Police sources said that the commissionerate procured the cameras when Pandurang Rane was the twin cities’ top cop.
HUBBALLI: Several motorists continue to drive irresponsibly, with scant regard for both their safety and that of their fellow commuters. Now, in a bid to reduce accidents on the roads of Hubballi-Dharwad, the commissionerate of the twin cities has, since February 22, started using Radar-based speed detection cameras.
In addition to helping cops enforce traffic rules more effectively, the top brass in the twin cities’ police department hopes this will make Hubballi-Dharwad roads considerably safer.
Among the many advantages of the new cameras is the marked reduction in manual intervention. Images captured by the cameras of over-speeding vehicles will automatically be uploaded to the Traffic Management Centre. A challan for the fine amount will be automatically generated, and dispatched to the owner of the vehicle.
If cars have registration numbers except KA-25 (Dharwad) and KA-63 (Hubballi), traffic police rush to them to check documents.
HUBBALLI: Vehicle owners arriving from neighbouring districts to the twin cities have alleged that traffic cops here are harassing them.
They claim that despite having all the required documents in physical or digital form, cops target them multiple times along their routes and impose a fine for even minor errors. According to motorists, while the traffic personnel turn a blind eye towards the locals, they increasingly target the owners of outstation vehicles.
Speaking to TOI, Gadag-based Jain Social Group member Gunjan Gala said his car gets checked all times at Railway Under Bridge on Gadag Road. “We keep our documents ready and we never travel without wearing the seat belt, but cops target only our cars and hardly check local cars having registration number with KA-25 of Dharwad RTO and and KA-63 of Hubballi RTO. Though some local drivers pass witho
The use of the leaf for preparing a paan on special occasions like weddings has been stopped at many places in Karnataka and also at the paan shops.
HUBBALLI: Paan shops in Karnataka have fallen silent. Paan sellers’ earnings have taken a serious hit as residents are keeping away from Calcutta paan the traditional after-meal mouth freshener.
This has resulted in a drop in sale of paan by almost 50%. West Bengal’s popular Calcutta paan, which was once sold at Rs 4 to 5, is now being sold at an all time high price of Rs 12 to 14 per betel leaf without any ingredients. Currently, for a bundle of 200 Calcutta leaves, the price is Rs 2,200 to 2,500. Earlier it was Rs 500 to 700.
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HUBBALLI: Due to the economy recovering, the ministry of industries of the state, has received and approved proposals for 4 factories, that will invest Rs 543 crore and create 540 jobs. Normally, investors prefer district headquarters or nearby places to invest in, however these investors have chosen rural areas like Raibag, Athani, Ramdurg and Nippani. Industrialists welcome this development, and term it as a boost for tier-3 cities and rural areas.
Large and medium scale industries minister Jagadish Shettar said that the proposals were approved as per Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘vocal for local’.
“As part of enabling ‘ease of doing business’ in Karnataka, we are ensuring speedy approval of proposals. Now we have approved 4 industries, to invest Rs 543.8 crore, in rural areas in Belagavi. With this, we are showcasing that the state has good potential in rural areas also,” he said.