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The Karnataka government is offering a 50% discount on pending traffic e-challans registered before May 2026 and specific Transport Department cases. Vehicle owners have a 20-day window to clear their dues at half the prescribed penalty. The discount applies from June 21 to July 10 and is eligible for police e-challan violations and pending Transport Department cases, but excludes pending vehicle tax dues.

In Koppal, all school and college students will be provided with free bus pass facilities from June 12, according to the Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation, Koppal division, Divisional Controller. Students who applied online through the Seva Sindhu portal for the 2026-27 academic year must apply through the Karnataka-1 and Grama-1 centers.

A 30-year-old man was brutally murdered by unidentified assailants in M.P. Prakash Nagar late on Saturday night, sending shockwaves through...

Hampi has witnessed the revival of another significant religious and heritage monument with the reopening of the Varada Vinayaka Temple for devotees after nearly 15 years. The development has been welcomed by pilgrims, heritage enthusiasts, and local residents who had long sought access to the historic shrine.

A five-year-old male leopard died after being hit by an unknown vehicle on National Highway-50 near Mariyammanahalli, according to Kaushik Dalwai, Hospet Range Forest Officer. This incident occurred on Tuesday night. The forest area from Thimmalapur in the Hospet sub-division to Shivapura is home to leopards and other animals, Dalwai informed. In the last four years, five leopards and one bear have lost their lives on this national highway, he added.