Karnataka

Udupi, Mar 13: Shiroor mutt pontiff Sri Laxmivara Teertha Swami’s decision to contest upcoming Assembly election from Udupi constituency is a political conspiracy, according to BJP leader and former Udupi MLA K Raghupathy Bhat. Speaking to reporters, here Mr Bhat accused District in-charge Minister Madhwaraj of hatching up a conspiracy against him joining hands with the seer. “They seer said he

Bengaluru, Mar 13: The special investigation team (SIT) probing the murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh will conduct a narcoanalysis test on accused K T Naveen Kumar, a Hindutva leader and gunrunner. The 8th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) court, on Monday, allowed the SIT to conduct narco-analysis tests on Naveen Kumar, a leader of Hindu Yuva Sene, who was arrested and

Kolar, Mar 13: Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council K S Eshwarappa on Monday claimed that the BJP had assured him of the ticket to contest from the Shimoga Assembly constituency. "Issues regarding the party's official candidate from Shimoga Assembly segment have been cleared. I will stay off from Sangolli Rayanna brigade as the party has promised me the ticket,"he told reporters

New Delhi Mar 13: The Supreme Court on Monday allowed an NGO to withdraw its plea for staying Karnataka's Ordinance allowing traditional buffalo race 'Kambala' after the state government submitted it has become infructous with enactment of a fresh law. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud took the submission made by Additional Advocate General

Bengaluru Mar 13: The Congress high command's choice of candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls from the state is seen as a setback to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who had been emerging as a powerful regional leader of the party. While giving prominence to young and loyal leaders -- Nasir Hussain, L Hanumanthaiah and G C Chandrashekhar, the high command has chosen to ignore names proposed by

Mangaluru, Mar 12: Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik has hailed the acquittal of the 25 of the 30 accused in 2009 Mangaluru pub attack case as a victory of the truth. In keeping with the line the Sene has taken since, Muthalik apologised on behalf of the men who carried out the attack but said their intention was justified. The Sene, he added, “shall not tolerate the youths of the country

Mangaluru, Mar 12: Expressing severe disappointment over the “wholesale acquittal” of all the accused in the Amnesia Pub Attack of 2009,the Citizens Forum for Mangalore Development said that the court verdict was entirely unexpected when the citizens had been hoping for the strictest punishment for the guilty as per law. In a release issued here, Forum Coordinator Vidya Dinker and Core Group

Kozhikode, Mar 12: Akhila alias Hadiya, who was tortured for a prolonged period by her family, media and Hindutva groups for embracing Islam and marrying a Muslim man, on Monday Monday said she was grateful to the Supreme Court for allowing her to reunite with her husband. Days after the apex court set aside a Kerala High Court order annulling her marriage with a Shafin Jahan, Hadiya told

Bengaluru, Mar 12: An educationist and founder of a school in Bengaluru breathed his last at a private hospital a day after he suffered severe injuries when a two-wheeler knocked him down. The victim is Gopalakrishna Reddy, founder of Subhash School and the district president of private schools managements’ association. Reddy was injured on Friday night when three boys were said to be wheeling on

Bengaluru, Mar 12: Demanding an immediate meeting between IPS Officers Association and the Chief Secretary, BJP spokesperson Suresh Kumar on Monday alleged that the common man and police officers are not safe in Karnataka, ' which Chief Minister Siddaramaiah claims is the number one state.' "The common man and police officers are not safe in Karnataka, claimed to be number one state by Chief