Karnataka

New Delhi, Sep 10: Days after Rahul Gandhi’s jibe at saffron outfits over Gauri Lankesh’s murder invited wrath, Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjuna Kharge on Saturday came up with a nuanced view. He said his party never held the BJP or RSS responsible for the killing. But he insisted that “an ideological conflict” was the reason for eliminating journalists like Lankesh. “We have never

Mangaluru, Sept 9: Human rights activist Harsh Mander on Saturday directly held Narendra Modi led-NDA government for mob lynching in India as 97% of such incidents since 2010 happened after the latter took over as Prime Minister. He was speaking at a programme on ‘Mob lynching and collective silence’ organised by Samarasa, when his Karawan-e-Mohabbat arrived in Mangaluru on Saturday. The Karawan

Bengaluru, Sep 9: Karnataka Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy today directed the police to ensure the safety of people from the Northeast in the city while at the same time "keep an eye" on their activities. He said people from the Northeast work in different fields in the city and have formed various associations. "We need to give them protection. At the same time, we need to keep an eye on them,"

Patna, Sep 9: It would be difficult for the government to offer any relaxation to Rohingya Muslims, who have fled Myanmar, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said here today. The matter is pending before the Supreme Court and the government is also looking into it, Naqvi said at the Parliamentarian Conclave here. "But I do not think we will be able to give any relaxation to them

Bengaluru, Sept 9: The Intelligence department has advised the police to provide security to 18 writers, rationalists, and progressive thinkers across Karnataka following the murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh. Soon after, local police provided security to many eminent people, including Girish Karnad, Baragur Ramachandrappa, Patil Puttappa and Chennaveera Kanavi, among others. Some who

Kannur, Sep 9: Two DYFI, the CPI(M)'s youth wingworkers and an RSS activist were injured in two separate incidents of attacks on them allegedly by rival party members in the district, the police said today. In one of the incidents which occurred last night, the Democratic Youth Federation of India workers were injured when a bomb was hurled at them allegedly by RSS activists while the duo were

Bengaluru, Sept 9: Four days after journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead outside her Rajarajeshwari Nagar house, no concrete leads have been found in the case. On Friday, the government announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for anyone providing information that would lead to arrests in the Gauri Lankesh murder case. The announcement came after home minister Ramalinga Reddy briefed CM about

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 9: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today hailed the Indian Army's plan to induct women personnel in the military police. "It is a great move towards #womenempoweredindianarmy," he said in a Facebook post. He also expressed hope to see a fair representation in the force with more women Jawans and Junior Commissioned Officers in combat duties also in future.

Kasaragod, Sept 9: As many as 23 BJP-RSS sympathisers and eight DYFI activists have been arrested in connection with the sporadic violence that followed a public meeting organised by the pro-CPI(M) youth outfit in the BJP stronghold of Kottapara on Independence Day on August 15. According to police sources, 12 BJP workers from Mavungal in the Hosdurg police station limits and another 11 from

Mangaluru, Sept 9: A J Hospital & Research Centre is a major referral centre in Mangaluru and the surrounding districts. A J Hospital has performed complex Cardio Thoracic and Vascular surgeries with excellent results. A J Hospital has achieved many a milestones by conducting various rare surgeries and procedures. A 48 years old woman was suffering from cough and fever since 6 months. She was