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Bengaluru: The Karnataka police have filed an FIR against a man who threatened his wife that her nude photos would be posted on social media over property issues in Bengaluru, police said on Monday. Following the complaint of the 25-year-old woman, the Basavanagudi women’s police station registered a complaint against her husband Pragath Purushottam (32), an industrialist from Hanumanthnagar locality of Bengaluru. According to the police, the victim had got married to the accused 7 years ago. At the time of marriage, the victim’s family had gifted half a kilogram of gold jewellery and 15 kgs of silver as dowry. Initially, relations were good between the couple. Later, the accused had started forcing his wife to bring more dowry from her parents. She told the police that her parents had given Rs 40 lakh as dowry to her husband. However, the accused was not happy with her. The woman told the police that her husband used to come home in an inebriated state and clicked her nude photo

Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said that measures are being taken to bring the remaining students stranded in Ukraine back home safely. Speaking to media persons after paying floral tributes to former Chief Minister K.C. Reddy’s statues on his death anniversary on Sunday, Bommai said, the students who were in the western part of Ukraine have arrived in India through Romania. They are being brought to Bengaluru from Mumbai and Delhi. Disaster Management department is taking care of their travel and other needs to reach home. “We are in constant touch with the Union Minister for External Affairs to bring the remaining students back safely,” he said. “Helplines set up by the Union and State governments are in touch with the students and their parents. Most of the students are stranded in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. The war is going on in the same region,” he said. Most of the students have taken shelter in Underground Metro stations and bunkers, he

Bengaluru:  Amid the raging Hijab controversy in Karnataka, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said unnecessary controversies should not be encouraged and students should be guided by the school uniform. “Unnecessary controversies should not be encouraged like the controversy going on in Karnataka. In a school, you are all guided by the school uniform, whatever uniform it is,” Naidu said after inaugurating the indoor sports arena and L’atelier at a private school in Bengaluru. Underlining the need to realise the beauty of diverse Indian culture, the Vice President said, “Vividhata mein Ekta, Bharat Ki Visheshta (Unity in Diversity, that’s India’s specialty). Alag Bhasha, Alag Vesh – Phir Bhi Apna Ek Desh (Different languages, different constumes — Yet we are one nation). He also said that people should remember that they are Indians first. “Irrespective of caste, creed, sex, religion and region, we all are one. We are Indians first. This should be remembered by one and all.

Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said that he has spoken to students from the state who are stuck in war-torn Ukraine, and assured them of providing all the necessary assistance. “I have spoken to those students. I have assured them of all help and asked them to be courageous,” he said. Many Indians are stuck in various cities of Ukraine. “Everyone is fine, but I have requested the authorities to provide food and shelter. I have already spoken in length with Union Foreign Affairs Minister S. Jaishakar and we have also sent a list to him,” he said. More students are in the western side of Ukraine and they have been told to be careful. All the students will be evacuated by road and air. “We will get information on whether anyone from Karnataka is returning to the country today,” he said. Those who are in western part of Ukraine are safe, the efforts are on to bring them back. They will be evacuated through the road. Many of them are on their way, h

Bengaluru:  Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said a master plan would be drafted for uniform development of all areas of Bengaluru. He spoke about it after launching various development projects in the city, including a 250-bed multi-speciality hospital, flyover, 150-ft wide road and a police station. “All the civic amenities can be provided to people only if there is planned growth of Bengaluru. Basic infrastructure needs to be developed for Bengaluru, seven former City Municipal Council areas of the city and 110 villages, by providing mutual linkages and coordinated development.” “The master plan is being drafted with an ambitious determination to ensure a uniform level of infrastructure and amenities for all the areas,” Bommai added. Under the Nagarothana scheme, Rs 6,000 crore has been provided for development of Bengaluru. Storm water drains are being remodelled at a cost of Rs 1,500 crore. More than 20 sewage treatment plants need to function properly to

Bengaluru : The Karnataka High Court bench, hearing the petitions filed by students pressing for their right of wearing hijab, has asked all counsel to conclude their submissions by Friday and if the submissions are over, it is likely to reserve the judgment thereafter. Meanwhile, on Thursday, the 10th day of the hearing, the three-judge bench heard the counsels’ argument who vehemently pressed for the right of hijab. A.M. Dar, counsel for the girls who have been denied their right to wear hijab, submitted an elaborate argument quoting verses from Quran and stated that hijab is a life and death question for Muslim girls. He prayed before the bench to come down heavily on the state for passing an order restricting hijab in classrooms. Senior advocate Devadatt Kamat presented his rebuttal to arguments and citation of previous judgments against wearing of hijab in classrooms. He maintained that the Government Order, issued regarding wearing of hijab, clearly offends Article 14 of the

Bengaluru : Karnataka Opposition leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, strongly objecting to the proposal to sell public sector banks as part of disinvestment programme. “The hurry to disinvest banks is worrying and is backed by an unfounded economic approach. Through disinvestment of banks, the BJP government is executing day-light robbery of common man,” he said. “The recent announcement by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to sell public sector banks as part of disinvestment programme, has sent ripples across the nation, raising eyebrows among economists, political leaders and also common man. The decision lacks exhaustive research, consensus among banking professionals, experts and bank employees, and the analysis of the outcome. The decision stems more from the failure of the government to increase revenue for the last 8 years, rather than the structural need to disinvest,” he said. He further explained that, public sector banks in India have

