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GESCOM warns of power being cut to Kannada University, Hampi

Even as the Congress government has been giving free power to lakhs families under the “Gruha Jyoti” scheme, the Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company (GESCOM) has issued a notice to Kannada University, Hampi, that it would stop power supply for not paying pending dues of ₹1.05 crore, in the middle of the academic year.

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India’s Hampi Art Labs is a piece of architecture at one with its content and context

The world-class Hampi Art Labs by Indian architect Sameep Padora, near South India’s Hampi Unesco World Heritage Site, mimics the contours of the nearby Tungabhadra River

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Hit by shortage of funds, Kannada University seeks ₹133 crore budgetary support from govt.

Kannada University, Hampi, which has for some years been facing severe fund crunch for even paying electricity bills, salaries to guest faculty and building maintenance works, has sought ₹133 crore budgetary support from the State government during 2024-25

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Tourists in short clothes get ‘panche’ and towel at Hampi temple to maintain ‘decorum’

Since Friday those who turn up in short dresses at the famed Virupaksha temple at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Hampi are being given a ‘panche’ and a towel at the door by the Vijayanagara district administration.

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Contract Railway employee arrested for sexually assaulting U.K. tourist on train

The Railway Police in the city on Saturday arrested a contract employee of the Indian Railways for sexually assaulting a 30-year-old woman traveller from the United Kingdom on Hampi Express between Hosapete and Bengaluru on Wednesday. The accused took advantage of her sickness, offered help, and sexually assaulted her, according…

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‘Discover knowledge from all spheres of life’

Pointing to the advanced digital technologies and social media platforms spreading information in abundance, Vice-Chancellor of Central University of Andhra Pradesh, Anantapur, S.A. Kori has said that information cannot simply be equated as researched knowledge. He was delivering the convocation address at the 32nd Nudi Habba at Kannada University, Hampi,…

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Bhalki Hiremath head Basavalinga Pattadevaru among three selected for Nadoja Award

Kannada University, Hampi, has selected three people – Basavalinga Pattadevaru, Tejasvi Kattimani and S.C. Sharma – for its prestigious Nadoja Award to be presented at the 32nd Convocation of the University scheduled to be held January 10.

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Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion in Mysuru gets over ₹30 crore for restoration

The restoration will be carried out by Deccan Heritage Foundation, which specialises in conservation of historic structures and has worked on projects in Hampi, Hyderabad and Kalaburagi.

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Hampi in an auto

Enjoying the sights and sounds with a grounder rickshaw driver

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Tourists need better facilities at Hampi, says High Court

Stating that the World Heritage Site of Hampi needed better tourism infrastructure and facilities for tourists, the High Court Karnataka on Saturday requested the Advocate-General to convey its suggestion to the State government to take necessary steps as tourism would also yield good revenue to the exchequer.

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Road safety ‘bikeathon’ flagged off from Mysuru to Hampi

Rotaract Club of Mysore and JeevaRaksha Trust flagged off MYSURUA road safety “bikeathon” to create awareness on wearing helmets. It aims to prevent deaths due to head injuries in accidents. The bikeathon will ride to Hampi and back, with road shows and public meetings along the way. Flash mob at…

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Gadag witnesses grand celebration, a ‘repeat’ of 1973

Gadag on Friday witnessed a repeat of the grand spectacle of 1973, when on the occasion of renaming of the State, the ‘Karnataka Jyoti’ from Hampi was received by then Chief Minister D. Devaraj Urs and a grand procession and public meeting was organised.

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CM lights lamp of Karnataka Jyothi in Hampi to launch year-long celebrations

CM Siddaramaiah defies superstition, flags off Karnataka Sambhrama-50 to celebrate 50th anniversary of renaming State as Karnataka. He lit lamp at Virupaksha Temple, same place where former CM Devaraj Urs lit lamp 50 yrs ago. CM hails Basavanna's ideology, takes dig at BJP govt for renaming region. He appeals to…

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Karnataka High Court quashes 2005-06 land acquisition for beautification of national monuments at Hampi

HC Karnataka quashed acquisition of 7 acres near protected monuments at Hampi. Court held State govt's action in dispensing with Section 5A of Land Acquisition Act, 1894, invoking urgency provision, was tainted with mala fides, hence illegal. Petitioners entitled to be heard as land being acquired for beautification of national…

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Mandya celebrates Rajyotsava, 50th anniversary of renaming the State

Karnataka's rich history, culture, and heritage of thousands of years recalled at Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations in Mandya. Minister Cheluvarayaswamy highlighted State govt's welfare schemes, recalled contributions of many poets, litterateurs, and dynasties. Govt to mark golden jubilee of renaming of State and launch ratha at Hampi. Welfare schemes empower socially…

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Hampi university to ink pact with US firm to teach Kannada

A three-month course would be offered through online classes with participation of teachers from both sides. Kannada University Vice-chancellor D.V. Paramashivamurthy told The Hindu that the syndicate had approved the course and syllabus.

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‘Conservation of manuscripts imperative’

Veeresh Badiger of Kannada Univ. in Hampi stresses importance of preserving manuscripts as slice of culture/heritage. Digitalisation & modern tech. can help conserve them. Writers have great role in language dev. Kannada Univ. has 5,000 manuscripts, study of which reveals state of society. CIIL Director Shailendra Mohan emphasizes need to…

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With inclusion of Hoysala monuments, Karnataka is now home to four UNESCO sites

Karnataka has four UNESCO World Heritage Sites, three of which are cultural properties: Belur, Halebid and Somanathapur temples of the Hoysala period, and Western Ghats as a natural site. Other two cultural properties are the group of monuments at Hampi and temples at Pattadakal. Karnataka also has a few more…

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Handloom art exhibition in Hampi

The JSW Foundation, a social development wing of JSW Group, organised “Woven Narratives”, a unique exhibition of Indian handlooms curated by textile designer, writer and curator Mayank Mansingh Kaul, at Hampi in Vijayanagar district on Friday.

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Homestays, resorts illegally built on agricultural lands at Anegundi, Hampi demolished: Minister

All homestays and resorts illegally built for commercial purposes on agricultural lands have been demolished at Hampi in Vijayanagara and Anegundi in Koppal districts, Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh on Monday informed the Legislative Assembly.

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Hampi Ustav participants allege cheque bounce

Cheques issued by the Department of Kannada and Culture to folk artists and writers who participated in Hampi Utsav, which was held from January 27 to 29, 2023, have bounced.

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Hampi to host G-20 meeting from July 13 to 16

Representatives of 33 countries are set to take part in the G-20 meeting scheduled to be held at Hampi from July 13 to 16.

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IRCTC’s South Western Sojourn train tour from June 17

The tour will cover Mysore, Hampi, Shirdi, Shani Shingnapur, Nashik and Goa before returning to Kochuveli. Tourists can board the train from Kochuveli, Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Thrissur, Ottappalam, Palakkad Jn., Podanur Jn., Erode Jn. and Salem Jn. and deboard from Mangalore Jn., Kannur, Kozhikode, Shoranur Jn., Thrissur, Ernakulam Town,…

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Congress guarantees designed for grabbing 85% commission, says PM Narendra Modi

Congress was in power from panchayat to Parliament when its own PM stated that, out of 1 rupee sent from Delhi, 85 paise would be eaten by middlemen, and only 15 paise would reach the actual beneficiary

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Leopard rescued from house at Kuppe near Sorab taluk

The Forest Department officials successfully rescued a leopard stuck inside a toilet of a house at Kuppe village in Sorab taluk on Saturday, April 28. The male animal, aged about four to five years, has been sent to the rescue centre at Hampi in Vijayanagara district.

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