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Karnataka: School children’s trip to mosque takes communal turn
Chamarajnagar: Hindu bodies across Karnataka have come down heavily on the management of a school for taking students on a trip to a dargah and mosque on the eve of Bakrid in…
- Bangalore
Husband seeks alimony from working wife, Karnataka HC quashes plea
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court has quashed a man’s petition seeking permanent alimony from his working wife. “The husband with a capacity to earn does not have any right to ask for permanent…
- India
Karnataka police faces flak after separate attacks on 2 Bajrang Dal activists
Bengaluru: The two separate incidents of attack on Bajrang Dal activists in the Shivamogga district of Karnataka have raised serious questions about the police department and its failure to control such anti-social…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Idgah Maidan row: BJP should not disturb peace, says Cong
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Congress on Tuesday attacked the BJP on the Idgah Maidan row and said that peace should not be disturbed. Congress’ state chief D.K. Shivakumar said BJP and other organisations…
- India
‘Adverse’ remarks against ACB ADGP; SC asks Karnataka HC judge to defer hearing
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked Karnataka High Court judge Justice H P Sandesh, who purportedly made some adverse remarks against Anti-Corruption Bureau ADGP Seemanth Kumar Singh, to defer the…
- Bangalore
Siddaramaiah accuses Prahlad Joshi of conspiring against Yediyurappa
Bengaluru: Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Monday accused Union Minister Prahlad Joshi of conspiring against BS Yediyurappa and removing him from the Chief Minister’s chair. “BS Yediyurappa, who built the BJP in the…
- Bangalore
BJP is pro-rich: Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD(S) legislative party leader HD Kumaraswamy criticized the BJP government in Karnataka and at the Centre, saying that the ‘BJP is pro-rich and is looting people’s…
- Bangalore
Satyagraha to be launched in Karnataka against Centre’s order
Bengaluru: Theatre director, playwright and Swadeshi movement activist Prasanna Heggodu has announced a Satyagraha against the Union government’s decision ‘violating’ the existing rules on the national flag. Talking to IANS, Prasanna Heggodu…
- Bangalore
Rains continue to pound Karnataka; CM to tour to affected regions
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will, on Tuesday, embark on a two-day visit to the rain-affected areas of the state to take stock of the situation. He told the reporters that…
- Bangalore
Sugarcane farmers attempt to lay siege to Karnataka CM residence, detained
Bengaluru: Karnataka sugarcane farmers who attempted to lay siege to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommais residence in Bengaluru were detained on Monday. Thousands of sugarcane farmers had arrived in Bengaluru from across the…
- Bangalore
Gang honey-traps Karnataka man, threatens him with ‘CBI’ probe
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Police have launched a hunt for a gang which indulged in honey-trapping and extortion, claiming to be CBI officers, police said on Monday. According to police, the gang initially…
- Bangalore
Idgah Maidan row: Hindu activists to go ahead with bandh on July 12
Bengaluru: Hindu activists have decided to go ahead with the bandh plan demanding celebration of Hindu festivals at Idgah Maidan in Chamarajpet area of Bengaluru. The decision was taken even as Congress…
- India
Secularism safe in India, says Vice Prez Venkaiah Naidu
Bengaluru: Asserting that India is the most tolerant country in the world, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said secularism is safe in this country, not because of any government or party,…
- India
Karnataka: Mild tremors felt in two districts
Bengaluru: Mild tremors were felt in Karnataka’s Vijayapura and Bagalkot districts on Saturday, triggering panic among residents. The tremors were felt at 6.21 a.m. in Vijayapura city, Nagathana, Aliyabad, Ghonasagi, Kallakavatagi, Somadevarahatti, Indi…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt bends, approves Rs 132 cr for school children
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s BJP government on Friday finally approved funds for distribution of free socks and shoes for the students of government schools. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced that the approval has been given…
