Vijayapura

Following the insult to BR Ambedkar by miscreants who had put slippers on his portrait, hundreds of followers blocked roads and burnt tyres. 

The followers and various Dalit organisations demanded immediate arrest of persons behind such an act. The incident has created a tension North Karnataka's Vijayapura District and the police anticipate a simmering protest in other parts and have rushed extra forces in India Taluk, in Vijayapura of North Karnataka.

BJP's Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal stated that the party high command was tired of Yediyurappa and that the next chief minister would be from North Karnataka.

The flood situation remains to be grim in Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Yadgir and Raichur and other districts of North Karnataka. Over 35,000 people have been evacuated to safer places from these districts.

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said many villages in Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Yadgir and Raichur districts were either completely or partially submerged due to floods caused by heavy rains last week

In the video which exemplifies a mother's love, a dog can be seen rescuing its puppy that was trapped in floodwaters. 

Due to Southwest vigorous monsoon over North Interior Karnataka, many districts in the state witnessed floods. The government has already put 12 districts under red alert.

On World Photography Day, a video taken by Raju Dhavalagi, photographer of the Information and Public Relations Department of Vijayapura district, has caught the attention of many.

Bengaluru: The passengers heading to Bengaluru from Vijayapura in a nonstop private bus were caught in fire due to alleged technical snag. Five persons including two were burnt alive. The bus KA 51 AD 7449 which belongs to Kukkeshree Travels caught fire in Hiriyuru near Chitradurga, about 160km from Bengaluru. As per the information, despite warning about the fire, the driver did not stop immediately. Only after the fire started to spread, he stopped, and the passengers broke glasses and escaped. And a case has been registered.

Here’s a role model teacher who has been visiting his students’ houses and teaching them subjects during lockdown in Vijayapura

Kalappa Doddamani, 20, in Vijayapura district of Karnataka died of snakebite because doctors refused to treat him without a COVID test report

A shameful incident of alleged caste-based harassment and assault was reported from Karnataka after a man was tied and beaten for touching an upper caste man's bike. The incident happened in Vijayapura in north Karnataka

After shameful incidents of assault on health warriors and ASHA workers in Saraipalya and Padarayanpura in Karnataka, now, ASHA workers have been heckled and attacked at Vijayapura. The ASHA worker had gone for COVID-19 survey.

Three minors were arrested for allegedly spitting in a private hospital to spread coronavirus in Vijayapura, Karnataka

Karnataka’s Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal made a controversial remark and asked Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa to shoot down Nizamuddin Markaz attendees, who are not complying with COVID-19 testing

Another BJP leader has joined the “shoot the anti-national” chorus and said they will not be taken to police. Former union minister Basanagouda Patil Yatnal made the remark while speaking to media in Vijayapura, Karnataka.