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Karnataka Police to grill rape accused Lingayat seer
Chitradurga:The Karnataka Police will on Saturday question rape accused Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru in connection with the sexual exploitation of minor girls. Police sources said a team of officers headed by…
- Bangalore
Will get you booted into prison: Karnataka BJP MLA tells activist
Bengaluru: An incident of Karnataka BJP MLA Arvind Limbavali threatening a woman activist in public that he will get her booted into the prison came to light in Bengaluru on Saturday. The…
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Karnataka: Lingayat seer sent to 5-day custody; denied hospital visit
Chitradurga: In a major development in connection with the sex scandal involving Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, a court in Karnataka on Friday has sent the seer accused of raping minor girls…
- Bangalore
Twitter ‘deliberately’ defiant to laws of the land: Centre to Karnataka HC
Bengaluru: The Centre has told the Karnataka High Court that Twitter “deliberately” remained non-compliant and defiant to the laws of the land and that the social media giant has no role to…
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Lingayat sex scandal: Bommai says police given full freedom
Chitradurga: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Friday that the state police have been given full freedom to handle the sex scandal case involving Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru. Talking to…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Sri Murugha Mutt pontiff sent to 14-day judicial custody
Chitradurga: The chief pontiff of Sri Murugha Mutt, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru was on Friday sent to 14-day judicial custody in the case of sexual assault of minor girls. He was brought to…
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Karnataka: Teacher burns private part of Dalit toddler for urinating
In a disturbing incident reported from Karnataka recently, an Anganwadi teacher burnt the private part of a student for frequently urinating in his pants. The incident occurred in Tumkur district, where a…
- Bangalore
Karnataka, UP share strong ties: Yogi Adityanath
Bengaluru: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who visited Bengaluru on Thursday, said that Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh share strong ties. The UP Chief Minister was addressing a gathering after inaugurating the…
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Karnataka: Muslim man thrashed for befriending Hindu girl, 9 held
Dakshina Kannada: Karnataka Police have arrested nine students in connection with thrashing of a Muslim student for developing a friendship with a Hindu girl in Sullia Police station limits in Dakshina Kannada…
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Mutt sex scandal: Karnataka court defers seer’s bail plea hearing to Friday
Chitradurga: A local court here on Thursday adjourned to Friday the hearing on bail plea of the accused seer Dr Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru in the Lingayat mutt sex scandal case. The Second…
- Bangalore
Statewide protest call over police inaction against rape accused Karnataka seer
Bengaluru: Dalit and student organizations and others have given a statewide protest call against the ruling BJP and the Karnataka police on September 2, condemning the inaction against rape accused Lingayat seer…
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Karnataka min booked after family alleges threats, attempts suicide over land feud
A case has been registered against Karnataka Tourism, Ecology and Environment Minister Anand Singh for allegedly threatening a family, whose members later attempted to immolate themselves, over a land dispute, police said…
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Karnataka: Ganesh idol installed at Idgah Maidan in Hubballi
Hubballi: Lord Ganpati idol was installed at Idgah Maidan in Hubballi-Dharwad on Wednesday after the Karnataka High Court upheld authorities’ decision to allow the celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi at the ground. The…
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Karnataka HC allows Ganesh Puja at Hubballi’s Idgah Maidan
Karnataka High Court on Tuesday night refused to interfere with authorities’ decision to allow Ganesh Chaturthi to be celebrated at the Hubbali’s Idgah Maidan in Karnataka. At 10 p.m., Justice Ashok S…
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Dalit outfits hold protest demanding arrest of Karnataka seer accused of sexual abuse
Chitradurga (Karnataka): Dalit organisations staged a protest here on Tuesday, demanding the immediate arrest of Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the chief pontiff of Murugha Math, who has been booked under the POCSO Act…
