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Heavy Protest in state against Tipu Jayanthi, several BJP Leaders arrested

Bhatkallys News Service/ Ismail Zaorez Shabab Mangaluru: Heavy protest came in against the Tipu Jayanti Celebration in Mangaluru by right wing organizations like Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal activists. The District administration celebrated Tipu Jayanthi at Zilla Panchayath auditorium on

Jet to fly to Singapore from Bengaluru daily

Leading private carrier Jet Airways will operate a daily service to Singapore from here from December 14 to expand its connectivity in the Asean region, the airline said on Monday. “The new flight is introduced to meet the demand for a direct flight to Singapore from business travellers across sout

Karnataka CM meets Theresa May, seeks review of British immigration policy

Bengaluru, 9 Nov 2016: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday urged British Prime Minister Theresa May to review the new immigration policy and relax visa rules for Indian techies and students pursuing higher studies in Britain. “I request you to review the new policy and restore the 20,8

BJP to scale up protests against “Tipu Jayanti”

Bengaluru: Upping the ante against Congress government over the celebrations of “Tipu Jayanti”, Karnataka BJP President B S Yeddyurappa today asked the party cadre to scale up the protests against it on November 10 when the event will be held. Speaking at an “anti-Tipu Jayanti” rally here, as the

Siddaramaiah is most arrogant CM ever: Prasad

Mysuru: Former revenue minister V Srinivas Prasad launched a scathing attack on the chief minister at Swabhimana Samavesha in Nanjangud on Tuesday. Prasad, who was dropped in June's cabinet reshuffle, compared Siddaramaiah with the 14th century Delhi sultan, Mohammad-Bin-Tughluq, and said he's the m

British PM visiting Bengaluru on Tuesday

Bengaluru: British Prime Minister Theresa May will be in this tech hub on Tuesday on the last leg of her maiden three-day official visit to India starting Sunday, an official said. “May has a busy schedule during her day-long visit on Tuesday as she will participate in as many as five events soon

BJP worker found dead in mysterious circumstances in Mysuru

Mysuru: A BJP worker, who is also a RSS activist, was found dead in mysterious circumstances near Magali in Mysuru district with his family and the party alleging that it was a murder. The body of Magali Ravi, in his early 30’s, with head injuries was found last night, police said, suspecting tha

PFI Bengaluru Head arrested in Connection with RSS Member murder

The Bangalore district head of Popular Front of India, Azim Sheriff, was arrested on Wednesday night in connection with the murder of RSS activist Rudresh in October. Azim is allegedly associated with Irfan Pasha who was earlier arrested in connection with the case. During interrogation, some suspe

Tipu Sultan a secular warrior, says Congress

Bengaluru [India]: The Congress Party on Friday asserted that Mysore king Tipu Sultan was a secular warrior and that he had sacrificed his life for this state. Congress leader N.A Harris said, “If you were the king, then Mysore Maharaja would not have been there. These people have forgetting the

Don’t insult Hijab; Hindu girls too can observe ‘burqa’: Karnataka Education Minister

Bengaluru: Criticising the Sangh Parivar affiliates decision to not allow girl students to wear hijab, Karnataka Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayaraddi, has said that ‘hijab’ should not be identified with any religion. “It is a culture. Anyone can observe Hijab or wear a Burqa. There is no

No corruption in steel flyover project, says Siddaramaiah

Mangaluru: Denying allegations that corruption was done in the Rs 1,761 crore steel flyover project in Bengaluru, the construction of which was stayed by the Green Tribunal, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today said there was total transparency in the project. Talking to reporters here, he

Passengers robbed in Bengaluru-Delhi Rajdhani Express

Miscreants stole half a dozen mobile phones, jewelleries and cash worth lakhs of rupees from passengers on Bengaluru – Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express here, early on Tuesday. According to the complaint filed by some passengers of 22691 Rajdhani Express, the incident occurred between Agra

What is the use of celebrating Tipu Jayanti?: Karnataka HC's poser to state govt

BENGALURU: The Karnataka high court will take up on Thursday the hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the controversial move of the state government to celebrate the birth anniversary of Tipu Sultan, former ruler of princely state of Mysuru. The PIL is filed by one K P Manjun

CBI court acquits Yeddyurappa, 13 others in mining case

In a relief to the former Karnataka Chief Minister and State BJP president, B.S.Yeddyurapppa, a special court for CBI cases on Wednesday acquitted him of all the charges in a case of allegedly showing favour to two mining companies and receiving illegal gratification from them through Prerana Trust,

If want to remain in India, follow Sri Ram, not Prophet (PBUH): VHP leader tells Muslims

Mangaluru: A senior leader of VHP has assured Indian Muslims of complete protection if they “revert” to Hindu dharma by leaving Islam, reports Coastaldigest.com. The VHP joint secretary Surendra Kumar Jain speaking at the ‘Hindu Jaya Ghosh’ meeting held on Sunday as a part of the valedictory of t

Bengaluru: RSS protests activist’s murder; prohibitory orders in 4 areas

Bengaluru: BJP and RSS workers on Monday staged a protest here against the gruesome murder of a local RSS functionary and demanded a fair probe into the case and immediate arrest of the culprits. Rudresh, a 35-year old RSS worker, was hacked to death by two motorcycle-borne men who struck him wit

Muslim groups enter agitation mode against UCC

Led by Tahreek Muslim Shabban president Mohammed Mushtaq Mallik, several prominent religious organisations including Jamaat-e-Islami, Jamiatul-Ulema Hind, Jamiatul Mashaiqeen among others, held a series of meetings across Telangana and parts of Karnataka in protest against proposed Uniform Civil Cod

Ivory worth crores found in 'haunted' Belagavi den

BELAGAVI: A police raid on a “haunted house” in the heart of Belagavi city has led to the discovery of a huge stash of ivory, horns, nails and skin of animals, worth crores of rupees. Acting on specific information, the CCIB police on Tuesday raided the house at Shettigalli in Market police station