North-Westdemanded that the government improve the quality of service first, keep the buses clean and repair the windows and seats in most of the buses which ply between Hubli and Dharwad.Manjunath Goudar, who is working as...

Source : Times Of India | 1 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Hubli

Residents stage road block protest, demand Unkal Lake cleaning

which was renovated just last year is in a bad state today. The residents of Unkal and other surrounding areas are angry that the corporation has not been cleaning the lake for the past eight months. To register their anger against the corporation's apathy, residents staged a rasta roko in front of the lake on Monday.Traffic movement on the busy Hubli-Dharwad Road near Unkal was affected for some time.of...

Source : Times Of India | 1 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Hubli

No one attends Hescom's grievance meet

It was meant to be a grievance meet. But not a single person turned up. The Hubli-Electricity Supply Company (Hescom) arranged for a meeting on Monday into address Hubli city consumers' problems at the City sub-division level. People say the lack of response is due to poor awareness created byHescom has been holding monthly grievance meetings since six months at CSD level. There are three divisions...

Source : Times Of India | 1 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Hubli

Hubli-Dharwad may get good streetlights

Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) is finding out ways and means to light up the streets and at the same time beat the rising cost of electricity bills and save energy. Currently HDMC is in talks with a government of India undertaking on the streetlight project. If all goes well, the twin cities will glow with good streetlights.En ergy Efficiency Service Limited (EESL) has approached HDMC to...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Hubli

Lad visits KIMS again; director Vasantha absent

District in-charge and information and infrastructure minister Santosh Lad attended a meeting at KIMS on Sunday which focused on the betterment of the hospital. But KIMS director Dr Vasantha Kamath was absent.Lad told reporters that it was a routine meeting and they had discussed about the cleanliness and development of the hospital, building expansion, staff requirement etc. But the absence of Dr...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Hubli

2 houses burgled, jewellery stolen

houses were burgled in Vidyanagar and robbers decamped with around Rs 8.47 lakh worthAccording to Vidyanagar police, in the first incident, burglars broke open the front door of a house located at KLE staff quarters belonging to one Badramma Angadi. It is said that the family was not in station at the time of the burglary. Robbers made away with 21 grams of gold worth Rs 4.27 lakh and Rs 7,000 in cash.In...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Hubli

Give education in Kannada till class V: writer MD Gogeri

"Parents should provide education to their children in mother tongue till class V. Children should learn their mother tongue first and later can learn other languages,'' said writer MD Gogeri.Addressing the gathering at the second Hubli taluk-level Sahitya Sammelan at Sawai Gandharva hall here on Sunday, he said that individuals can achieve human values and peace and harmony only by reading literature...

Source : Times Of India | 2 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Hubli

Minister raps Karnataka Institute of Medical Science over cleanliness

was high drama when minister for state information and infrastructure development and district-in charge minister Santosh Lad on Saturday cracked down on officials of Karnataka Institute of Medical Science (KIMS) hospital for not maintaining cleanliness on its premises.Lad paid a surprise visit to check lack of hospital maintenance which had been highlighted by TOI (June 12). Accompanied by MLC Srinivas...

Source : Times Of India | 3 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Hubli