Bengaluru:  Amid crisis related to wearing of hijab in classrooms, an Amritdhari (baptised) Sikh girl was asked to remove her turban in the reputed Mount Carmel PU College here in accordance with the February 10 High Court’s interim order. Some parents of the college also complained of being targeted after their daughters were asked to remove the hijab. The authorities are now crossing their fingers over the turn of events on Thursday, as the sensitive issue could spread more and to other colleges as well in the state capital. Though colleges across the state witnessed widespread agitations, protests regarding denial of permission to attend classes with hijab, the agitations so far had not touched Bengaluru in a major way. The Special bench of the High Court has made it clear on Wednesday that no religious symbols are allowed in the classrooms in PU as well as graduation colleges until the matter is disposed of. Parents of college students who were asked to remove hijab by the auth

Bengaluru : Karnataka students, especially those studying in Class 10 and Class 12, who are not ready to appear in exams without hijab are likely to miss their annual exams. As per the Karnataka High Court’s interim order, students are not allowed to wear hijab inside the classrooms. The annual examinations for SSLC (Class 10) and second PUC (Class 12) are scheduled to be held in April. The authorities have started issuing hall tickets to the students. However, some protesting students are refusing to collect their hall tickets. The education department, according to high level sources, has decided not to allow the students to appear in supplementary exams, which will be held for those who fail in the exams and opt for re-examination. Also Read Karnataka Assembly adjourned amid protest over Eshwarappa’s ‘saffron flag’ remark The authorities in Vijayanagara district have continued the prohibitory orders for around 250 pre-university (PU) and 80 graduation colleges. Many stu

Bengaluru: Karnataka Assembly Session has been adjourned till March 4 amid Congress MLAs’ protest over Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj K S Eshwarappa’s ‘saffron flag at the Red Fort’ remark. As the Congress MLAs continue their protest in Karnataka Assembly demanding minister Eshwarappa’s resignation over his saffron flag remark, Chief Minister Basavaj Bommai had said that “Congress has lost the morality to be the Opposition party.” Reacting to a question about protest dharna by Congress, Bommai had recently said “not just as the ruling party, the Congress has lost morality to be even the opposition party.” The Chief Minister had earlier said that the Congress leaders were selectively quoting a part of the minister’s statement and were misleading the Assembly and people. Triggering a controversy, Eshwarappa had allegedly said that the saffron flag in the future could become the national flag and it will be unfurled at the Red Fort. “Not today but someday in the f

Amid the ongoing hijab proceedings in the Karnataka high court, the police in Udupi district filed an FIR under against a reporter for barging into a Muslim girl’s house in the name of a sting operation. The complaint was filed under IPC section 448 against a reporter of Asianet Suvarna News. The complainant, a student by the name Aliya Assadi, stated that the reporter barged in her home and breached her privacy in the name of sting operation. It is worth noting that Assadi is one of the six petitioners in the current high court case on the allowance of hijab in educational institutes. Assadi, along with several other Muslim women were followed, and harassed by members of select media houses since the start of the high court proceedings vis-à-vis the hijab row. Earlier, in another instance, a journalist followed a young, hijab clad girl persistently even as the girl started to run away from him. A video of the harassment went viral on social media and sparked outrage. A hijab

The Karnataka high court has resumed hearing the writ-petition case on Tuesday (ie. Day eight of the hearings) regarding the ongoing hijab row in the state. To keep a track of the hearing, the major highlights from the case will be listed below. Background of the case: The petition garnered media attention primarily owing to the Hijab row engulfing the state of Karnataka. What started out as a government college hindering hijab-clad women from entering college campuses, has now blown into a full-fledged debate. The administration claims that the women were violating the dress code enforced by the college and as such cannot be permitted. The students on their end flagged the administration’s move as discriminatory and clearly opine that the hijab was a part of their faith and they felt no reason to abandon it. This further blew up as saffron-clad Hindtuva students protested against the wearing of the hijab, dubbing it an issue of religious symbols being introduced in educational spa

Bengaluru : Karnataka on Monday reported 679 fresh cases of coronavirus and 21 fatalities, taking the aggregate to 39,37,265 and toll to 39,816. There were 1,932 discharges, pushing the total number of recoveries to 38,86,052, a health bulletin said. Of the new cases, 346 were from Bengaluru Urban that saw 839 people being discharged and 8 virus-related deaths. The total number of active cases across the state is now 11,360. While the positivity rate for the day stood at 1.29 per cent, the case fatality rate (CFR) was 3.09 per cent. Of the 21 deaths, 8 are from Bengaluru Urban; Ballari 4, Dakshina Kannada and Dharwad 2, followed by others. After Bengaluru Urban, Shivamogga recorded the second highest number of cases at 34, followed by Ballari 31, Kodagu 28, Mysuru 26, followed by others. Bengaluru Urban district now has a total of 17,76,173 cases, Mysuru 2,29,134 and Tumakuru 1,59,642. Cumulatively, a total of 6.40 crore samples have been tested, of which 52,505 were on Monday

