Kalaburagi

Kalaburagi,

formerly

Gulbarga

(gŭl`bərgä), city (1991 pop. 310,920), Karnataka state, S central India. It is along the route from Mumbai to Chennai. The city is a cotton-trading hub, with all facets of cotton-processing occurring there. There are also manufactures in flour, oil, and paint. Kalaburagi, a district administrative center, was the capital (1347–1432) of the Muslim Bahmani kingdom and is the site of the tomb of Firuz Shah Bahmani. The large 13th-century mosque is modeled after that in Córdoba, Spain.
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Summary: Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], Sep 1 (ANI): Around 22 female hostellers of Gulbarg Institute of Medical Sciences in Kalaburagi were admitted to hospital this week following symptoms of Diptheria.
Karnataka: 22 female medical students hospitalised following Diptheria symptoms
Summary: Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): The Kalaburagi City Corporation has introduced doorstep payment of taxes, whereby, municipal corporation employees visit houses and undertake a door-to-door collection of dues electronically and people are no longer required to visit the corporation office.
Kalabuargi City Corporation introduces EDC device for tax collection
Summary: Kalaburagi (Karnataka)[India], Jun 12 (ANI): At least two people were killed and two others were injured after their car turned and flipped near Kadaganchi village here on Wednesday.
2 dead, 3 injured after car overturns in Kalaburagi
Summary: Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], Jun 09 (ANI): Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences in Kalaburagi is facing an acute shortage of anti-rabies vaccine due to a shortage in drug supply, an official said on Saturday.
Gulbarga Medical Institute facing acute shortage of anti-rabies vaccine
Summary: Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], June 3 (ANI): At least five were killed and one was injured after being struck by lightning in Kalburagi district on Monday, said police.
Karnataka: Five dead after being struck by lightning in Kalaburagi
Summary: Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], June 1 (ANI): At least three people were killed and four others sustained injuries after the roof of the house they were living in collapsed due to rain in Kalaburagi on Saturday, police said.
K'taka: 3 dead, 4 injured as roof collapses due to rain in Kalaburagi

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