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Bengaluru, Oct 5: A meeting between Veerashaiva and Lingayat leaders held on Wednesday on the formation of a committee to determine a common ground, remained inconclusive as both the camps failed to iron out differences. The Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Mahasabha wants Veerashaiva-Lingayat to become a religion, whereas the Lingayat camp argues that Lingayat is a religion in itself with Veerashaiva

Bengaluru, Oct 5: The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday directed the state police to start taking action against illegal slaughterhouses in the state. While hearing a petition filed by two members of the Gau Gyan Foundation, Justice Aravind Kumar directed the NGO to file details of their contentions in a chronological order with regard to the illegal animal slaughters and the slaughterhouses

Bengaluru, Oct 5: Taking on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his remark that his was ‘kam ki bath’ as against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘man ki bath’, Bharatiya Janata Party State general secretary Shobha Karandlaje has alleged that it had become ‘loot ki bath’ in Congress-ruled Karnataka. At a press conference in Bengaluru on Wednesday, Shobha Karandlaje alleged that there were irregularities

Bengaluru, Oct 5: Slain journalist Gauri Lankesh’s mother Indira Lankesh has slapped a legal notice on filmmaker A M R Ramesh against making a movie based on Gauri’s life and against the Karnataka Film Chamber Of Commerce (KFCC) for registering the title “Gauri Lankesh”. In the notice, she sought Rs 10 crore as compensation if he made a film on Gauri. “Grabbing the opportunity to make a film for

Mangaluru, Oct 4: Tension gripped Ullal region in Mangaluru taluk after unidentified miscreants attacked two men and killed one among them at Mukkachery on Wednesday night. The deceased has been identified as Zubair, 40, an electrician by profession and resident of Mukkacheri. The injured has been identified as Ilyas, 50, working at fish dock. He is being treated at private hospital in Thokkottu

Mangaluru, Oct 4: A controversial voice message by the leader of one of the coastal Karnataka-based Salafi groups has sent shockwaves in the region after local media gave massive coverage to the 11-minute clip in which the speaker apparently discouraged his followers from joining another Salafi splinter group and claimed that its members dress like ‘ISIS’ terrorists. The audio clip, which contains

Lucknow, Oct 4: A case was registered against actor Prakash Raj on Wednesday in a Lucknow court on a complaint by a lawyer over his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The case will be heard on October 7. Earlier on October 3, at an event in Bengaluru, the actor had said, "Gauri Lankesh's killers have not been caught yet. But what is more disappointing is people celebrating her murder over

Panaji, Oct 4: The Goa government today appealed to Centre to ban the entry of trawlers from neighbouring Karnataka in the state waters, saying the modern techniques used by these boats are severely affecting the fish catch in the coastal state. Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai said employing techniques like the use of LED light or bull trawling are causing "over exploitation" of fishing

Mangaluru, Oct 4: the New Mangalore Port during the first half of the fiscal year 2017-18 handled 19.54 million tonnes of cargo as against 17.49 million tonnes handled in the corresponding period of last year and thereby registered 11.72% growth. Increase in the handling of coal, iron ore for KIOCL, LPG, cement, etc. has contributed to the above growth in traffic. The port has also achieved 14.76%

Mangaluru, Oct 4: People of Dakshina Kannada have urged the government to give priority to health, education, science, tourism, agriculture, road and railway infrastructure and communal harmony to see the coastal district comprehensively developed in the years to come. Participants of the workshop organised by the Dakshina Kannada district administration about 'Nava Karnataka 2025' (Vision 2025)