Basavraj Bommai to visit Delhi amid Karanataka Cabinet rejig speculation
May 10, 2022, at 01:35 am
Bengaluru/UNI: Days after Karnataka BJP strongman BS Yediyurappa hinted at Cabinet restructuring before May 10, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai's scheduled visit to New Delhi on Tuesday has lent breathing space to this matter once again.
Karnataka leaders slam Ajay Devgn for calling Hindi national language
Apr 28, 2022, at 07:09 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Former Karnataka Chief Ministers Siddaramaiah and HD Kumaraswamy have slammed Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn for calling Hindi a "national language" in a new row which was triggered on Wednesday.
Karnataka seer accuses Basavraj Bommai govt of taking 30 pct cut from grants for mutts
Apr 19, 2022, at 06:19 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Brewing more trouble for the Karnataka government, a Lingayat seer has accused Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai's administration of taking a 30 per cent cut from the grants set aside for the welfare and development of mutts.
46 arrested, 12 cops injured in Karnataka violence over social media post
Apr 18, 2022, at 02:15 am
Hubli: As many as 46 people have been arrested after a huge mob stormed the Old Hubli Police Station in Karnataka's Dharwad district, and pelted stones injuring 12 policemen to protest against a social media post, media reports said.
'Will be back': KS Eshwarappa, named in suicide case, resigns
Apr 16, 2022, at 02:42 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa, who found himself in the middle of a huge controversy following allegations of corruption and an alleged role in the suicide of a contractor, resigned on Friday with a promise the he "will be back".
Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa to quit amid row over contractor's suicide, corruption charges
Apr 15, 2022, at 02:46 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa, who found himself in the middle of a huge controversy following allegations of corruption and an alleged role in the suicide of a contractor, announced he will step down from his post on Friday evening.
Congress attacks Basavaraj Bommai govt over contractor Santosh Patil's death
Apr 14, 2022, at 01:02 am
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: The Congress on Wednesday launched a fresh attack on the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government over the death of contractor Santosh Patil, alleging the Karnataka chief minister has remained silent on the charges of graft against his minister, who the deceased has accused of abetment to suicide.
Karnataka CM Bommai asks police to ascertain Al-Qaeda video's authenticity
Apr 08, 2022, at 02:54 am
Mysuru/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday directed top police officials to ascertain the authenticity of Al-Qaeda video clip.
Hijab-insisting teachers in Karnataka exempted from exam duty
Apr 05, 2022, at 01:11 am
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Education Minister BC Nagesh on Monday said some educational management has decided not to force hijab-insisting teachers to take up exam duty.
Allow girls to wear 'dupattas' to attend classes: Moulana Rashadi to Karnataka Gov
Mar 24, 2022, at 10:08 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Ameer-e-Shariat's Chief Sagir Ahmed Khan Rashadi on Thursday requested the BJP government in Karnataka to allow Muslim girl students to attend classes with a 'dupatta' over their heads, instead of the hijab or burkha.
Supreme Court says no to urgent hearing on hijab
Mar 24, 2022, at 08:22 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to give an urgent hearing to a plea by a lawyer challenging the Karnataka High Court move to uphold the ban on the hijab in educational institutions of Karnataka.
Muslim vendors banned at Karnataka temple fairs, govt promises action
Mar 24, 2022, at 04:24 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Muslim vendors in Karnataka have alleged that they have not been allowed to set up stalls at the traditional fair of Hosa Margudi temple in Udupi along the coastal regions.
Muslims barred from temple fairs in Karnataka
Mar 23, 2022, at 10:41 pm
Bengaluru: After Muslim traders closed shops in protest against Karnataka High Court verdict upholding Basavaraj Bommai government's ban on hijab during teaching hours, many temple authorities and fair committees in a tit-for-tat have barred them from putting up stalls and selling products at several Hindu functions underway in the state.
Amid hijab row, Karnataka mulls introduction of Bhagavad Gita in schools
Mar 19, 2022, at 07:50 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state Gujarat, now another Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled state, Karnataka, is planning to introduce Hindu scripture Bhagavad Gita in the school curriculum, media reports said.
