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Kalburgi, Aug 26: Hitting out at Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for promoting hatred and indulging in the targeted killing of intellectuals and scholars, senior Dalit activist Rajaratna Ambedkar, has demanded a man on entire Sangh Parivar in the country. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, Rajaratna Ambedkar, who is also the great-grandson Dr B R Ambedkar, held RSS and its

Udupi, Aug 26: A day after Bhratiya Janata Party released its manifesto for looming Udupi City Municipal Council polls, the ruling Congress on Saturday released its fresh manifesto promising a clean and green city. The manifesto was formally released by Gundu Rao, president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president Dinesh Gundu Rao here. Pratapchandra Shetty, Ivan D’Souza, MLCs, Pramod

Mangaluru, Aug 26: In preparation of Episcopal ordination of Msgr Peter Paul Saldanha, U T Khader, Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister, convened all officers meeting on 25 August at Rosario Cultural Hall. Most Rev Dr Aloysius Paul D Souza, Apostolic Administrator and Chair person of the Episcopal ordination celebrations welcomed all the officers and gave an overview of the historical

Bengaluru, Aug 26: A day after his comments on becoming Karnataka chief minister set the tongues wagging, senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Saturday sought to clarify his statement, saying he only meant that his party would come back to power in the next assembly elections. "You can think whatever you want, but I said we will come to power in next election," he told reporters here. Addressing

Bengaluru, Aug 26: The public spat between defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Karnataka tourism minister Sa Ra Mahesh in Kodagu escalated into a war of words between the state and Centre on Saturday, with deputy chief minister G Parameshwara accusing Sitharaman of “lashing out” against his colleague and the defence ministry saying Mahesh’s “personal remarks” against the Union minister were in

Mangaluru, Aug 25: The sleuths of Mangaluru East traffic police on Saturday waylaid a sports utility vehicle and nabbed two youngsters from Kerala who ignored multiple directions from the police to stop. Police said the 18-year-old driver ignored warnings from the police at five signals after which a police team blocked the vehicle at Circuit House. The accused is Mohammed Kunhi,18, a resident of

Vijayapura, Aug 25: Senior BJP leader and Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, who is known for his controversial and communally provocative remarks, said on Friday that Kerala was being punished with floods as it was a state of beef-eaters. "If Hindu sentiments are provoked, then dharma will punish them. For instance, see what happened in Kerala, a state where people openly butcher calves

Sullia, Aug 25: An elderly person died of heart attack at a relief camp set up at Aranthodu in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. The deceased is Angara (60), who had earlier stayed at Madikeri relief centre and was shifted to Aranthodu as his respiratory problem turned worse. He encountered the problem in the wee hours of Saturday and on the way, while being shifted to Sullia hospital

Bangaluru, Aug 25: A day after Congress leader Siddaramaiah openly expressed his desire to become the chief minister of Karnataka again, incumbent CM H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday said efforts were being made by some leaders to destabilise the coalition government. “Efforts are being made to destabilise the government. I learnt from the media that there will be a new government in September (this

Mangaluru, Aug 25: A 19-year-old girl has allegedly committed suicide at her residence at Yedamangala village near Bellare in Sulya taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. The deceased is Anita (19), who was pursuing her second year BBA at Kukke Sri Subrahmanyeshwara First Grade College at Subrahmanya, Dakshina Kannada. The girl hanged herself today when her parents – Ganesh and Vishalakshi – had gone