Vijayapura: Karnataka BJP MLA Basanagowda on Tuesday triggered controversy when he labelled freedom fighter H S Doreswamy as an “agent of Pakistan”. Yatnal was speaking to media reporters on Tuesday in Vijayapura when he added that Doreswamy was a ‘fake freedom fighter’ and alleged that he was al

Mysuru: The Pre-University Education Department is taking several measures to prevent paper leaks during the II PU examinations, scheduled to commence from March 4. Among the few measures that the board has chalked out, students will not be allowed to leave the examination hall till the last bell

Bengaluru: Days after a young woman, Amulya Leona, was arrested and charged with sedition for saying ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ at a rally in Bengaluru, a man from Vijayapura was arrested for sharing pro-Pakistan posts on social media. As per sources, On February 22 a Facebook account by the name A_2_Z

Bengaluru: Karnataka Agriculture Minister BC Patil on Sunday advocated “much-needed” law against those who either speak ill of India or raise pro-Pakistan slogans. While talking to the media, Patil said ‘shoot at sight’ law has to be brought in India. “They are enjoying food, water and air of Ind

Bengaluru: Fugitive gangster Ravi Pujari, who is wanted in numerous crimes including murder and extortion, was brought to Bengaluru in the early hours of Monday from Senegal via France, the police said. "Yes, we have brought him," a police officer told PTI requesting anonymity. The gangster wa

Bengaluru: Ephedrine worth Rs 5 crore was seized by the customs officials in courier terminal of Air Cargo complex in Kempegowda International Airport (KIA). 5.04 kg of Ephedrine worth Rs 5 crore was packed in polythene pouches and concealed between cardboard layers of wedding invitation cards.

Chikkamagaluru: With the dust settling a bit after activist student Amulya Leonia’s startling impromptu performance at an anti-CAA rally in Bengaluru two days ago, her family, after initially being bullied by Bajrang Dal busybodies, are rallying behind her. After having depicted her, under duress

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-

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

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

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

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: 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

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

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: 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

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

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