Karnataka

Kundapur, Jun 21: A 39-year-old woman belonging to Muslim community has lodged a complaint at Kundapur police station stating that her husband had allegedly assaulted and harassed her seeking a divorce for the last six months. In her complaint Safiya, wife of Syed Mohammed, said that she had got married to Syed Mohammed, a resident of Kodi, 10 years ago. They had two daughters. But for the last

Bengaluru, Jun 21: Karnataka’s Medical Education Minister D K Shivakumar has decided to write to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to reserve 50% of the total seats in deemed universities for students from the state. Speaking to media persons after a meeting with representatives from deemed universities, Shivakumar said enrolment of students from Karnataka was very low, and that

Kalaburgi, Jun 21: A brawl over an inter-community marriage led to the assault of a man at Jewargi town in Kalaburagi district on Wednesday. Manjunath Gaikwad, who married Salma Begum a year ago, was attacked, allegedly, by the latter’s family members. Manjunath sustained serious injuries on the head and has been admitted to the Basaveshwara Teaching and General Hospital in Kalaburagi. Manjunath

Bengaluru, Jun 21: Urban Development U T Khader on Wednesday downplayed the fight between two Muslim leaders in the Congress- Tanveer Sait and B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan. Former minister Sait, who is disgruntled over not being picked to become a minister, publicly chided Khan and questioned his acceptance in the Muslim community. Khan, who is Food, Civil Supplies and Minorities Welfare minister

Bengaluru, Jun 21: Difference between the JD(S) and the Congress over the crop loan waiver scheme came to the fore at the first meeting of a panel constituted to draft the Common Minimum Programme of the coalition government. The five-member panel headed by former chief minister M Veerappa Moily has two other members from the Congress - Revenue Minister R V Deshpande and Water Rescources Minister

Bantwal, Jun 20: Amidst incessant rains a strong wind uprooted a giant peepal tree near Melkar in Bantwal taluk on Wednesday killing a north Indian man and injuring another. The tree fell on a labourer tent in front of an ice cream parlour on the National Highway at around 3:30 p.m. There were two labourers in the tent when the tragedy took place. Ramasevak (36) a native of Uttar Pradesh was

Belagavi, Jun 20: Hundreds of people thronged the Dyamavva temple in Halaki village in Belagavi district today after someone claimed that he had seen tear drops in the eyes of the idol. The black stone idol is decorated with a green saree and some jewellery. The priest has put up silver eye patches on the idol’s eyes. The rumour-monger who went to the temple in the morning to pray claimed that he

Kalaburgi, Jul 20: Obliquely expressing sympathy for Parashuram Waghmore, one of the communal terrorists arrested on charges of murdering activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh, Rama Sena Karnataka (RSK) has blamed the Karnataka government and the police for “creating conditions for the emergence of Waghmore and alike”. Addressing media representatives here on Tuesday, Sheetal Jain, north divisional

Bengaluru, Jun 20: Noted Urdu poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar today sought immediate arrest of Karnataka cleric Tanveer Peera Hashim for his controversial remark that cows would be slaughtered during Bakrid, saying the comment was "irresponsible and outrageous." "Secularism doesn't mean ignoring or tolerating minority communalism. This irresponsible and outrageous cleric Tanveer Hashim should

Bengaluru, Jun 20: A teenage boy, who was missing from his house in Girinagar for a month, finally returned home after watching Kannada actor Sudeep’s video message, which has gone viral on social media. In the video, Sudeep had requested the boy to return home and assured him that he would meet him in person if he returns home. “No matter how many fights you have with your parents, nothing beats