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The national flag was hoisted successfully on the 405-foot flagpole at Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar District Stadium in Hosapete on Independence Day this year, with no reported technical malfunction during the ceremony. The successful hoisting marks a notable change from previous occasions when the city's towering flagpole had encountered technical problems during national-day celebrations.

A 44-year-old man from Kudatini in Ballari district died by suicide at his home on Wednesday, with his family alleging that prolonged distress over an unfulfilled employment promise linked to the Ballari Thermal Power Station (BTPS) project contributed to his death. The family had reportedly surrendered 2.5 acres of land for the project in 2001 after being assured that one family member would be provided employment at BTPS.

A man allegedly bludgeoned his wife, Rajeshwari, and their seven-month-old daughter, Ashbini, to death with a hammer in Ballari's Andral area following a domestic dispute, police said. The accused husband, Honnooru Swamy, is said to have fled the spot after committing the crime.

Archaeologists have discovered two significant sculptures, believed to represent a deity and Garuda, the mythical eagle associated with Hindu traditions. The discoveries are expected to provide valuable clues about the religious practices, artistic traditions, and cultural interactions that existed in the historic city. One of the sculptures pictures a Nagini, a female guardian figure combining human and serpent features. The other is a Garuda, depicted as an eagle-like divine figure without a head.