Karnataka
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Key PFI, SDPI activists held during NIA raids in Karnataka
Bengaluru: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday raided the offices of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and Popular Front of India (PFI) and residences of their key office-bearers in Karnataka, detaining…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Procedure to ban SDPI, PFI permanently has begun, says state Home Minister
Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnendra stated on Thursday that the procedure to impose a permanent ban on PFI and SDPI, that have been giving tacit support to terrorist organisations, has begun at…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Police arrest two in ‘PayCM’ posters row
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Police have arrested two persons in connection with the ‘PayCM posters’ row that caused severe embarrassment to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and the ruling BJP. Police sources stated that…
- India
Video: Dalit family replaces Hindu Gods with Ambedkar after being fined 60K
A Dalit family in Karnataka’s Koppal district replaced pictures of Hindu deities in their home with photographs of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar after it was fined Rs 60,000 because it’s child entered…
- Bangalore
Karnataka woman files dowry case, husband gives ‘supari’ to kill her
Bengaluru: Karnataka Police have arrested a man and three others in connection with giving ‘supari’ or contract to a gang to kill his wife, who had lodged a dowry case against him,…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Anti-Conversion Bill all set to be implemented
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is all set to implement the controversial Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021 popularly known as the anti-conversion bill in the state. The bill,…
- India
Karnataka: FIR against 300 unknown men for disrupting Ganesh procession
An FIR has been registered against 300-500 unknown persons, mainly belonging to the Muslim community, for allegedly disrupting a Ganesh Chaturthi procession in Ranebennur village of Haveri district, Karnataka. According to police,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: UoH signs MoU with Centre for e-Governance, Govt of Karnataka
Hyderabad: The School of Computer and Information Sciences (SCIS), University of Hyderabad (UoH), entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre for e-Governance (CeG), Government of Karnataka, on Wednesday. The…
- Bangalore
Anti-conversion bill passed in Karnataka assembly
Bengaluru: Amid opposition Congress’ protest and walkout, Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed the “anti-conversion bill”, passed by the Legislative Council last week with minor amendments, seeking to replace the ordinance that…
- India
NIA joins Shivamogga police to probe IS-linked terror module: Karnataka HM
Bengaluru: A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrived here and joined the Karnataka police to probe the Islamic State-linked terror module busted two days ago. Syed Yasin (21), an…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru: ‘PayCM’ posters target CM Bommai over corruption
Posters of “PayCM” featuring Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai’s photograph appeared in various parts of the city on Wednesday. They were similar to advertisements for the electronic wallet Paytm. Basavaraj Bommai’s face…
- India
Burden of promise weighing heavily on ruling BJP as leaders who came aboard unhappy
Bengaluru: The ruling BJP in Karnataka is a worried lot as those who switched over to its fold from other parties have expressed their unhappiness over the treatment meted out to them…
- Bangalore
Pallu and hijab are same, they are part of India’s culture and history: Karnataka JDS Chief
Bengaluru: Karnataka JD(S) President C M Ibrahim on Tuesday drew comparisons between ‘pallu’ (loose end of a sari, worn over one’s shoulder or head by women) and the hijab and said they…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Only 17% of housing units completed in for urban poor under govt schemes: CAG report
Bengaluru: Identifying deficiencies in the implementation of housing schemes in Karnataka, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has said that the Housing Department has only completed 88,395 dwelling units (DUs),…
- India
Hijab row: Karnataka order on uniform ‘religion neutral’, says govt; blames PFI for trouble
New Delhi: The Karnataka government order that kicked up a row over hijab was “religion neutral”, the state government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday, launching a strong defence of the state…
