Local updates, curated for Belgaum.
Belagavi police have taken action against several youths accused of performing dangerous vehicle stunts and posting the videos on social media to attract online attention. Police said the viral videos prompted enforcement action and warned that such behaviour poses risks to both participants and the
16 Sep 2026Police have continued investigating the fatal Chavat Galli house fire in which four family members died and two were seriously injured. Multiple reports published on September 15 identify a refrigerator explosion as the preliminary trigger, while the exact cause remains under investigation.
16 Sep 2026The Karnataka High Court has directed the State to correct Kaveri-2.0’s property-record mapping after a Belagavi builder was unable to register sale deeds for 13 flats in a 34-flat apartment because the system showed the original lessor as the owner and the builder only as a holder/tax payer. The co
16 Sep 2026Police are investigating a refrigerator explosion believed to have triggered the fatal fire at a house in Chavat Galli, Belagavi, around 2:15 am on September 15. Four family members died and two others suffered severe burn injuries.
16 Sep 2026Three young men were killed after a KSRTC bus allegedly travelling at high speed collided with their motorcycle on the Saundatti–Dharwad road late Monday night. The crash occurred near Hoysala Dhaba within Saundatti police limits
16 Sep 2026Four members of a family were killed and two others seriously injured after a fire broke out at their house in Chavat Galli, Belagavi, late Monday night during Ganeshotsav. The incident falls under Market Police Station limits.
16 Sep 2026Dilip Buildcon has signed definitive agreements to divest its 51% stake in Mekhali Power Transmission Ltd, which is developing a major power-transmission project in Belagavi district. The project includes a 400 kV substation and about 470 circuit km of transmission lines, with commercial operations
16 Sep 2026An Indian Army soldier and his wife died after their motorcycle collided with a truck near Manikwadi Cross on the Belagavi-Panaji Highway on Tuesday evening. Khanapur police have registered a case against the truck driver and begun an investigation.
12 Sep 2026Belagavi Deputy Commissioner Mohammed Roshan has called for coordinated action to eliminate child labour from sugarcane cultivation and sugar production. He said a child-labour-free supply chain is increasingly important for the district's access to international markets.
12 Sep 2026Belagavi DCRE police have registered a case against the principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1, Sambra, following allegations of caste-based discrimination, manual scavenging and wrongful dismissal of a sanitation worker. The investigation is underway.
12 Sep 2026Karnataka has decided to approach the Supreme Court over the Centre's withholding of ₹2,186.20 crore due to gram panchayats under the 15th Finance Commission. The issue has added significance for Belagavi district amid ongoing drought and preparations for local-body elections.
12 Sep 2026Farmers staged a protest in Belagavi on Friday, September 11, demanding drought relief, agricultural loan waivers and payment of pending sugarcane dues. The demonstration also sought higher support for the coming sugarcane season and uninterrupted rural power supply.c
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