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Karnataka: Women stage strike demanding liquor ban

Bagalkot: Women from various parts of Karnataka -Ballari, Raichur, Tumakuru and Chikmagalur districts have descended on the Sangamantha Temple, Koodalasangma on the banks of the Krishna river launching an indefinite strike for their single demand – a total ban on the distribution of liquor in the st

19 Karnataka officers get President’s police medal

Bengaluru/Mangaluru: 19 police officers from Karnataka have been conferred with President medal for their service to the police department on the occasion of the Republic Day celebrations. All the 19 officers have got a medal for Meritorious Service and the governor will be presenting the medals

Five Karna firemen conferred Gallantry Medal

Bengaluru: Five personnel from Karnataka’s Fire Service have been decorated with the President’s Fire Service Gallantry Medal on the occasion of the Republic Day felicitations. The five had carried out rescue operations during the building collapse at Dharwad in March 2019. The medal recipients a

Truck thief who stole 13 vehicles nabbed by Belagavi police

Belagavi: Nippani police on Thursday busted a big truck stealing racket and recovered 13 vehicles with a total value of 1.78 crores. The kingpin, Kallappa Sunil Kadam (46) from Ankali village in Chikodi taluk was caught while driving one of his stolen truck. Kadam’s accomplice, Jameer Ibrahim Har

Karnataka govt to amend certain rules of Land Reforms Act: CM Yediyurappa

Bengaluru, Jan 25: Terming his four-day visit to Davos to attend the World Economic Forum meet as "fruitful," Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Saturday said his government has decided to amend the Land Reforms Act, aimed at allaying concerns of investors over delay in acquiring land. "

Indian Army trainee hailing from Karnataka found dead in mysterious conditions in Pune

Madikeri: A 22-year old youngster who was training under Indian Army, hailing from Madikeri, was found dead in mysterious conditions at a guest house in Pune on Thursday evening. The deceased has been identified as Chiranda Rachan Bopanna (22), a resident of Mugutageri village. He joined Indian A

Revenue Dept will legalise sixty thousand houses on govt land

Bengaluru: Minister of Revenue Department, R Ashoka stated that dwellers in almost 60 thousand houses built on government land in urban areas will be issued RTCs (Record of Tenancy, Crops and Cultivation) soon as per the provisions in Sections 94C and 94CC of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act. The b

FIR against Magsaysay winner Pandey for ‘inappropriate comments’ against Vir Savarkar

Aligarh: Magsaysay Award winner and human rights activist Sandeep Pandey has been booked for allegedly making inappropriate comments against Hindutva ideologue Vir Savarkar. On Tuesday, national vice president of Hindu Mahasabha Rajiv Kumar filed a complaint alleging that Pandey made the comments

'No development work for muslims': Karnataka BJP MLA warns as he vows to create hindu rashtra

Bengaluru: Stirring up a row, Karnataka BJP MLA and chief minister BS Yediyurappa's political secretary MP Renukacharya has warned the Muslims that no development work will be taken up in their areas as they don't vote for BJP. He has also declared that he will turn his Assembly seat Honnali into

Bengaluru’s Shaheen Bagh: Muslim women and the religious route to the Constitution

An all-women’s protest which saw the footfall of nearly 5,000 persons occurred at Eidgah-e-Jadeed on Tannery Road in Bengaluru earlier this week. The protest led mostly by Muslim women and some Hindu women demonstrated the crystallization of a rich cultural alternative to the simultaneously vicious

3 Bangladeshis living illegally in India held in Bengaluru: Police

Bengaluru, Jan 21: Three Bangladeshi nationals living illegally in India were apprehended in Karnataka's Bengaluru district on Tuesday, police said. The three were staying at a camp at Munnekolala village, they said. Mohammed Lokman (55), his wife Jasmin Begun (35) and son Raasel (22) are nati

Siddaramaiah condemns alleged plan of SDPI to target pro-CAA leaders; calls for unbiased probe

Bengaluru: Condemning the alleged act of SDPI workers to target pro CAA-NRC leaders, former Karnataka CM and Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah called the state government to initiate a unbiased investigation into the matter irrespective of the groups the accused are identified

Karnataka to get four new airports in the next two years: Aviation Secretary

Bengaluru has the potential to become the aviation capital of the country, said Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola on Friday at the Wings India Summit, organised by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Bidar will be the next operational airport and is expected to start operations on January 26.

Sri Lankan youth with Indian passport held at Kempegowda International Airport

Bengaluru: Immigration officials at Kempegowda International Airport arrested a Sri Lankan national after he was deported to Bengaluru from Siberia. Kiyesuyen Jude Donal (24) has been been booked under various sections of the passport and foreigners act, and remanded in judicial custody. Upon

Hundreds of Medical students protest against CAA-NRC in Kalaburgi

Kalburgi, Jan 16: Hundreds of medical fraternity members held a protest march against controversial CAA-NRC and NPR act on Thursday. The protest march organised by Medical students who marched from Sardar Patel Circle to DC office by wearing black ribbon on their hands and raised slogans against

Karwar: Bandh called by fishermen evokes good response

Karwar: The strike called by the fishermen of Karwar urging the government not to destroy their livelihood with port expansion, elicited good response across the district. Shops and commercial establishments in the city remain closed in Karwar and transport services were also affected as buses, a

Karnataka Rakshana Vedike Kranthi Sene demands arrest of Somashekhara Reddy for provocative remarks

Bengaluru: Members and activists of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike Kranthi Sene on Thursday staged protest and demanded arrest of BJP MLA Somashekhara Reddy, for his provocative remarks and statements. The protesters gathered near Gandhi’s statue near Maurya circle in the city and demanded that the BJP M

‘Don’t panic’, Tejasvi Surya tells depositors after RBI restricts Bengaluru co-op bank operations

Bengaluru Co-operative Bank News:  Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tejasvi Surya stepped in as panic gripped depositors of Sri Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank in Bengaluru after the Reserve Bank of India imposed curbs on its operations, restricting withdrawals to Rs 35,000. Offering assurance to the deposi