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Karnataka: Chicken shop owner assaulted for not selling non-halal meat
Shivamogga: A chicken shop owner has been reportedly assaulted by right-wing goons in Bhadravathi city of Shivamogga District, Karnataka. The goons who are the regular customers of the shop have demanded non-halal…
- Bangalore
Death of student appearing for SSLC exam triggers debate in Karnataka
Mysuru: The death of a student appearing for the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC, Class 10) examination due to heart attack has triggered a debate in Karnataka over the ‘inhuman’ and ‘negligent’…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Seven teachers suspended for allowing Hijab-clad girls inside exam hall
Bengaluru: Seven teachers who were on examination duty have been suspended for allowing Hijab-clad girls to appear for the exam. The teachers were on the duty at CS Patil girls high school…
- Bangalore
Karnataka not to take over madrasas, will retain lesson on Tipu Sultan
Bengaluru: Karnataka Education Minister B.C. Nagesh has clarified that there is no proposal before the government to take over Madrasas, where minority Muslim students study. “We have not discussed anything with Chief…
- India
Another BJP legislator disapproves of curbs on non-Hindu traders during fairs in temples
Bengaluru: In possible signs of dissent in the ruling party, another Karnataka BJP legislator has expressed his disapproval over incidents of denial of permission to non-Hindu traders and vendors to carry on…
- Top Stories
Clamp down on hate politics in Karnataka: Intellectuals write to CM
Prominent citizens and intellectuals have written to Karnataka Chief Minister B S Bommai to clamp down on the rising incidents of hate and communal politics in the state. In a letter, the…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru father-daughter death case: 2 officers held, later released on bail
Bengaluru: Two officers attached to the Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) were arrested, but released the same day by the Karnataka Police in connection with the electric transformer blast case in which…
- India
ANI called out for clicking pictures of school girls removing burqa
Fact checker and co-founder of Alt News, Mohammed Zubair on Monday, called out the multi-media news agency ANI for following school girls in Bengaluru to click their pictures while removing the Burka…
- India
Karnataka BJP MLA stands up for Muslim traders, says won’t allow boycott
Belagavi: Amid the call to boycott Muslim traders near temples, BJP legislator from Belagavi Anil Benake on Monday said that he will not let economic apartheid be imposed on Muslim merchants. The…
- Hate Crime
Karnataka: Right-wing group calls for boycott of Halal products
Karnataka: Adding to the growing Islamophobia that has engulfed Karnataka in recent months, a video by a member of the Hindu Jana Jagruti is calling for boycott of all halal products in…
- India
Hijab ban: Karnataka Board SSLC exams begin on Monday
Hubli: Amidst the ongoing hijab controversy in Karnataka, the SSLC exams for class 10th was conducted by the Karnataka board. Around 8.73 lakh students are appearing for the exams. As per the…
- India
Karnataka SSLC exams: Hijab clad invigilator suspended
Bengaluru: First day of the SSLC (Class 10) exams was conducted peacefully across Karnataka amid hijab row. Most of the students gave their exams in uniform and only a few abstained and…
- Bangalore
Hijab ban: 8.73 lakh students to appear for exams in Karnataka
Bengaluru: It is going to be a litmus test for the Bommai-led BJP government in Karnataka as 8.73 lakh students will appear for the crucial SSLC (Class 10) exams from Monday amid the…
- Crime
Woman jailed for wishing Pakistanis on Republic Day via WhatsApp
Bagalkot: A Muslim woman in Bagalkot, Karnataka, found herself in jail after wishing people through WhatsApp status on Pakistan’s Republic Day, March 23. Kuthma Sheikh, 25, shared a picture that said “celebrating…
- India
Karnataka: As election year nears, state sees deepening of communal divide
Bengaluru: Karnataka is witnessing unprecedented communal polarization before the next Assembly elections scheduled for May 2023. Analysts have raised concerns that it is the first time in the 75 years of the post-independence…
