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Kolkata, Dec 26: A day after the BJP-led Karnataka government ordered the withdrawal of Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia compensation announced for the families of two men killed in anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) stir in Mangaluru, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced Rs 5 lakh each for the kin of deceased -- Jaleel (43) and Nousheen (49). The Trinamool Congress chief made the

Dec 26: Three specially-abled children were buried up till the neck at Tajsultanpur village in Kalaburagi, during Solar Eclipse earlier today as their parents believed that the children will be cured of deformities after this. Three children who were kept in a pit for more than two hours were brought back to the surface only after the eclipse ended. A women activist of Janawadi Mahila Sanghatane

In a society besotted with superstitions of various types, kinds and hues the voices of reason have to be raised continuously to counter them. The annular solar eclipse of December 26th 2019 was a golden opportunity to doomsayers of the country. All sorts of natural disasters have been predicted along with personal problems for those with particular signs of the zodiac. To belie their own

Mangaluru, Dec 26: This morning of 26th December, 2019 as we looked towards the eastern sky, we saw a dance of shadows unfold with the sun and our moon lining up to make an Annular Solar Eclipse. For a small belt in South India, the eclipse was a beautiful annular (ring-shaped) one, since the Moon was not close enough to cover the Sun's face completely. The solar eclipse was one last grand

Madikeri, Dec 26: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee Working President Eshwar Khandre said that he suspects the genuineness of the videos related to December 19 turbulence in Mangaluru released by the police. Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday, he said that an investigation should be conducted by a sitting judge of the high court. The BJP leaders are meant for provoking people. It is

Bengaluru, Dec 26: A 25-year-old youth on morning walk was trampled to death by a wild elephant near Torebekuppe village of Kanakapura taluk, Ramanagar district in the wee hours of Wednesday, triggering a protest by locals who blocked Kodihalli Main Road. The deceased has been identified as Chetan, son of Hombalegowda, priest of Kabbalamma temple in Torebekuppe village. Chetan and his three

Mysuru, Dec 26: The protests against CAA and NRC are going on mainly in BJP ruled states and not in non-BJP ruled states, former minister SA Ramadas said on Wednesday, seeking to give the issue a different spin. He said the agitation pattern indicates that the opposition parties are creating ruckus by misleading people about CAA and NRC. Ramdas, who is BJP MLA from Krishnaraja segment, conducted

Hubballi, Dec 26: Amid widespread outrage against the Citizenship Amendment Act (ACT) and growing apprehensions over the possibility of the carrying out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) across the country, BJP’s Bengaluru (South) MP Tejasvi Surya on Wednesday reiterated the saffron party’s commitment to see through the implementation of both. “The Centre is yet to draft rules for

Bengaluru, Dec 25: Amid nation-wide protests over the controversial citizenship law, the first detention centre in Karnataka, reportedly meant to lodge illegal immigrants and migrants overstaying in the country, has been opened in Sondekoppa village near here. The facility with several rooms, a kitchen and toilets has been kept ready on the directions of the government, a social welfare department

Udupi, Dec 25: The health condition of Pejawar seer Vishweshateertha is improving but he still needs life support system for a few more days.Manipal Group of Hospitals-Bengaluru Intensive Care Unit Pulmonary experts Dr Rajesh Shetty and Dr Satyanarayana said in a statement that the seer’s health had improved.The clogged arteries of the seer are opening up gradually. The MRI scan conducted on the