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Bengaluru, Jan 13: BJP leader and MLA R Ashoka, has filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court seeking quashing of the FIR registered against him by the ACB in the Bagair Hukum land scam. The matter was posted for urgent hearing for Thursday. However, when the matter came up for hearing, Justice K N Phaneendra asked the matter to be listed for hearing on January 18. Ashoka, who was the then

Mangaluru, Jan 12: Thousands of Muslims from across Dakshina Kannada district on Friday converged at Nehru Maidan in the city to register their protest against the recent coldblooded murders of elderly Muslim man Ahmed Basheer and Hindu youth Deepak Rao. Most of the speakers at the condolence-cum-protest meet jointly organised by various local Muslim groups decried the Sangh Parivar and communal

A female law student has alleged that there is a threat to her life from Bharatiya Janata Party MLA B Suresh Gowda and has appealed for protection. Incidentally, the MLA is her relative. Addressing a press conference in Tumakuru on Friday, Gowri, who is perusing Law in Bengaluru University, revealed that Suresh Gowda had abused her using foul language and had threatened to kill her if she

Passports in India are considered to be the ultimate proof of address and residency. However, they may no longer be valid proof of address in future. The reason is simple: The Ministry of External Affairs is considering a proposal to do away with the last page of the document. The last page is where the passport-holder's address is mentioned and hence it might not work as a valid proof of address

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the world's third most popular leader, according to a controversial survey done by Gallup International Association, an association of polling organizations registered in Zurich, Switzerland. Topping the list of popularity is French President Emmanuel Macron followed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Chinese President Xi Jinping

Mangaluru, Jan 12: As part of Bharatiya Janata Party’s jail bharo campaign across Karnataka against chief minister Siddaramaiah’s remarks against saffron terrorists, scores of activists of BJP, RSS, VHP and other saffron groups tried to lay siege to Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee office at Kadri Mallikatte in Mangaluru on Friday. Condemning the communal violence and other illegal

Mangaluru, Jan 12: In the wake of a series of untoward incidents in coastal and malnad districts of Karnataka, Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy has directed the top cops in the region to be ruthless towards communal groups from all the communities including Hindu and Muslim. Mr Reddy, who is on visit to the coastal city on Friday held a review meeting on law and order situation with senior police

Mangaluru, Jan 12: Karnataka Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Friday laid foundation stone for the police quarters being constructed at a cost of Rs 6.28 crore at Shaktinagar in Mangaluru. The project is part of the chief minister Siddaramaiah led Karnataka government’s Police Gruha 2020, a scheme to provide housing quarters to all police personnel by 2020. The scheme, in totality, envisages

Non-governmental organisations working for the HIV-positive will, in association with the Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society, has organised a Vadhu-Vara Samavesha for HIV-positive people at Hirisave in Channarayapatna taluk. The two-day event being organised to mark the 155th birth anniversary of Swamy Vivekananda commenced on Friday. Ravi Kumar, a supervisor with the AIDS prevention

Udupi, Dec 12: Karnataka’s Minister for Fisheries, Youth Empowerment and Sports, Pramod Madhwaraj, has opined that the awareness about consumer rights should start from schools and colleges. He was speaking after inaugurating the National Consumer Rights Day function organised by the district administration, the zilla panchayat, and other organisations, here on Thursday. Mr. Madhwaraj said that