Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 25: Taking a reverse turn over his order to pay a cash compensation of Rs 10 lakh each for the two victims of the police firing incident in Mangaluru, Chief minister B S Yediyurappa had said that there was no convention to pay ex-gratia to those who were facing criminal charges. Addressing the media here on Wednesday, Chief minister informed that it was decided not to pay cash

Bengaluru, Dec 24: Rejecting the State government's decision to order an CID and Magistrate inquiry into the Mangaluru firing incident in which two persons were killed, Congress in Karnataka reiterated its demand for a judicial inquiry by a sitting High court judge, here on Tuesday. Addressing a press confrence here on Tuesday, senior Congress leader and the former minister U T Khader termed the

Mysuru, Dec 24: The Tourism sector in Mysuru is feeling the heat of the current protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) across the state and country. In December, the peak tourism season when the hospitality sector records cent per cent occupancy rates, the protests have hit tourist footfall in the city. Mysuru is among the most popular destinations for the tourists during the

Bengaluru, Dec 24: Senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar on Tuesday demanded an apology from the Prime Minister for allegedly referring to students and intellectuals of the country as 'urban naxals'. Criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a statement made during a public rally organised in Delhi on Sunday, former Karnataka Minister Shivakumar said, "The students, intellectuals who are

Bengaluru, Dec 24: BJP leader Nalin Kumar Kateel on Tuesday took a dig at the Congress saying the party enjoys everything when it is in power and creates riots once it loses. "When they are in power, Congress enjoys everything and once they lose, they create riots. Their own former minister and law minister UT Khadar was behind whatever happened in a peaceful place like Mangalore," he said while

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 24: Youth Congress activists waved black flags at Karanataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday morning as he arrived at the airport here to board a flight to Kannur. Three activists, who were standing near the parking area, waved black flags at Yeddiyurappa and shouted "go back" as his motorcade reached the airport. The three were immediatedly arrested and removed

Bengaluru, Dec 24: Contrary to PM Modi’s statement on Sunday, Karnataka has already launched its first detention centre for illegal immigrants near Nelamangala, about 40km from Bengaluru. Addressing a rally at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, Modi had said, while referring to the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC), that there are no detention centres in India. “We’ve opened the centre and it’s

Mangaluru, Dec 24: Days after the violent protests in Mangaluru against CAA resulted in the deaths of two people, police released video clippings purportedly showing protesters bringing stones in an auto-trolley, hurling it at the personnel and trying to destroy the CCTV cameras. The video also shows protesters covering their face with clothes to conceal their identity and attempting to destroy

Chennai, Dec 24: A German student at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras has said he was asked to leave India for protesting against the new citizenship law that has sparked unrest across the country. During a protest in Chennai last week, Jakob Lindenthal had carried a poster that made a reference to the Nazi rule in his own country: “1933 to 1945 – we have been there”. Lindenthal had a

Puducherry, Dec 24: A student of the Pondicherry University, a gold medal winner, alleged that she was prevented from attending the convocation ceremony on Monday at which President Ram Nath Kovind was the chief guest. Rabeeha Abdurehim, who is from Kerala and had done her Masters course in Mass Communication, also refused to accept the gold medal to express solidarity with students protesting