State news
Another student held for ‘pro-Pakistan’ slogans in Bengaluru
Bengaluru/ Chikkamagaluru: At a time when people are yet to recover from the shock of seeing a young woman, Amulya, raising pro-Pakistan slogans another college student has also done it carrying a placard which read ‘Liberation to Jammu and Kashmir, Muslims, Adivasis, Dalits’ in Kannada, at an anti-
Lankesh's fate awaits you: Siddalinga Swami warns those speaking against Modi
Raichur: A case has been registered against Sri Ram Sena (SRS) working president Siddalinga Swami for provocative statement made by him at an event held in Raichur recently. Siddalinga Swami of Andola Karuneshwar Mutt threatened those speaking against PM Modi and Amit Shah saying the fate of murd
Muslim youth to be head of Lingayat math: 'Humanity is the biggest religion'
Hubballi: A 33-year-old Muslim youth is all set to become the head of a Lingayat math in Asuti village of Ron taluk in Gadag district of Karnataka. Influenced by the preachings of 12th century social reformer Basavanna, Deewan Sharief Rahimansab Mulla received sanyasa deeksha in November last yea
KSRTC to provide free bus services to SSLC students during examination
Bengaluru: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has announced that it will provide free bus services for the students appearing for SSLC Examination that will begin in the state on March 27. The students will be allowed to travel between their residence and the allotted examination
Software giant SAP shuts India offices after 2 B’luru employees test positive for H1N1
Bengaluru: SAP has said two of its employees in Bengaluru have tested positive for H1N1 virus and as a precautionary measure, it has closed offices in Bengaluru, Gurugram and Mumbai for extensive sanitisation. The employees based in these locations have been asked to work from home, the German te
Bidar cops form two teams to nab president of Bidar school
Bidar: While the headmistress of Shaheen Urdu Primary School in Bidar and the woman of a pupil who staged a play critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are out on bail, the president of the school, Abdul Qadeer, and four other members of the management are still on the run. Police have slapped
Poet, journo held over recital of anti-CAA poem at govt function in Karnataka
Bengaluru: A poet and a journalist have been arrested in connection with recital of a poem against CAA and NRC at a government sponsored function in Koppal district of Karnataka last month, police said on Wednesday. The arrests were made based on a complaint from a BJP functionary alleging that S
Bengaluru lawyers challenge Hubballi Bar Assoc’s refusal to represent Kashmiri students
A petition was filed in the Karnataka High Court by advocates from Bengaluru led by BT Venkatesh challenging the resolution passed by the Hubballi Bar Association barring its members from appearing for three Kashmiri students charged with sedition. The petition was filed by senior advocate BT Ven
Mangaluru: Serial killer 'Cyanide Mohan' gets lifer in 19th murder case
Mangaluru: Notorious serial killer ‘Cyanide’ Mohan has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a court here for the murder of a 23-year old woman from Kasaragod district of Kerala in 2006, the 19th of the 20 murder cases slapped against him. Sixth additional district and sessions court judge Sayee
After AP and Telangana, Karnataka state transport staff to go on hunger strike
Bengaluru: Employees of all divisions of state-run road transport corporations in Karnataka, including the Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), are likely to participate in a one-day hunger strike on February 20. Their demand is
Karnataka sets up helpline (104) for coronavirus assistance
Bengaluru: With the detection of three positive cases of Covid-19 virus (coronavirus) in neighbouring Kerala, the Karnataka Department of Family and Welfare has issued an advisory to health advisories. On Sunday evening the department set up an exclusive helpline 104, Arogya Sahayavani, for pers
Huballi: Arrested Kashmiri students who raised pro-Pakistan slogans, attacked in court premises
Hubballi: Three Kashmiri engineering students who were on Monday re-arrested for raising pro-Pakistan slogans on Saturday were assaulted in the court premises here when they were reportedly being produced before magistrate. The three students – Aamir, Basith and Talib – were initially arrested on
Nine killed as private bus hits massive boulder in Karnataka’s Udupi
Nine people were killed after a private bus collided with a large roadside boulder in Udupi district in Karnataka on Saturday, the police said. The accident took place on Saturday evening, at around 5.45 pm, on the Mulnur Ghat at Abbas Kattingeri in Mala village, while the bus was on its way to Mang
14 years after murder conviction, man becomes medic
Kalaburagi: Subhash Tukaram Patil from Bhosaga village, Afzalpur taluk convicted of murder and jailed for life has become an MBBS graduate after 14 years in jail. Subhash was convicted of murdering excise contractor Ashok Guthedar at Bengaluru in 2002 and was serving life imprisonment and was rel
Parent, school headmistress arrested for abuse of Modi in drama granted bail
Bengaluru: A court in Bidar in north Karnataka on Friday granted bail to a parent and the headmistress of a school, arrested in the “sedition case" for their alleged involvement in staging a drama, portraying Prime Minister Narendra Modi in poor light in connection with CAA and NRC. Principal Dis
Police rejects reports of involvement of Karnataka minister's son in accident
Bengaluru: Days after two people were killed in a car accident at a village in Ballari district, reports have emerged that a Karnataka minister's son was allegedly involved in it even as police dismissed them. Speaking to media, Ballari Superintendent of Police C K Baba ruled out the involvement
Jobs for Kannadigas: Statewide bandh called in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Various Kannada organizations have called for a bandh on Thursday across the state, including the capital city Bengaluru, demanding priority for Kannadigas in employment in the private sector, especially in software industry. Though differences surfaced among the groups, the protestors
Govt approves formation of new Ullal Taluk
Mangaluru: The state government has signed off the documents related to creating Ullal as a new taluk in the state on Wednesday, February 12. As per reports, nearly 90-95 percent of assembly constituency of Mangaluru assembly except for Meremajalu, Thumbe and Paudu gram Panchayat Limit in Bantwal