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Mangaluru, Jan 10: Attacking the government for not "revealing" the truth behind BJP worker Deepak Rao's murder, JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy said that both the BJP and Congress were trying to gain political mileage over the political murders in the coastal region. Speaking to reporters here, Kumaraswamy said though police had apprehended four people said to be connected to the murder, it

New Delhi Jan 10: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and Enery Minister D K Shivakumar in a case pertaining to denotification of land in Bengaluru. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan sought response from the two among others on a plea by complainant-petitioner Kabbalegowda. The petitioner claimed the public servants abused

Bengaluru, Jan 10: The Karnataka High Court has ordered that insurance companies should not compensate accident victims not wearing ISI helmets. Justice L Narayanaswamy passed the order on an appeal by the Oriental Insurance Company challenging an order by a court in Madhugiri directing the company to compensate accident victims. The high court held that motorists should wear helmets as prescribed

New Delhi, Jan 10: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said its judgement pertaining to Cauvery water dispute among Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and others would be delivered within four weeks. A three-judge bench presided over by Chief Justice Dipak Misra indicated the time limit for passing the much-awaited verdict for the people in the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, while declining to entertain a plea

Mudigere, Jan 9: The members of Mudigere unit of Bajrang Dal have launched a social media campaign to intimidate Hindu girls against making friendship with Muslim boys in schools and colleges. The development comes after a female college student belonging to Hindu community committed suicide after being harassed and humiliated by a group of miscreants belonging to Hindutva groups. A BJP activist

Bengaluru, Jan 9: In connection with the irregularities in the land allotment under the Bagar Hukum scheme, the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered an FIR against BJP leader and former minister R Ashoka. The alleged irregularities had taken place between 1998 and 2006 when Ashok headed the committee. ACB officials on Tuesday arrested the then Tahashildar and revenue inspectors in this

Madikeri Jan 9: "Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelling abroad with his own money? " asked Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. He was reacting to questions from scribes on the opposition's charges that the chief minister was holding party conventions with the taxpayer's money. Siddaramaiah said that after the Nanjanagud and Gundlupet bye-polls the BJP fears losing the 2018 polls. "Whatever be Amit

Bengaluru, Jan 9: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president G Parameshwara was embarrassed by his own party colleague who called him a lackey at a party conference, here at the party HQ in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Senior party leader Vaijnath Patil called Parameshwara "chamcha" (lackey) at a press conference here on Tuesday. "Aye adhyaksha...aye chamcha..." Patil shouted as Parameshwara

Mangaluru, Jan 9: Expressing frustration over increasing communal incidents in the coastal belt of Karnataka, Dharmadhikari of Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala D Veerendra Heggade has appealed to people to maintain peace in the region. In a release issued on Monday, he said that youngsters should exercise restraint. Resorting to violence is not good for any religion, and if there are any differences

Mangaluru, Jan 9: In a tragic incident, a student reportedly committed suicide on his birthday at his college’s hostel in Moodbidri on the outskirts of the city. The deceased has been identified as Tejas, a student of first year pre-university. The boy resorted to the extreme step at around 7:30 p.m. on Monday in his hostel room. Earlier in the day the boy’s parents had come from Bengaluru to see