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Bengaluru: The Karnataka government announced on Saturday that it would take entire responsibility of the rehabilitation of a victim of acid attack. The shocking incident took place on Thursday when a 24-year-old woman sustained serious injuries after her stalker allegedly threw acid on her. The police have arrested the parents and brother of the accused Nagesh, who is still absconding. Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar paid a visit to the Siant John’s hospital on Saturady where the victim is being treated. “The entire cost of treatment will be borne by the state government, including the expense of skin transplantation,” he said. The minister also provided Rs 5 lakh compensation personally. “The government will ensure that the accused gets maximum sentence after expeditious trial in a fast-track court. The message has to reach the anti-social elements. The victim has suffered 35 per cent burn injuries and she is being treated in the ICU,” he said. Preliminary investigatio

Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said that the Union government has agreed to procure additional 3 lakh metric tonnes of Ragi under the Minimum Support Price scheme. The decision would bring a big relief for Ragi farmers, Bommai added. Speaking to media persons after participating in the conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of all the States, Bommai said, “Earlier 2 lakh metric tons of Ragi was procured to ensure a fair price for Ragi growers. Again bowing to demand from the farmers, an additional 1.14 lakh metric tons of Ragi was procured by releasing Rs 485 crore.” “As the state has produced a bumper crop of Ragi, farmers have been demanding further procurement of Ragi. The state government raised the issue with the Union government and succeeded in convincing the Centre to accept the demand. The fresh procurement would be started soon,” Bommai said and thanked Prime Minister Modi and Union Food Minister Piyush Goel. Also Read Karn

In yet another incident of crimes against women in the country, on April 29 a miscreant entered a mosque in Karnataka and allegedly misbehaved and flashed his private parts at women engaged in prayers. On Saturday, the Mangaluru police arrested and identified the accused as 26-year-old Sujith Shetty, a resident of Karkala Taluk. Shetty broke into the Huda Masjid at 2:00 AM when the women were offering Qayam-ul-Layl (late-night prayer) as part of the rituals during the ongoing Islamic month of Ramzan. “Police have arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly flashing at two women, who were offering special prayers at Huda Masjid in Thokkotu, today morning,” tweeted news agency ANI. Mangaluru | Police have arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly flashing at two women, who were offering special prayers at Huda Masjid in Thokkotu, today morning — ANI (@ANI) April 30, 2022 A miscreant entered the masjid and behaved badly with muslim women who were engaged in the prayer, this inc

Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress MLA and former Minister B.Z. Zameer Ahmad Khan on Saturday clarified that there are no plans to distribute food kits and cash aid for families of the accused persons involved in Hubballi violence. Zameer Khan on Friday had announced that he will help the mothers and children of the persons arrested in Hubballi. He had also said he will distribute food kits and Rs 5,000 cash to every family in Mastaan Shah Shaadi Mahal near Kasaba police station in Hubballi. This decision taken by the Congress MLA has triggered a controversy with BJP leaders, including Karnataka Home Minister, Araga Jnanendra and BJP National General Secretary and MLA, C.T. Ravi, slamming the former’s decision to support accused person’s families. “I have come to Mecca for on a pilgrimage since April 17. The recent allegations on me are completely baseless and false. I have no role in any activities mentioned in the allegations on me,” Zameer said on Friday. Hubballi-Dharwad BJP unit

Bengaluru:  The health department in Bengaluru is on high alert after the city reported more than 100 Covid-19 cases on a daily basis since the last seven days. Fresh Covid cases were reported from Bellandur, Hagadur, Varthur, HSR Layout, Doddanekkundi and Koramangala, localities which have high density populations especially software professionals. Major IT companies are also located in these areas. Bengaluru is in second place in terms of infections in the country and the infection rate is 0.09 per cent and fatality rate is zero. In the last 24 hours, the Bengaluru Urban district reported 127 new infections, which increased the number of active cases to 1,667. Authorities have asked the management of malls, cinema halls, hotels and restaurants to follow Covid guidelines strictly. It has been made mandatory to allow entry only to persons who have got two doses of vaccination. The authorities have also asked to monitor the movements of foreigners and persons who come from other

