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Yadunandan Acharya from Bengaluru sent his grievances to the PMO through social media. He also tagged his tweet to the handles of Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Pratap Reddy and Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju.

Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Karnataka is facing flak over promises made by former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa for a separate Secretariat for the Kalyana Karnataka region, with the State’s Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations on Tuesday also being marred with protests demanding separate Statehood for the region. The promise was made in 2019 by […]

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has held that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) and IPC Acts are substantive and prevail over personal laws. A bench headed by Justice Rajendra Badamikar made the observation recently while looking into the bail petition of a 19-year-old rape-accused from Chikkamagaluru. The accused had lured a 16-year-old […]

As the case took many twists and turns, the police sources on Sunday explained that they have collected more than 20 video clippings of the seer and the woman who was used to honey trap him.

According to sources, Bommai's close associates allegedly distributed a box containing sweets and Rs 1-2.50 lakh in cash to senior journalists in the state.

The complainant seeks direction to the ADGP of Karnataka Lokayukta Police for an investigation into the matter of an alleged cash gift given to journalists, editors and reporters of the channels and papers.

The Karnataka Congress demanded a judicial probe into what it called "Chief Minister's Office (CMO) 'sweet box bribe' to journalists.

Karnataka unit of Bajrang Dal on Saturday lodged a police complaint against Christian missionaries for distributing books similar to Bhagavad Gita with an intention of religious conversion.

According to police, Vishal Kohli was arrested from Manipal city. The youth had placed sky shot crackers on top of his car and burst them.

According to police sources, while this is an interim charge sheet, a detailed one would be filed as the investigation progresses.

The incident came to light on Wednesday. According to the authorities, the deaths took place on Monday and since then the people of the village have been continuously falling sick.

Hyderabad: Stating that the Goud (Ediga) community in Karnataka was being neglected but being used as a vote bank by the ruling BJP party, Arya Ediga Kendra Samiti national president Pranavananda Swamy wanted the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (now Bharat Rashtra Samithi) to contest elections in Karnataka. The Telangana government was implementing several welfare measures for […]

Participating in the 'Gouda Atmeeya Sammelan' at Manneguda in Rangareddy district, Rama Rao criticised the BJP's double standards over BC welfare for seeking BC Bandhu on the lines of Dalit Bandhu.

Bengaluru: Karnataka‘s Housing Minister V Somanna stoked a controversy after visuals of him allegedly slapping a woman at a public function went viral on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday evening at a land deeds distribution function in Gundlupet in Chamarajnagar district. Nearly 175 people, who were eligible for the title deeds under a […]

Bengaluru: Education Department of Karnataka on Saturday withdrew an order to collect Rs 100 as monthly donations from parents for the development and management of the government primary and high schools after facing criticism from political parties and parents. On October 20, the Minister of School Education and Time, the Development and Monitoring Committee (SDMC) […]

Bengaluru: In a disturbing development, a man was hacked to death after his wife thrashed a group of men, who used to harass her, with her sandals in front of police here. The deceased has been identified as 33-year-old Chandrashekar, a resident of Kondappa Layout near Yelahanka. According to police, Chandrashekar was hacked to death […]

Raichur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ resumed from Yermarus here to make a final exit from Karnataka and enter Telangana via that state’s Gudeballur in Mahabubnagar on Sunday morning. According to Congress office-bearers, the yatra will halt at Gudebellur where Gandhi will stay for the day. During his journey in Telangana, the former […]

The Congress leader is likely to address a gathering around 5.30 pm at Basaveshwara Circle Ground today.

Meanwhile, party sources confirmed that another scion of the Gandhi family, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is most likely to take part in the padayatra on Saturday.

Hyderabad: ‘Kantara’, the film starring Rishab Shetty, Sapthami Gowda, and Kishore Kumar, theatrically released on September 30 and has been a hot topic of discussion ever since. Set in the fictional village of Dakshina Kannada, the film is a visual grandeur that brings alive the traditional culture of Kambla and Bhootha Kola. The landlord’s house, […]