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Karwar, Sept 3: Anant Kumar Hegde, a hardline Hindutva leader and Member of Parliament from Uttara Kannada constituency in coastal Karnataka was on Sunday inducted as a Minister of State along with eight other faces by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Though Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje and Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel were among the aspirants from Karnataka, the PM chose the

Bengaluru, Sept 3: Expressing concern over Bharatiya Janata Party’s decision to go ahead with ‘Mangaluru Chalo’ rally that may trigger unrest in coastal region, Karnataka’s new Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy has said that maintaining peace in Dakshina Kannada district is one of his top priorities. “The Home Department cannot object to any political party taking out rallies. But, rallies should be

Bengaluru, Sept 3: “Ask Parameshwara (state Congress president) about it.” This is how Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reacted on Saturday on seeking to know the reason for Parameshwara not attending the swearing-in ceremony of new ministers on Friday. Initially, Siddaramaiah sought to downplay the issue, saying that the KPCC chief could not attend the ceremony as he was away in Delhi. But when media

Bengaluru, Sept 3: The movement for a separate religion for Lingayats got a boost with two prominent mutts —Siddaganga and Suttur — expressing their willingness for exit from the Hinduism. The two mutts in south Karnataka were steadfastly silent even as a debate was raging about the whole idea. Both the pro-and anti-separate religion factions were hoping that the two mutts would voice their

Shivamogga, Sep 3: Leader of the Opposition in Legislative Council, K S Eshwarappa has demanded the state government to ban the Karnataka Forum for Dignity (KFD) and Popular Front of India. "Police probe has revealed that a district unit president of KFD is involved in the killing of Sharath Madiwala, a RSS worker in Dakshina Kannada district. Therefore, the government now has evidence to impose a

Bengaluru, Sep 3: JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda on Saturday said it is difficult for a Vokkaliga to become the chief minister because members of the community are treated as second-class citizens. Gowda made these remarks at the silver jubilee celebration of the Krishik Sarvodaya Foundation, where he shared the stage with Energy Minister D K Shivakumar, BJP leader R Ashoka and Adichunchanagiri Mutt

New Delhi, Sept 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will induct nine new faces, including BJP leader from Karnataka Anantkumar Hegde, in the council of ministers at Sunday's swearing-in ceremony to be held on Sunday morning. Another leader from South to be inducted into the Union Cabinet is Alphons Kannanthanam, a retired IAS officer from Kerala famously known as Delhi's "demolition man". Modi has

Mangaluru, Sept 2: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has urged the district administration and police not to give permission for Mangaluru Chalo, which will be organised by the BJP State Yuva Morcha on September 7. Briefing media persons here on Saturday, SDPI DK district unit president Haneef Khan Kodaje said that the district has just returned to normalcy, after undergoing prohibitory

Bantwal, Sept 2: The desecration of Quran and other Islamic books allegedly committed by the police in Bantwal taluk has evoked sharp response from Muslim organizations that demanded the government to launch an impartial probe and take action against the “communal cops.” “We will launch a massive agitation if the authorities concerned failed to take action against those who hurt the sentiments of

Mangaluru, Sept 2: U T Khader, minister for food, civil supplies and consumer affairs, has urged the BJP leaders not to hold 'Mangaluru Chalo' bike rally considering the sensitive situation prevailing in Dakshina Kannada district. The BJP Yuva Morcha has planned Mangaluru Chalo, a protest rally by workers on bikes, seeking ban on SDPI, KFD and resignation of district minister B Ramanath Rai. BJP