Karnataka minister for primary and secondary education, BC Nagesh has sparked a new controversy by pushing for Bhagavad Gita to be taught in schools. In a recent statement, the minister said Quran and Bible are texts that deal only with religion, while the Bhagavad Gita consists of life values. Nagesh is pushing for Gita to be taught in schools as part of the moral science class, Earlier this month, the minister announced the inclusion of the Gita in school curricula. The issue has come up amidst a Christian missionary school that is facing the heat from right-wing groups over seeking parents’ approval for making Bible classes mandatory. The state education department has ordered a probe into the matter. “An education minister is a learned man, but he must stick to his area of expertise, education and leave matters of religion and their interpretation to religious leaders… There are no books written ‘only for morality’ or some books written ‘only for religion’. Religion is the basi

Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said Friday that the government will begin working on the proposed FMCG cluster in Dharwad in the current year itself. The project offers potential employment to one lakh people. “The state government is offering special concessions for the project,” he said at a event to launch a new line of food products. Stressing the need for companies which are formed by the people, for the people and work to meet the needs of the country, he said: “About 180 research institutions from all the sectors are functioning in Bengaluru. Karnataka and Bengaluru are contributing the lion’s share in IT, BT exports from the country.” Karnataka and Bengaluru are at the top in attracting Foreign Direct Investment in the country, and international level jobs are being created in Bengaluru, Bommai said, inviting entrepreneurs to invest in Karnataka in industry and technology sectors to generate more employment. Also Read Slight rise in Covid cases,

Bengaluru: Karnataka police have stepped up efforts to arrest the accused who is absconding after carrying out acid attack on a 23-year-old woman near her workplace at Sunkadakatte in Bengaluru. According to Kamakshipalya police, three special teams have been on the job to nab the accused Nagesh. The police say that all his family members have disappeared after the incident. The preliminary investigations have revealed that the accused Nagesh had preplanned the acid attack on the girl and escaped. Nagesh was allegedly in love with the victim, and when she rejected his proposal outrightly, he carried out the acid attack on her. Police sources explained that the accused had poured 1 litre of acid on the girl while he had worn thin gloves so that it wouldn’t hurt him a bit. The victim was dropped by her father to her office at 8.30 am on Friday. The accused Nagesh sat in an auto wearing thin gloves and holding an acid bottle ready near her office and waiting for her arrival. The

Hubballi : Acknowledging that Karnataka has witnessed a slight rise in the number of Covid cases after April 9, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, however, on Thursday that it would be premature to term it as the ‘fourth wave’ of the pandemic. “The rise in cases is being monitored and precautionary measures are being taken,” he told media persons here, adding that almost the entire state’s eligible population has been vaccinated. “A spike in Covid cases is being reported in Europe and a few other countries especially among those who have not been vaccinated. About 98 per cent of the eligible population has been vaccinated in Karnataka. Attention is being given to administer precautionary vaccine doses in the state,” he said. With the Centre approving vaccination for children in the age group of 6 to 12, he said it has been decided to launch the vaccination drive at primary schools. Also Read Karnataka to witness Covid peak after June: Health Minister Stressing that greater emph

Bengaluru: In a shocking development, a jilted lover threw acid on a 23-year-old woman in Bengaluru on Thursday, police said, adding the victim sustained severe burn injuries and was shifted to a private hospital. The incident had taken place near the Muthoot Fincorp office in Sunkadakatte. The police have launched a hunt for the accused Nagesh, who escaped after the attack. Police explained that Nagesh had followed the victim while she was on her way to work. He then waylaid and poured acid on her. Nagesh tried to forced the victim to fall in love with him. When she refused, he developed hatred towards her and planned to carry out the acid attack, the police said. After the incident, Kamakshipalya police rushed to the spot and shifted the woman to the hospital. Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android a

Bengaluru Rural:  Tense situation prevailed at a university campus in Karnataka after a foreign student fell to her death, police said on Thursday, adding that security has been tightened to avoid any untoward acts of violence. The incident took place at 11 p.m. on Wednesday night at the Gitam University located in the Bengaluru Rural district, police sources said. Haseena, a 24-year-old student from Uganda enrolled in the final year of an engineering course, died after falling from the sixth floor of the residential facility. Soon after the news spread in the campus that Haseena had committed suicide, a group of students vandalised the college and hostel buildings, including smashing of window panes and breaking of cots. In a short time, the campus had turned into a war zone, witnesses said. The police rushed to the spot and controlled the situation after carrying out a lathi charge against the agitating students. The police sources said the victim accidentally slipped and fell

Bengaluru : The Karnataka government is taking up the exercise of vaccinating the 6-12 years age group school children in schools, as per the direction given by the Central government. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said this on Wednesday while speaking after attending Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with the Chief Ministers in the backdrop of rise in Covid cases across the country. The Central government has directed to administer vaccine for the 6 to 12 years age group through campaigns in schools. The state will intensify vaccination drives for those between 6-12 years, 15-18 years, 60 years and above persons, Bommai said. The state has decided to carry out tests among patients admitted in all hospitals. The samples will be sent for genomic testing, he added. “The Central government has said that unnecessary restrictions are not required which create fear among the public. The public should lead life with precautions without affecting the economy,” he said. “I have i

Bengaluru : Citing a report by the IIT Kanpur on a fourth Covid-19 wave, Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar on Tuesday the state will witness a peak after June which will remain till September and October. The Minister said that IIT Kanpur had also published reports during the previous three waves, which turned out to be “accurate and scientific”. “We have to start living with Covid and it is possible in a simple way through vaccination and wearing masks. It can keep you away from disease,” he said. Fears of the looming fourth wave have led to concerns over new restrictions being imposed on Ramzan festivities. Authorities are contemplating more restrictions after the Prime Minister’s meeting with Chief Ministers on Wednesday. According to Sudhakar, the present virus is mutant and it is said that it is a sub lineage of Omicron virus. An official report is yet to come from the lab in this connection, he said, adding that the number of cases in Karnataka are very less as compare

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated at soon listing the petitions against the Karnataka High Court judgment, which upheld the ban on hijab in pre-university colleges. As senior advocate Meenakshi Arora mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana saying that the matter needs urgent hearing, the Chief Justice said: “I will list the matter, wait for two days.” Earlier, the apex court had declined to urgently hear petitions challenging the high court judgment. Several petitions have been filed in the apex court challenging the high court judgment. On March 24, the Supreme Court declined to give any specific date to hear a plea challenging the Karnataka High Court order, which dismissed all petitions seeking direction for permission to wear hijab in classrooms. Senior advocate Devadutt Kamat mentioned one of the cases on behalf of a petitioner, a Muslim girl student, and sought urgent listing of the matter. Kamat insisted that exams are approa

Bengaluru: J. Manjunath, the Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru Urban, will begin a probe on the charges of mandatory Bible study in a city school. The investigation is being initiated on Tuesday following the directions by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). Hindu organisations have raised complaints on the Clarence High School for the imposition and the NCPCR has asked the Deputy Commissioner to submit the report within seven days. The Commission stated that it has been brought to notice that the school has been imposing Christian religious views on children by making them study the Bible. The school is also making it mandatory for them to attend Christian religious prayers daily in the morning, it added. The Commission further stated that the students are involved in other Christian religious activities and the same has also been mentioned on the school’s website. As per the complaint there is prima facie contravention of the Article 25 and Article

Bengaluru: Hosts Jain University soared to the top of the medal table, courtesy four golds in swimming won so far at the Khelo India University Games 2021. The swimming events on Monday also saw six new KIUG records. Nataraj won gold in the 50m freestyle in a time of 23.23 seconds, breaking Mihir Ambre’s record (23.78) from the previous edition in style. This was also his fastest time in an individual race in the event. Nataraj’s win added gloss to a dominant performance from the hosts in the pool. At the end of day 2, 17 universities had already won a gold and as many as 41 had marked their presence on the medal table. The action started in the pool. With 10 medals up for grabs in swimming, the first went to Savitribai Phule Pune University’s Shubham Dhaygude in the Men’s 400m freestyle. Soon though it was time for the hosts to shine and make a dent on the medal table. They did just that. First up was Siva Sridhar who won not just gold, but also in the process set a new KIUG rec

Bengaluru : With Akshaya Tritiya round the corner, Hindu outfits in Karnataka have urged people not to purchase gold from jewellery shops owned by Muslims on the day of the festival. Akshaya Tritiya is a Hindu festival which is believed to bring good luck, and people believe that buying gold on this day will turn their fortunes. The festival will be celebrated on May 3. However, the auspicious occasion has been given a communal tone this time with Hindu outfits urging people not to make any purchase from jewellery shops owned by Muslims. Posts and messages to this effect have gone viral on social media. Pramod Muthalik, founder of Sri Ram Sena, said on Monday that people should make purchases only from shops owned by Hindus on Akshaya Tritiya. “The money which you pay for gold jewelleries at Muslim shops will reach organisations working against Hindus. The money will find its way to organisations based out of Kerala, where scores of Hindus have been killed by fundamentalist groups

Bengaluru: Making non-Christian students read Bible compulsorily in Clarence High School here has created a controversy with Hindu organisations demanding cancellation of its license. Sri Ram Sena founder Pramod Muthalik on Monday asked the school management to keep the Bible at their homes and churches. “Why is Bible being preached to Hindu students who comprise 90 per cent of the total student population in the school?” he questioned. The school must be seized and students transferred to other schools, he demanded. Hindu Jana Jagruthi Samithi has alleged that the students are made to read the Bible everyday compulsorily. All the students have been given a Bible which is in the form of a booklet, they are told to carry it every day. If anyone objects, they are threatened with cancellation of admissions, they alleged. The Samithi has further alleged that the school has violated and misused Article 25 of the constitution. The move amounts to violation of the guidelines of the Supre

Hubballi : Amid apprehensions of the Covid’s fourth wave breaking out, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold a video conference with Chief Ministers on April 27 to discuss about the precautions and measures to tackle it, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Sunday. “The Union government has already issued a caution alert. A slight increase in cases has been recorded in Kerala and Maharashtra in the last 8-10 days,” he told media persons here. “Based on the experience of the last three waves, experts too have suggested suitable precautionary measures. Already the Health Minister too has issued a few instructions. Clear instructions would be issued for Covid management in the state after the video conference with the Prime Minister,” he added. Bommai stressed that it is important for people to be careful as Covid’s second wave started slowly and later exploded. Also Read Duty sense, time sense must for govt employees: CM Bommai The Karnataka Health Department

Bengaluru : Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday stressed that a strong and vibrant democracy cannot survive without a free, unfettered and fearless press. Suggesting that India needs a robust, independent and vibrant media to strengthen the roots of democracy, he also cautioned against the erosion of values in the media. Addressing a gathering on Sunday at the Bangalore Press Club to mark the Club’s 50th anniversary year, the Vice President observed that a free and fair press complements an independent judiciary when it comes to strengthening the constitutional rule of law. Highlighting that news must not be tempered with views, he advised media persons never to compromise on facts and to always present them without fear or favour. Expressing concern over the steep decline in journalistic standards over the years, Naidu said that the recent rise of social media has only muddied the waters further. “Today, we find news constantly fused with opinion. So much so that sometime

Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said that creating the right kind of value system in society is the need of the current times. He was addressing the 20th Biennial State Level Conference of Judicial Officers. “Creating the right kind of value system in society is the need of the current times. Society should reward the good values among the people to ensure social harmony,” the Chief Minister said as per an official statement. “Societal justice is very important, Societal justice will lead to different dimensions in the judiciary. If a society does not recognise the goodness among the people, if it doesn’t honour the honesty in the society, if the sincerity is not rewarded then the society is not doing its job. That leads to a lot of confusion in the value system. So the right kind of value system in the society has to be created otherwise all the responsibility will come on judiciary,” Bommai said. Also Read Duty sense, time sense must for govt

Bengaluru : Karnataka Health Department has stepped up measures to tackle the emerging situation in the state in the backdrop of detection of two cases of Omicron sub-variant BA.2, which is more transmissible than the original strain, in Bengaluru. A decision has been taken to increase the number of tests in the state, especially in Bengaluru. The authorities are worried that higher number of Covid cases are being reported from Mahadevapura and East Zones in Bengaluru where most major IT companies are located with lakhs of software professionals at work. C.N. Manjunath, director of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, said on Saturday that Covid variants BA.2.10 and BA.2.12 have been found in the state. BA.2 variants were earlier found in New Delhi and Mumbai. Manjunath feels there is a possibility of a fourth Covid wave beginning in Karnataka in three to four weeks, and the BA.2 variant might be responsible for the surge. However, if a four

Bengaluru:  In a major development, the hoax bomb threats given to more than 14 international schools in Bengaluru have been tracked to Syria and Pakistan. Police sources investigating the issue confirmed on Saturday that the emails sent to the schools originated from Syria and Pakistan. The police authorities have taken the development as an act of terrorism and cyber warfare against the nation. The case in this regard has been registered under the Information Technology (IT) Act 66 (F). The act is clamped on an individual whoever with an intent to threaten the unity, integrity, security or sovereignty of India or to strike terror in the people or any section of people. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that he will speak to the Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru in this regard. “I don’t have any input regarding the development. But, serious action will be initiated against the culprits,” he said. “These incidents are taking place to disturb the peace in the society. Such a d

Bengaluru : A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Karnataka’s Udupi on Friday termed the attempt of two girl students to attend the Class 12 exams wearing hijab as a deliberate attempt to seek media attention. “Legal action will be initiated and a criminal case would be filed against these students, if they try to create a scene on Saturday,” he said. Alia Assadi and Reshma, the students who came to appear in the exam, insisted that they should be allowed to wear the hijab. The students were turned out after they refused to heed to the authorities’ request at the Vidyodaya PU College examination centre to take off their hijab. “It has been proved that it’s a conspiracy. We had called them to collect hall tickets by Thursday evening. They came to college at 9.30 a.m. Since the principal had told them that they would get hall tickets only after removing their hijab, they collected hall tickets without hijab and later, they have created a drama at the examination centre, ins

Bengaluru : Even as the battle over ‘halaal’ and ‘jhatka’ meat simmers on in Karnataka, animal rights organisation PETA India is saying ‘go vegan’ instead. Amid the clamour from some quarters for boycotting ‘halal’ meat in the state, animal rights organisation PETA India has raised billboards at several points in Bengaluru, urging people to turn vegan. “People who are fighting over how to kill an animal miss the larger point that no animal wants to die and that eating vegan is kinder, safer, and healthier for you,” says PETA India Senior Campaigns Coordinator Radhika Suryavanshi. “PETA India reminds everyone that whether it’s halal or jhatka, meat represents a sensitive animal who endured a miserable life and an unnecessary death.” PETA India points out that vegan meals spare animals immense suffering. In today’s meat, egg, and dairy industries, huge numbers of animals are raised in vast warehouses in severe confinement. Chickens’ throats are cut while they’re still conscious, cow

Bengaluru : Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday accused the BJP government in the state of betraying Dalits and scheduled tribes, by diverting the funds of Rs 7,885 crore meant for scheduled caste sub-plan (SCSP) and Tribal sub-plan (TSP), for the infrastructure projects. “BJP government has betrayed Dalits and scheduled tribes by diverting the funds of scheduled caste sub-plan SCSP and tribal sub-plan funds for the infrastructure projects, which is against the provisions of the act,” the Congress leader said in a statement. The Congress leader alleged that the government has violated the provisions of the act to divert Rs 7885 crores for infrastructure development. “Rs 26,695.64 crores were allocated for the welfare of SCs and STs under SCP-TSP act for the year 2021-22. The government has violated the provisions of the act to divert Rs 7885 crores for infrastructure development. This is against the law and I urge the Chief

Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said that duty sense and time sense are very important for government employees. “They should get people’s work done within a time frame with efficiency. The vested interests would try to upset the system, but they should be resisted with efficiency and honesty,” said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said. The Chief Minister was speaking at a function to celebrate State Government Employees’ Day. Karnataka government employees are acknowledged as the most efficient workers in the country. “It is our responsibility to continue the tradition. We should be clear about our responsibility. Then only we could do justice to our post and duty,” Bommai said. Government employees should use their power to serve the people and it should not be used for personal gains. You should stick to rules and work for the cause of the poor, Bommai said. Exhorting the workers to work for the welfare of the poor, the Chief Minister said, “W