Bengaluru: Former minister and Congress leader Zameer Ahmed Khan on Monday slammed BJP MLA Somashekar Reddy for alleged provocative speech against Muslism and targeting those protesting the CAA. Addressing presspersons after meeting former chief minister Siddaramaiah Zameer said, “State governmen

Bengaluru: Three advocates were on Thursday, January 2 appointed additional judges of the Karnataka High Court. A Law Ministry notification said Maralur Indrakumar Arun, Engalaguppe Seetharamaiah Indiresh and Ravi Venkappa Hosmani have been appointed as additional judges of the high court. The ne

Kalaburagi: A man allegedly poisoned his two children to death at Bhairampalli Thanda in Chincholi Taluk on Thursday night and later committed suicide by jumping before a train. The deceased have been identified as Sanjeev (35), Rohita (4) and Parvin (3). Sanjeev’s dismembe

Bengaluru: A large number of farmers who wanted to stage a demonstration against Prime Minister Narendra Modi protesting the non-implementation of the ‘Swaminathan Report’ was detained at Bengaluru, Tumakuru and Shivamogga, police said on Thursday. According to police, the detentions have taken p

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday slammed the government on the issue of fare hike announcement by Indian Railways “Increase in Train fares is a New Year gift by @narendramodi government to common people,” tweeted Siddaramaiah. “This will further dent the dev

Bengaluru: Accusing his Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray of raking up the Belagavi border issue once again for political gains, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday declared that not even an inch of state’s land will be given away. “It has been decided in the Mahajan report

Bengaluru: An ambitious programme called ‘Plastic Beku’ was started by Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) in association with Big FM radio channel and the food division of ITC. This initiative involves collecting waste plastic and building roads using them in the premises of the airport.

Bus services from Kolhapur district in Maharashtra to Karnataka have been suspended against the backdrop of the ongoing border dispute between the two states over Belgaum, a police official said on Sunday. Maharashtra claims Belgaum, part of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency, but currently a distri

As rape accused self-style godman Nithyananda remains absconding in a foreign country, the Union Home Minstry has asked the Karnataka government to consider steps to secure a Red Corner Notice against him. The News Minute has accessed a “most urgent” letter dated December 19, written by Deputy Comma

Bengaluru: Minister for Primary and Secondary Education S. Suresh Kumar on Friday said that the state government will contemplate on the issue of banning Popular Front of India (PFI) and the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) organisations following the violence witnessed in Mangaluru during th

Bengaluru: Former Union Minister Anant Kumar hedge took to twitter and mocked Kanakapura MLA DK Shivakumar after he laid the foundation stone for Jesus Christ Statue at Harobele on December 25. Hedge tweeted in Kananda which roughly translates to,” Here is a #TiharReturned gentleman who, with the

Mangaluru: City police commissioner Dr PS Harsha on Thursday, December 26 dismissed reports of Rs 10 lakh cash rewards for police peronnel in controlling the situation during the anti-CAA protests. The top cop urged people not to blindly forward the image of a government notification, that states

The Hindu Janajagruthi Samiti, a Hindutva outfit, whose members have been accused of killing journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh, has written to the Bengaluru Police Commissioner, Bhaskar Rao, asking him to ban New Year celebrations on MG Road and Brigade Road. The annual New Year celebrations in B

In a shocking incident, three children with disabilities in Kalaburagi district's Taj Sultanpur village were buried neck-deep in goat dung by their family members in the hope that doing so during a solar eclipse will cure them. The incident came to light at 9 am on Thursday morning when activists

In one of the biggest hauls, burglars made away with as much as 70 kg of gold worth, Rs 16 crore, from a Muthoot Finance outlet in Bengaluru’s Lingarajapuram on Sunday night. According to the police, the accused, at least four in number, drilled a hole through the washroom on the first floor of t

Bengaluru: The state transport department has launched a drive against vehicle owners who use faulty, fancy and illegal number plates. Addressing presspersons with this regard N Shivkumar, Commissioner for Transport and Road Safety, said that as per Emblems and Names (Prevention of improper Use)

Bengaluru: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday reacting on the attack against him by the CPI(M) SFI and DYFI workers said, “May such an event in the God’s own country does not diminish the dignity of Kerala” Taking to twitter he wrote, “From the very beginning, I believed in divinity. This i

Chennai: A case has been filed against 8,000 people including DMK president MK Stalin for holding a rally against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Chennai on Monday without police permission. "Case filed against eight thousand people including DMK President MK Stalin (file pic) for holding a ra