Karnataka

Mysuru, Jan 1: One more First Information Report (FIR) was registered against noted Kannada writer and rationalist Prof K S Bhagawan who has written lightly about Lord Rama in his book ‘Rama Mandira Yake Beda.’ The complaint was filed by K Jagadish Hebbar, President Mysuru City and Distinct Hindu Jagarna Vedike against him at Kuvempunagar Police Station. FIR was registered under IPC section 295 (A

Bengaluru, Jan 1: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara Tuesday accused the BJP of making a fresh bid to topple the JDS-Congress coalition government in the state, asserting that it would not succeed. As the war of words between the BJP and Congress over the alleged toppling game intensified, Parameshwara claimed that efforts were underway to arrange a meeting of his party's disgruntled

Thiruvanathapuram, Jan 1: Lakhs of women across Kerala lined up from one end of the state to the other to form a women’s wall on Tuesday to uphold gender equality and renaissance values. They also took a pledge not to push the state back into an era of darkness again. Though the women’s wall was organised against the backdrop of growing protests in Sabarimala hill temple after the ruling Left

Bengaluru, Jan 1: Janata Dal (Secular) strategist Danish Ali today said that the sharing of Lok Sabha seats between Congress and his party and for this year's general elections should be on a 2:1 formula. The larger share should go to the Congress, said Mr Ali, who was one of the key interlocutors when the two parties forged a post-poll alliance in Karnataka in May to keep the BJP out of power

The index of health of democratic society is gauzed by the feeling of security experienced by the minorities. Similarly one can say that the degree of democracy in a society is reflected by the degree of ‘freedom of expression’ in the society. In India we see that both these indices have been slipping down during last few years. There are observations that the religious minorities are being

Bengaluru, Jan 1: With the mystery shrouds over the whereabouts of the Congress dissident MLA, Ramesh Jarakhiholi continues, former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP State President B S Yeddyurappa denied that the sacked minister had met BJP’s national President Amit Shah at New Delhi. Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, B S Yeddyurppa, who is nursing ambition to get reinstated as the

Mangaluru, Jan 1: In a heartrending tragedy, three teenage college students met a watery grave in River Netravati in Uppinangady on the outskirts of the city on New Year’s Eve. The deceased are Mohammed Suhaid, Mohammad Shaeer and Firzan, all three 2nd PU science students of Uppinangady Government Junior College. It was Firzan’s birthday and hence the trio went to the bank of the river which flows

Mangaluru: Jamiyyatul Falah, a state government award winning charity organization, and Green View Primary, High School and College celebrated Green-Fest Annual day-2018 on Sunday, 30 December 2018 from 10:30am. at Green View sports ground at Adkare Padpu, Konaje, here. Annual Day forms an integral part of our school activities. It is an occasion of celebration, felicitation, feast and festivity

Newsroom, Jan 1: Multi-lingual actor and activist Prakash Raj aka Prakash Rai has decided contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate. Ra, whoj has been a vocal critic of the BJP government and participated in several protests after the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, said he would reveal details of the constituency he will contest from soon. Raj made the announcement on

Mysuru, Jan 1: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi who had commented that the State government has given a lollipop to farmers in the name of loan waiver. Addressing a press conference here on Monday, he said that “we have at least given a lollipop to our farmers. What has Narendra Modi government given to the farmers