Karnataka hijab ban challenged in Supreme Court after high court upholds it
Mar 16, 2022, at 04:07 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka High Court's ruling that hijab is not an essential religious practice and upholding the ban of such headscarves inside the classroom has been challenged in the Supreme Court.
Muslim leaders slam Karnataka HC ruling on hijab issue
Mar 15, 2022, at 07:02 pm
New Delhi: AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi and Kashmiri leaders Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah on Tuesday denounced the Karnataka High Court ruling which upheld the ban on wearing of hijabs in schools calling the head scarfs not essential in practising religion.
Hijab not essential for religious practice, rules Karnataka HC in a blow to protesting students
Mar 15, 2022, at 05:27 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Muslim students protesting against a ban on wearing hijab or head scarfs inside classrooms in schools and colleges on Tuesday received a blow by the Karnataka High Court, which ruled out the necessity of any such piece of cloth to practice the Islamic religion, media reports said.
Hijab row: High Court decision tomorrow, gatherings banned in Bengaluru
Mar 15, 2022, at 04:14 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka High Court will deliver its verdict on the hijab ban issue on Tuesday, which set off a huge controversy in the state earlier this year.
Harsha Murder case: Two more arrested
Feb 23, 2022, at 10:37 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Wednesday said altogether eight persons have been arrested in the murder case of a Hindu activist Harsha in Shivamogga.
Feb 23, 2022, at 02:54 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Six people have been arrested for the murder of 25-year-old Harsha, who was a member of the right-wing Bajrang Dal, after the incident set off a huge row in Karnataka.
Karnataka: Police arrest two people over murder of Bajrang Dal activist
Feb 22, 2022, at 09:42 pm
Shivamogga: Karnataka Police on Tuesday said two persons have been arrested and another detained for the murder of a Bajrang Dal activist.
Protests rock Karnataka over Bajrang Dal man's murder, three arrested
Feb 22, 2022, at 03:41 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: At least three people were arrested in connection with the murder of a member of the right-wing outfit Bajrang Dal in Karnataka's Shivamogga town as protests rocked the area in which vehicles were set on fire and isolated incidents of stone-pelting were reported.
Karnataka: RSS worker stabbed to death in Shivmogga, panic spread
Feb 21, 2022, at 06:27 pm
Shivmogga: Unidentified people have stabbed to death a RSS worker in Karnataka's Shivmogga area, triggering panic and prompting authorities to impose Section 144 in the region.
Karnataka: Bommai assures arrest of RSS worker's killers
Feb 21, 2022, at 05:39 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday assured that the killers of Sanghathan worker, who was murdered by Shivmogga last night, will be arrested soon as the police have gathered some clues in the incident.
Karnataka: FIR filed against hijab-wearing students for violating prohibitory orders
Feb 18, 2022, at 09:55 pm
Bengaluru: Karnataka police on Friday lodged an FIR against hijab-wearing female students for violating prohibitory orders in Tumakuru district.
Hijab row in Karnataka: Handiwork of people using religion for political mobilisation
Feb 17, 2022, at 02:32 am
The ongoing protest in Karnataka around ‘hijab’ is quite contrary to the general peaceful environment in the schools, colleges and universities in India.
Karnataka: Students defy court order on hijab
Feb 16, 2022, at 07:56 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Several students and teachers in Karnataka on Wednesday denied the High Court's interim order banning religious attire in educational institutions and insisted on entry into schools and colleges with hijab and burqa.
Muskan Hijab row: Analysis finds Pakistan's role in amplifying protest
Feb 15, 2022, at 03:57 pm
Bengaluru/New Delhi: From promoting hashtags to creating fake accounts,the recent hijab controversy in Karnataka involving a college girl named Muskan, which hit the political paradigm of India, seems to have been fuelled by Pakistan.
Hijab row: Karnataka schools for classes 11-12 and colleges to reopen Wednesday
Feb 15, 2022, at 05:25 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai ordered that proper security arrangements should be made at campuses as schools and colleges will reopen this Wednesday after closure over the hijab row.
Karnataka: Students asked to remove hijab before entering a school campus in Mandya
Feb 14, 2022, at 10:10 pm
Mandya: An argument broke out between a teacher and guardians as students were asked to enter a school campus after removing their hijab (a head scarf worn by Muslim girls) in Karnataka's Mandya region, media reports said on Monday.