Mandya, Jan 18 (IANS): The Karnataka High Court has issued a notice to the state and central governments regarding a petition that questions the illegal operation of a madrasa on the premises of a historical mosque in Srirangapatna town of Mandya district. The division bench, headed by Chief

Bengaluru, Jan 16 (IANS): At least six persons were injured and five houses damaged due to an LPG cylinder blast in Bengaluru on Tuesday, police said. According to the police, the condition of two injured persons is said to be critical. They have been transferred to Victoria Hospital. The

Mandya, Jan 15 (IANS): An elopement case involving a Muslim boy and a 15-year-old Hindu girl took a communal turn with Hindu activists alleging it to be a case of 'love jihad' on Monday. The incident was reported in K.R. Patna police station in Mandya district. The parents of the gir

Kalaburagi, Jan 15 (IANS): Karnataka Police filed an FIR against a headmistress on Monday for making students clean the school toilet in Kalaburagi district of the state. The police filed an FIR against Johar Jabeena, headmistress of the Moulana Azad Model English School on a complaint by th

Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS): Amid speculation whether his son and former chief minister H. D. Kumaraswamy will get a berth in Union cabinet if BJP wins the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, JD(S) founder H. D. Deve Gowda on Saturday said he does not know what is on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mind.

Bengaluru, Jan 10 (IANS): The family of the four-year-old, Chinmay, murdered by his startup CEO mother in Goa, was preparing for the last rites at the Harishchandra Ghat here on Wednesday after which the Goa Police will question his father, said sources. Venkataramana, the father, arrived fr

Kalaburagi, Jan 9 (IANS): Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said here that there will not be any more deputy chief minister posts in Karnataka, adding that there was no proposal before the high command in this regard. He was reacting to the demands of some party leaders in Kar

Bengaluru, Jan 9 (IANS): Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that people should stop going to those temples which don't allow them inside. Speaking at a book release programme organised by Savita Samaj at Gandhi Bhavan in Bengaluru, Siddaramaiah said, “Social reformer from

Bengaluru (Karnataka), January 8, 2024 (ANI): State-owned oil company ONGC has commenced "first oil" production from Krishna Godavari Deep-Water Block 98/2 in the Bay of Bengal, marking new crude discovery in the country. The place where the oil is extracted is 30 kilometres off the coa

Chamarajanagar, Jan 6 (IANS): Pointing to Maharashtra crisis when Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA govement was toppled, Karnataka BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra said on Saturday that anytime the state assembly election can be held in the state. . He further underlined that he needed the support of t

Bengaluru, Jan 5 (IANS): Following BJP’s criticism against arresting Kar Sevak Srikanth Poojari, Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Friday said that he not facing 16 cases now. “There were 16 cases registered against Poojari but I have never said that he is facing 16 case

Bengaluru, Jan 5 (IANS): Former Prime Minister and national President of JD(S) H.D. Deve Gowda on Friday said that under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, his party is determined to see Congress era end in Karnataka. Addressing a press conference here, Deve Gowda said this while answering

Bengaluru, Jan 4 (IANS): Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara stated on Thursday in Bengaluru that the Congress Government would not let incidents like the Godhra carnage take place in the state. Commenting on the controversial statement by Congress MLC, CBK Hariprasad that a Godhra-lik

Ramanagar, Jan 4 (IANS): Congress MLA Iqbal Ansari stated on Thursday that he was a Ram bhakt and would organise the Ramotsav ceremony in Ramanagar with all devotion. Speaking to reporters in Channapatna town, Ansari stated, “I am also a devotee of Lord Ram. I worship all gods. From childho

Bengaluru, Dec 30 (IANS): Two more police complaints were filed on Saturday against Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat -- a top RSS functionary in Karnataka -- for derogatory remarks against Muslim women and praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi for banning Triple Talaq. The two complaints were filed b

Bengaluru, Dec 28 (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minister on Thursday said that Hindu and Hindutva were different. Addressing the 139th Congress Foundation Day at Bharat Jodo auditorium in Bengaluru, the CM said, “Don’t we worship Ram? Haven’t we built Ram Mandirs in our villages?

Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court on Thursday quashed the petition seeking prohibition on New Year celebration in Bengaluru in the wake of the spike in the Covid-19 and JN.1 variant cases. The PIL was submitted by senior advocate N.P. Amrutesh. The Division Bench headed by Justice R. Nataraj and K.V.

Hubballi, Dec 27 (IANS): Karnataka Minister for RDPR, IT, and BT, Priyank Kharge, stated on Wednesday that the nation is not being run according to the Bhagavad Gita, Quran, and Bible and stirred a controversy. Speaking in Hubballi, Kharge emphasised: "The country is being run as per th