Shivamogga (Karnataka): Prohibitory orders have been clamped and a holiday has been announced on Monday for schools and colleges in Shivamogga district of Karnataka following the murder of 23-year-old office-bearer of the Bajarang Dal in the communally sensitive city. The police department is on high alert throughout the state after an incident of violence were reported. Fearing large-scale violence, the Shivamogga city has been turned into a police fortress. The Bajrang Dal activist, identified as Harsha, was brutally killed late Sunday night near Ravivarma Street in Bharathi Colony. Harsha was a tailor and held the position of ‘Prakanda Sahakaryadarshi’ (coordinator) in the district. The miscreants, who came in a car, had chased him and attacked him with lethal weapons and then escaped from the spot. Though Harsha was shifted to the Meggan hospital, he succumbed to injuries. Harsha was actively involved in Bajrang Dal and VHP activities. He used to be at the forefront during G

Bengaluru: With the second year pre-univesity (PU/ Intermediate) practical exams scheduled in several colleges side-by-side with the ongoing Hijab row, officials from the Karnataka education department have claimed that girls have agreed to appear for the exams without their headscarves in two colleges. The deputy director of PU education was quoted by the Times of India as saying, “Students have been convinced to come for practical exams without hijab. In my jurisdiction, two colleges — the Government PU College in Yelahanka and Bapu PU College in Yeshwantpur — faced protests. I went to both colleges on Saturday and convinced the science students,” The students were reportedly given hall tickets on the condition that they would appear for the exams without the hijab. The education department has ordered all education institutions to conduct all exams by March 25. As of now, PU exams are being conducted in districts including Mysuru, Mandya, Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. The Princip

A protest was held on Saturday in Bengaluru against a district judge in Raichur, who objected to having Dr BR Ambedkar’s portrait put alongside Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait on Republic day. The protest garnered enough steam for Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai to meet the objectors in Freedom Park. Visuals of the protest showed a mass of people holding blue flags of the Karnataka Dalit Sangharsha as well as some flags from the SDPI. Photographs also showed a sea of people taking up the Maurya Circle flyover as they looked to march towards Vidhana Soudha. Karnataka, 1.5+ lakh Karnataka egalitarians hit the streets today in downtown Bengaluru, Ambedkarite-Periyarist movement for equality & justice is making waves across every district. Pictures of Today's protest against the Raichur district, judge who refused to hoist the pic.twitter.com/eQ3L7CKbLR — Panther Talks (@PantherTalks) February 19, 2022 While the current demonstration was preceded by many small scale

Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said that the Banks of the Tunga river will be developed like Kashi in Uttar Pradesh. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has completely renovated the Kashi Vishwanatha temple. Earlier one had to search for the temple amid congested shops. Now all the Ghats have been cleaned. Temple has got a grand facelift and Ganga Arathi is being performed with great fervor. On the same lines we want Tungabhadra Arathi to be performed in South India”, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said. Speaking after laying the foundation stone for the construction of 108 Yoga Mantaps as part of the Tungabhadra Arati project in Harihar, he said, the banks of the Tungabhadra river would be developed with top-class tourist amenities. A project is being implemented in this regard under the guidance of Sri Vachanananda Swamiji. The project includes the development of a walking path from Harihareshwara, cleaning the polluted river waters, and prevention of

Bengaluru : The Karnataka Congress will continue the round the clock agitation by spening another night in the state assembly on Saturday demanding dismissal of Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj K.S. Eshwarappa for his remark that one day the saffron flag will be hoisted at the Red Fort. The protest which has been led by Opposition leader Siddaramaiah and state Congress President D.K. Shivakumar at assembly entered the third day on Saturday. All attempts by the ruling BJP to convince Congress leaders to withdraw their agitation went in vain. Speaker Vishveshwara Hegde Kageri has adjourned the session to Monday. While announcing adjournment, he said he is doing it with a heavy heart. Congress state President Shivakumar has reiterated that they will not budge until Eshwarappa is sacked for insulting the national flag. “We will see to it that he is sacked, I will see how BJP can save him,” he has challenged. Meanwhile, Congress legislators spent Friday night by playing

Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said that Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is an icon of Indian pride, unity and integrity. He was speaking at the ‘Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanthi’ celebrations, organised by the Karnataka Maratha Association. Speaking to the media, Bommai said, “Brave warrior Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj protected the country by waging a war against the Mughal empire. Shivaji is a brave and proud warrior of India. It is Shivaji’s valour that enabled the Hindu empire to remain strong in India.” He also said that every national venerates Shivaji, as he treated all sections of the society equally. “We are celebrating Shivaji Jayanthi with this pride,” Karnataka CM added. Karnataka Member of Legislative Assembly said that in future, the initiatives will be taken to spread Shivaji’s ideals and instil patriotic spirit among the people. He further added that Maratha Development Corporation had been established and Manik Rao Mule would be appo