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Bengaluru, Sept 4: Amidst an intensified campaign for a separate religious status to Lingayat faith, Karnataka irrigation minister M B Patil today accused BJP of linking the Lingayat faith with Hinduism. "The BJP has taken a stand. It has changed its position by calling Veerashaiva Lingayath a sect of Hinduism. They will not back our demand for Lingayat as a separate religion. It is apparent that

Mangaluru, Sept 4: In a gut-wrenching tragedy, three students of an engineering college were drowned in Netravati river at Inoli on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday. The thee students have been identified as Vishal, Shubham and Shreeram, all aged around 21 years. They were among a group of eight students from the same college who ventured into the water. While playing in the water, the

Mangaluru, Sept 4: Anti-Pollution Drive (APD) Foundation has successfully concluded its second edition of Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) on outdoor workers of Mangaluru, with exclusive focus on auto rickshaw drivers of the city. It may be recalled that the first edition focused on traffic police personnel of Mangalore and Bangalore and the study report was published last year. The foundation had

New Delhi, Sept 4: Yes, you may not have to dig deep into your pockets to book a ticket to Europe. For, Indian low-cost carriers (LCCs), along with a few foreign airlines, are offering international tickets to Europe, at a much cheaper rate than before. Indian LCCs like SpiceJet and IndiGo are likely to begin long-haul international flights very soon. Else, Scoot, a Singapore Airlines' subsidiary

Bengaluru, Sep 4: Apparently disappointed over not finding a ministerial slot in the latest reshuffle, Belagavi BJP MP Suresh Angadi today faulted the state leadership for the dominant Lingayat community from north Karnataka not being included in the Union Cabinet. At present, there is no Lingayat representation in Union cabinet from Karnataka. It has two Brahmins, a Vokkaliga and a Scheduled

Shivamogga, Sept 4: Security has been scaled up in Shivamogga in wake of clashes that erupted during the procession to immerse Ganesh idols in Srirama Nagar and Seegehatti localities in the city on Saturdaynight. The police have arrested six persons on charge of assaulting a Bajrang Dal activist. According to police, a group of youth objected to the procession while it was passing through

Kasaragod, Sept 4: In separate tragic incidents in the district, a man who jumped into the swollen Chandragiri river from the State Highway bridge met watery grave while two others, including a two-and-a-half-year-old girl, were feared drowned near here and Kumbla. Mani, 35, a resident of nearby Nagoori locality in Koodal village, is said to have jumped into the river on Sunday afternoon and his

Bengaluru, Sept 4: The Congress high command late on Saturday is learnt to have pulled up KPCC president G Parameshwara for staying away from last week’s swearing-in ceremony held at Raj Bhavan where three new ministers took oath. The move is said to have prompted Parameshwara to hurriedly convene a press conference on Sunday morning to issue a statement that there were no differences between him

Belthangady, Sept 4: In a case of immoral policing, two Muslim youths who had come to a college to meet their friends, were attacked by a group in Belthangady. The youths, who were attacked, have been identified as Mohammed Unais (19) and Yusuf (20) from Chikkamagaluru. As the video footage of the incident was circulated on social media, the Belthangady police took two men into custody on assault

Mangaluru, Sept 3: BJP state vice president and Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel on Sunday said the BJP Yuva Morcha will go ahead with its proposed bike rally to Mangaluru, to protest against killing of RSS activists, even if the state government denies permission. “Siddaramaiah-led Congress government is trying to suppress the proposed rally. The police have not given permission even after