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BJP to blame for unrest in coastal Karnataka: Minister

Bengaluru: In the wake of BJP protests over the death of a young man, Karnataka Home Minister R. Ramalinga Reddy on Tuesday blamed the opposition party for disturbing peace in the coastal region of the southern state. “The BJP’s state leaders are trying to provoke violence in the coastal towns (K

Paresh Mesta murder case: Cong. accuses BJP of creating violence

Bengaluru (Karnataka): After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took out ‘Raj Bhavan Chalo’ march demanding National Investigation Agency (NIA) led probe in murder case of youth activist Paresh Mesta, Karnataka Congress Chief Dinesh Gundu Rao on Tuesday accused the party of creating violence in the st

Upgraded Hubballi airport opened in Karnataka

Hubballi (Karnataka): Civil Aviation Minister P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Tuesday unveiled the upgraded airport in Karnataka’s second-largest city to enhance connectivity from the region to other parts of the state and the country. Hubballi Airport has been included in the second phase of Udan (re

Irony of India: ‘If a Muslim kills a Hindu, he is dubbed as terrorist, if a Hindu kills a Muslim he is dubbed as nationalist’

Bangalore: These days, communal elements are spreading false rumours against Hazrat Tipu Sultan Shaheed in Karnataka. Tipu Sultan was the first Indian to sacrifice his life to save the country from the slavery of Britishers. He was the first martyr of freedom struggle. Those who are spewing venom ag

Bengaluru metro rail to connect city with airport

Bengaluru: Bengaluru metro rail would connect the international airport at Devanahalli to the city to ferry thousands of air passengers daily by 2021, said a Karnataka Minister on Monday. “The state cabinet has approved the detailed project report to build the 30 km line between Nagawara on the c

Karnataka likely to stop reimbursing school fee of RTE quota students

Bengaluru (Karnataka): Under pressure to save government schools from closure, Karnataka government may do away with the fee reimbursement scheme. It was implemented under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009. Under RTE, the state government pays the fees of unde

Journalist Ravi Belagere’s judicial custody extended

Bengaluru (Karnataka): A Bengaluru Court on Monday extended the judicial custody of journalist Ravi Belagere to December 23. Belagere was arrested for allegedly plotting the murder of his colleague Sunil Heggaravalli. Earlier, on December 7, Shashidhar Ramachandra, who was arrested by the crim

BJP attacks Congress for demanding 2002 riots’ apology from PM Modi

New Delhi/Bengaluru : Hitting out at Congress for asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to “apologise in Jama Masjid” for the 2002 riots, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said those who commit mistakes only they serve an apology. “This is a shameful statement by the Congress. They apologi

ADB okays $346 mn loan to upgrade Karnataka highways

New Delhi: Asian Development Bank (ADB) will fund highway upgradation project in Karnataka for which it has approved a loan of USD 346 million, ADB said today. It said the Board of Directors has approved the loan to improve 419 km of state highways by upgrading them to two and four-lane with pave

A Few BJP Leaders “Behaving Like ISIS”: Karnataka Home Minister

BENGALURU: Karnataka Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy has stoked a controversy with his remarks that a few BJP leaders were behaving like terror group ISIS. “I never called all the BJP leaders terrorists. I said only a few BJP leaders are behaving like ISIS,” Mr Reddy said. He was asked about his

Won’t allow communal violence in Karnataka ahead of assembly: CM

New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said his government will not allow communal violence in the state even if the BJP tried hard for the same ahead of the assembly polls. His comments come in the wake of the arrest of BJP MP Pratap Simha near Mysuru, ahead of a Hamnuman Jayanti

NIA Court frames charges against 3 in Mysuru blast case

BENGALURU: A special NIA court in Bengaluru on Monday framed charges against three accused in the last year’s Mysuru court blast case. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in May filed a charge sheet in the special NIA court against Nainar Abbas Ali alias Appas Ali alias Library Abbas (28), M

Would sue Yeddyurappa for calling me ‘commission agent’: Karnataka minister

Bengaluru: Karnataka Water Resources?Minister M B Patil on Friday said he would take legal action against state BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa for reportedly calling him a “commission agent” in the state government. “I have consulted legal experts regarding former chief? minister Yeddyurappa calling m

About 10,000 apartment residents hold rally against STP rule in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: As many as 10,000 apartment dwellers under the banner of Bengaluru Apartments’ Federation today held a silent rally against notices issued by the city water supply and sewerage board to comply with rules on installing Sewage Treatment Plants in apartment complexes. BAF General Secretar

CM ‘misusing power’, says Yeddyurappa

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State unit president B. S. Yeddyurappa said on Monday that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was making plans to lay foundation stones to 519 developmental projects worth Rs. 2,468 crore in North Karnataka just three months ahead of Assembly polls only to influence voters.

NCRB data shows nearly 28% jump in major crimes in Bengaluru

Whether it is murder, robbery or cases of rioting and destroying public property, most major crimes have increased in Bengaluru, according to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data for the last year. The report, which was released on Thursday, shows that the city has leapfrogged Mumbai to take

BJP habitual of raking up Ram Temple issue amid polls: Kharge

Bengaluru : Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) always rake the Ram temple issue amid elections. Kharge’s statement came after BJP leader Subramanian Swamy announced that the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya will commence soon and devotees will

BJP leaders are in touch withme seeking to join Cong.: CM

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has asserted that no Congress leader would join the BJP and claimed that several BJP leaders were in touch with him expressing their desire to join the Congress. Addressing a gathering during the centenary celebration of Basaveshwara Bank in Bagalkot on Friday, he