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Bengaluru, Oct 14: Urban Development Minister R Roshan Baig’s controversial speech, which went viral on social media, has provided a fresh opportunity for BJP and JD(S) to target chief minister Siddaramaiah led government thanks to his outburst against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in broken Tamil. Both the opposition parties have urged the CM to dismiss the minister. The controversial speech was

Bengaluru, Oct 14: The Special Investigation Team, after 38 days of investigation into the murder of activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh, on Saturday released three sketches of two suspects and sought help from the public to identify them. SIT chief B.K. Singh said that the sketches, including two different for one suspect, were prepared after analysing the CCTV footage and getting physical

Bengaluru, Oct 14: Film actor-turned-politician C P Yogeshwara, who is considered a party hopper in political circles, is now all set to change the party once again. Yogeshwara was a forest minister when Yeddyurappa was chief minister of Karnataka. He had quit the BJP during the collapse of its government in Karnataka and won the 2013 Assembly election from Channapatna on a Samajwadi Party ticket

Mangaluru, Oct 14: Deputy Commissioner Dr K G Jagadeesha, who has been transferred after a year long stint in Dakshina Kannada, was given a fond farewell by the district administration and police department in the city. Dr Jagadeesha, who has been posted as the Director of Mines and Geology Department, Bengaluru, speaking on the occasion, said that he was indebted to the affection showered on him

Bengaluru, Oct 14: Popular Front of India, which is facing the prospect of a ban by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government, is all set to flaunt its strength in Karnataka as thousands of its members across the state are toiling restlessly to make the organisation’s grand conference in Bengaluru a grand success. The organisers expect unprecedented turnout for its conference being held

Bengaluru, Oct 14: Please tell our teachers not to use their mobile phones during class, children from the state told Tanveer Sait, minister for primary and secondary education, at an interaction on Friday. The request was read from a postcard addressed to the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) which organised the event along with Unicef. Student representatives

Bengaluru, Oct 14: The state BJP on Friday demanded the dismissal of Urban Development Minister Roshan Baig from the Cabinet for using derogatory language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa said Baig had insulted not just the prime minister but 125 crore people of the country and sought a public apology. A video in which Baig uses the ‘B’ word against Modi

Bengaluru, Oct 14: Friday the 13 was bad for Bengaluru. Eight people were killed due to heavy rains, a man was severly injured as a wall collapsed on him while he was on his bike. The city was almost flooded causing traffic snarls all over besides inundating thousands of houses. Four people including a mother and daughter, a priest and another person washed away in the rain as water levels raised

Mangaluru, Oct 13: Sleuths of the anti-rowdy squad of north sub-division of Mangaluru city police have arrested an alleged associate of sharpshooter Rashid Malbari from Kabaka village in Puttur taluk. Acting on a tip off, the squad headed by police inspector Rafeeq K M carried out the arrest of Muhammad Shameer, 27, a known rowdy sheeter in Panambur police station. Police had arrested Shameer in a

Chitradurga, Oct 13: Ramon Magsaysay award winner P Sainath has been chosen for the Basavashree Award - 2016 for his achievements and contributions to the field of journalism. An announcement in this regard was made by Shivamurthy Muruga Sharana of Bruhanmutt Chitradurga here. The Basavashree Award carries a purse of Rs. 5 lakh, a certificate and a citation. The award will be presented to Mr