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Belgaum: Shiva Sena organises event on border dispute

recommendations of the Mahajan Commission. The event is being organized at the Samrat Ashok circle. Large number of police personnel have been deployed near the venue to maintain law and order situation. The road leading to Basavanna Galli is closed. Belgaum border dispute is an issue raging s

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa expands Cabinet, inducts 10 Ministers

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday expanded his six-month-old Cabinet with the induction of ten Ministers. The ministers were sworn-in at a simple ceremony at Raj Bhavan with the Governor Vajubhai Vala administering oath of office and secrecy. The ten are S T Somas

Bidar case: Bengaluru lawyers protest at DGP office, want sedition charges dropped

Lawyers, child rights activists and residents of Bengaluru showed up outside the Director-General and Inspector General of Police Praveen Sood’s office on Thursday and held a silent protest condemning the police interrogation of minors in the Bidar school play case. The protesters held up several

Everything has been done as per law, says Bommai on Bidar school sedition case

Bengaluru: Reacting on the recent sedition case slapped at school authority in Bidar, Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that everything has been done as per law as the matter is extremely serious and sensitive. Addressing presspersons he said, “It is a very serious and sensitive case. Everythin

Karnataka CM launches scheme to provide govt services at your doorstep

The Karnataka government on Tuesday launched the Janasevaka scheme in a few municipal corporation wards to ensure home delivery of various services like ration cards, senior citizen identity and health cards. The scheme, which was launched by Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, will pertain to 53 ser

‘Can you identify Bangladeshi by looking at face’: Karnataka HC slams state

"By looking at the face of a person, can one be identified as being a Bangladeshi national?” questioned Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, slamming the state over the demolition of settlements in Bengaluru over suspicions that illegal Bangladeshi immigrant

Hegde sends reply to BJP leadership, denies charges against him

Bengaluru: BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde has written to the party leadership that he made no mention of Mahatma Gandhi in his speech, which has faced flak for its swipe at the Father of the Nation, and controversial remarks attributed to him are “incorrect”. BJP sources said Hegde sent a detailed reply

Cops turn up at Bidar school for fourth time, question kids over anti-CAA play

Police officers including the Deputy Superintendent of Police of Bidar district turned up at the Shaheen Primary and High School on Monday once again to question students at the school. The school management, a headmistress, and parents have been booked for sedition for staging a play against the Ci

Gehlot slams Hegde, says BJP has no regard for Mahatma Gandhi

Jaipur/Bengaluru: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday condemned BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde for reportedly calling Mahatma Gandhi-led freedom movement a “drama”, saying the BJP has no regard for the Father of the Nation. “BJP MP’s statement is condemnable. BJP leaders can afford to call f

Government appoints Praveen Sood as Chief of Karnataka police

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Friday announced the appointment of senior IPS officer Praveen Sood as the Director General and Inspector General of Police of the state. His appointment comes following Neelmani N Raju’s retirement from service. Praveen Sood, Director General of Police,

Owaisi condemns arrest of school headmistress, student's mother over school play in Karnataka

Bidar, Feb 1: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday condemned the arrest of a school headmistress and a student's mother in Karnataka for alleged involvement in staging a drama at the institution, portraying Prime Minister Narendra Modi in poor light over the CAA and NRC. A sedition case h

Kannada reporter-poet booked for ‘breach of peace’ for his anti-CAA poetry

Siraj Bisaralli, a poet with many Kannada poetry books to his name, has been booked for reciting his poem “Ninna Dakhale Yaavaga Needuttee?” (When will you give your documents?) at the Anegundi Utsava that was held in Koppal recently. The Koppala unit of BJP took notice of the poem recited at the fe

HDK demands govt employee status for KSRTC staff

Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday through a letter requested the state government to consider the staff of all the four transport corporations on a par with government employees and fix a standard salary. Karnataka government should be treated the employees of its road t

Sedition case against Karnataka School for enacting anti-CAA play on Republic Day

Bidar: A case of sedition and breach of peace has been registered against an educational institution and its management committee following a complaint by local activist alleging that school children were made to play an anti-CAA act during republic day celebrations at the school. Activist Neeles

Four people under observation for Coronavirus in Bengaluru

Four persons have been put under observation for the Coronavirus infection by the Karnataka Family Health and Welfare Department, an official said on Tuesday. "We are observing four people and we had quarantined 11 people till January 28 for Coronavirus," Family Health and Welfare Department's Jo

Bangladeshi teen allegedly raped for 4 days, was brought to Bengaluru on job promise

A 19-year-old woman from Bangladesh was trafficked to India and allegedly raped by a man in Bengaluru. The gruesome incident came to light after the woman escaped the people tormenting her and reported the crime at the Yelahanka Police Station on January 22. The woman is a native of Digolia villa

K’taka Cabinet expansion: Not all rebels may be ministers, existing ones may have to quit

The Karnataka Cabinet expansion is going to be done by the end of the month, and according to sources, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has made his decision on who will get Cabinet berths and who won’t. The Chief Minister has to balance the promise of ministerial berths, made to former Congress and JD

Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah demands serious action on threat letter

Bengaluru, Jan 26: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday demanded that the state government should take serious note of an unsigned letter threatening to kill 15 eminent people, including former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy. The government should take the death threat...serious