Karnataka

Brushing aside the BJP’s charge of ‘minority appeasement’ by the Congress government in Karnataka, the State Home Ministry has said that cases filed against innocent people belonging to all communities during communal clashes would be withdrawn. The Ministry, meanwhile, has withdrew a recent circular issued by the office of the Director-General and Inspector-General of Police (DG&IGP) to heads of

The Karnataka BJP on Saturday described the government's attempts to withdraw cases filed against innocent minorities in communal incidents as "anti-democratic" and against "secular norms" and sought that the proposal be dropped immediately. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, BJP state general secretary Shobha Karandlaje termed the proposal as "unacceptable" and "dangerous". "Never before

Mangaluru, Jan 27: The officers and staff of the Customs Commissionerate, Mangaluru, celebrated the International Customs Day on Saturday, January 27 along with other stakeholders viz., importers, exporters, customs brokers, special public prosecutor, airlines and officers from Central Excise & Central tax, Income Tax and state government officials. This year’s theme is dedicated to the security

Belagavi, Jan 27: In a shocking incident, a 60-year-old destitute was raped and murdered by miscreants near the Indira Canteen building on the premises of the district hospital here. The incident came to light in the early hours of Saturday. Police recovered the victim's body that had deep injuries on the face. The miscreants had stuffed the woman's mouth with cotton and cloth. Police suspect that

Moodbidri, Jan 27: For the first time, Indian Catholic Youth Movement, Moodbidri Deanery, organized ‘youth cross - 2K18’ on this Republic Day by forming a giant human Cross with the theme: Youth in the Shadow of the Cross. The event also marked the inauguration of the year of rosary. "YOUTH CROSS - 2K18" event was organized on account of ICYM Central Council, Mangaluru Diocese mega event

Chitradurga, Jan 27: Actor Prakash Rai on Saturday visited Bandlarahatti village in Hiriyur taluk to learn about the fluoride problem in the village. The multi-lingual actor interacted with the villagers and had first hand experience of the fluoride problem. He vowed to make the village fluoride free and sought the help of the villagers for it. "With your support, we can overcome the problems of

Padmanabha Prasannakumar, the founder of Karnataka Janata Party (KJP), which was formally launched by former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa during his year-long fight with BJP, has claimed that there is a threat to his life from Udupi-Chikkamagaluru BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje. Addressing media persons in Bagalkot on Saturday, Padmanabha Prasannakumar said, Shobha Karandlaje had threatened him of

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah’s reply to Bharatiya Janata Party supremo Amit Shah on Twitter after the latter accused the former of indulging in corruption has gone viral on social media. Siddaramaiah not only challenged Shah to present evidence to prove the allegations made against him but also reminded that the latter was a jailbird. During a rally in Mysuru on Thursday Shah had accused

Bengaluru, Jan 27: Nearly five months after fearless Kannada journactivist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead, youth leaders from across the country will come together in the capital of Karnataka to mark ‘Gauri Day’ on Monday, January 29, her birthday. Dalit leader and Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani, and student leaders from Jawaharlal Nehru University Kanhaiya Kumar, Shehla Rashid and Umar Khalid, who Gauri

New Delhi, Jan 27: Congress president Rahul Gandhi has asked party leaders from poll-bound Karnataka to prepare "people's manifesto" and undertake mass outreach programmes, taking a cue from similar exercise during the party's recent electoral outing in Gujarat. Karnataka goes to polls this year. "The exercise has already been undertaken by a team headed by senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily