Karnataka
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Statue unveiling: Slugfest in political circles over invitation to former PM
Bengaluru: A slugfest over inviting leaders of the Opposition parties for the unveiling of a statue of Bengaluru’s founder Nadaprabhu Kempegowda has erupted in Karnataka. The differences were over the protocol allegedly…
- India
Karnataka Congress MLA promises 100-ft statue of Tipu Sultan in Mysuru
Mysore: Karnataka Congress MLA Tanveer Sait on Thursday promised a 100 feet statue of Tipu Sultan in Srirangapatna of Karnataka’s Mysuru. Sait, who was elected MLA from Narasimharaja constituency, said the statue…
- India
After AIMIM, Sri Ram Sene celebrates Kanakadasa Jayanti at Hubbali Idgah Maidan
Hubbali: Sri Ram Sene workers on Friday celebrated the Kanakadasa Jayanti at Hubballi Idgah Maidan in Karnataka. This came after Sri Ram Sena submitted a memorandum seeking permission to celebrate Kanakadasa Jayanti…
- News
Lingayat Mutt sex scandal gets intriguing; victim’s mother arrested
Chitradurga: Karnataka Police have arrested the mother of the minor victim in second POCSO case against Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru. The arrest has been made in a case alleging conspiracy against…
- India
Karnataka: Siddaramaiah levels corruption charges against BJP Govt
Bengaluru: Congress leader Siddaramaiah has Friday accused Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government in Karnataka of involving in corrupt practices. Former chief minister Siddaramaiah levelled serious allegations of corruption against the BJP government in…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC acquits all accused in 2012 RTI activist murder case
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has acquitted all the 12 accused in a case relating to the murder of RTI activist and editor of ‘Maha Prachanda’ newspaper Lingaraju back in 2012 citing…
- Bangalore
PM inaugurates swanky Terminal-2 of Bengaluru airport
Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the glitzy Terminal-2 of the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru. The new eco-friendly terminal in which bamboo has been extensively used has been…
- India
Karnataka BJP leader says Tipu’s struggle against British can’t be sidelined
Bengaluru: Amid threats from Hindu groups and the BJP government’s disinterest, Tipu Sultan Jayanti was celebrated in various parts of Karnataka on Thursday. Members of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) celebrated…
- India
Bengaluru: Comedian Vir Das’ show cancelled after Hindu right-wing group objects
Comedian Vir Das’ stand-up show was cancelled after objections raised by the Hindu right-wing group Hindu Janajagruthi Samiti (HJS) The Right-wing organisation on Monday filed a police complaint against actor-comedian Vir Das…
- Hate Crime
Karnataka Idgah row: Sri Ram Sena chief taken into preventive custody in Mysuru
Right-wing organisation Sri Ram Sena’s chief Pramod Muthalik was taken into preventive custody by the police on Thursday. He and his men tried to protest against the civic body’s decision who granted…
- India
Lingayat mutt sex scandal: Ex-administrator surrenders
Chitradurga: In an interesting development in connection with Chitradurga Lingayat Mutt sex scandal, S.K. Basavarajan, former administration of the mutt, surrendered before the Chitradurga Rural Police on Thursday. Meanwhile, Odanadi NGO, which…
- India
“Don’t judge a judge…” Bar association slams Owaisi
New Delhi: The All India Bar Association (AIBA) has slammed lawyer turned politician Asaduddin Owaisi for criticising the choice of Justice Rituraj Awasthi as the Chairperson of the Law Commission of India,…
- India
Lingayat mutt sex scandal: Audio of victim being ‘tutored’ against seer surfaces
Chitradurga: The Karnataka Police have booked an FIR in connection with “tutoring and provoking” victims to file a case of sexual harassment against rape accused Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru. The in-charge seer of…
- News
Karnataka cop’s house robbed at gunpoint, son critical
Chikkaballapur: In a shocking incident, a gang of five robbers barged into the house of an assistant police sub-inspector (ASI), shot his son and looted gold jewellery and cash in the Paresandra…
- India
Karnataka Congress leader withdraws ‘Hindu’ remark following backlash
Following a significant uproar and criticism from the state’s ruling BJP, Karnataka Congress leader Satish Jarkiholi today withdrew his remarks on the word “Hindu” and apologised. Jarkiholi, who is Secretary of Karnataka…
