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Karnataka: Hindu bodies to launch campaign against ‘Azan’
Bengaluru: Hindu organisations in Karnataka are all set to carry out door-to-door campaigns against ‘Azan’ from Saturday across the state. The campaign will be kick-started from Shivanahalli Circle in Rajajinagar locality of Bengaluru.…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: MLA warns of legal action against girls insisting on hijab
Bengaluru: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Karnataka’s Udupi on Friday termed the attempt of two girl students to attend the Class 12 exams wearing hijab as a deliberate attempt to…
- Bangalore
Amid ‘halal’ meat controversy in Karnataka, PETA India pitches ‘Go Vegan’ message
Bengaluru: Even as the battle over ‘halaal’ and ‘jhatka’ meat simmers on in Karnataka, animal rights organisation PETA India is saying ‘go vegan’ instead. Amid the clamour from some quarters for boycotting…
- India
After Hijab, Karnataka set to implement law on Azaan
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is all set to strictly implement the law in connection with Azaan. The move is likely to add to the existing social unrest in the state. Karnataka Chief…
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Hijab ban: Two of the petitioners denied entry to class 12 exams
Udupi: Two hijab petitioners, who began the hijab protest which turned into a major crisis in the state and went on to become an international issue, were on Friday sent back for insisting…
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Loudspeaker row: Everyone should abide by law, says Karnataka CM
Kalaburagi: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said the government will implement the orders of the courts on regulating the use of loudspeakers in mosques and everyone should abide by the…
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Shootout during KGF 2 screening; police form teams to nab miscreant
Haveri: Karnataka police have formed two special teams on Thursday to nab a miscreant who opened fire in the theatre while watching blockbuster ‘KGF: Chapter 2’, severely injuring a 27-year-old youth in…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru: Kejriwal interacts with party workers ahead of Karnataka elections
Bengaluru: Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday reached Karnataka to attend an event on Thursday. Kejriwal will also hold a meeting with the party-state unit…
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Karnataka youth held for indulging in a communal flare up using foreign SIM
Dakshina Kannada: Karnataka Police said on Thursday that they have arrested a 20-year-old youth for posting messages to incite communal violence using a foreign SIM card. The accused, identified as Mohammad Ajmal,…
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Hubballi violence: Rioters tried to kill policemen; number of arrests rise to 126
Hubballi: Investigation into the Hubballi violence has revealed shocking details of rioters attempting to kill policemen. The number of people arrested in connection with the violence has risen to 126, police said…
- Bangalore
Panel headed by former HC judge to scrutinise tenders above Rs 50 cr: Bommai
Shivamogga: A high-level committee headed by a retired High Court Judge and comprising an economic expert and a technical expert of the concerned department has been constituted to scrutinize tenders above Rs…
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Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharat to form part of moral education in Karnataka schools
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is all set to introduce Hindu epic stories — ‘Bhagavad Gita’ and ‘Mahabharat’ — in its school curriculum from the next academic year. Though a proposal in this…
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Ruling BJP hints at adopting UP, MP model to deal with communal flare-up in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Ruling BJP government in Karnataka is mulling adopting the harsh measures of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh governments to deal with incidents of communal violence in the state. According to sources…
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Karnataka: Hijab not allowed during II PUC exams, says BC Nagesh
Bengaluru: Students wearing hijab will not be allowed to write the crucial annual II PUC examination in Karnataka, state Minister for Education B.C. Nagesh said on Tuesday. “All students must follow rules on…
- Bangalore
Amid communal tension, CM Bommai faces heat over reservation in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Along with communal unrest and tension in the state and cabinet expansion pangs, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai now has the challenge of handling the issue of assurance of reservation for…
