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Bengaluru: The politics over textbook revision in Karnataka refuse to die down as the ruling BJP is now in a fix over a fresh row over the description of social reformer Basavanna, who is revered by the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community. The prominent seers of the community have urged Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to get the description of Basavanna corrected. They have also warned Bommai of protests if the revision is not carried out. The Veerashaiva-Linagayat community is standing firmly with BJP in the state, and the issue is being considered seriously by the ruling party. Basava Jaya Mruthyunjay Swamiji of Koodalasangam Mutt and Panditaradhya Shivacharya Swamiji of Taralabalu Mutt have warned the state government about revision of the lesson on Basavanna. Expressing shock Jaya Mrutyunjay Swamiji stated that the principles propagated by Basavanna and Kuvempu have been disrespected. Basavanna chose to leave his house due to inequality. However, different versions are presented in

Bengaluru: The Karnataka police in a crackdown on foreigners staying illegally in Bengaluru, have detained 32 foreigners including 13 women, the police said on Tuesday. Police sources said that all the foreign nationals are from African countries, especially from Nigeria. The raids were conducted on Monday in Kothanur, Bagalur, Amrutahalli, Sampigehalli, Yelahanka, Chikkajala and other places. The raids are being conducted to nab foreigners who are involved in cyber crimes, drug peddling and frauds. Also Read Karnataka: Thousands of cigarette, bidi butts collected to expose rampant public smoking The accused persons did not have valid documents and most of them had claimed to be students. The police are verifying their claims and involvement in crimes. Police sources said that the raids will continue. The raids were conducted following seizure of Rs 52 crore worth of heroin by the NCB after arresting a man from Nigeria who operated from New Delhi. The police had also initia

Bengaluru: In a bid to expose rampant smoking in public places, thousands of cigarette and bidi butts were collected by NSS volunteers, citizens and civil society organisations across the city. The collected butts were displayed at NIMHANS on the occasion of ‘World No Tobacco Day’ on Tuesday urging all the MPs from Karnataka and the Union Health Ministry to get the principal tobacco control law COTPA (Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act) amended and make public places 100 per cent smoke-free. As part of the three-week long campaign, the Consortium for Tobacco Free Karnataka and its coalition partners collected the butts from public places like bus stops, educational institutions, parks, government offices, hospitals, tea shops and hotels in different parts of Bengaluru. COTPA is the principal law that governs tobacco control in India that prohibits smoking in public places, direct and indirect tobacco advertising, sale of cigarettes or other tobacco products to persons below

Bengaluru: Karnataka Fire and Emergency Services personnel have rescued four labourers stuck beneath the collapsed portico of a private hospital in Bengaluru on Tuesday. Fortunately, there was no movement of patients or people at the time of the incident at at 6.15 a.m. in the Saint Martha’s hospital premises. The portico arch had collapsed early Tuesday morning. The labourers — Moyuddeen, Chand Pasha, Rafi Saab, Basavaraj — were rescued after the personnel carried out a mission for more than three hours. DCP in-charge of Central Division Dr S.D. Sharanappa said: “We will verify the documents in connection with the incident and initiate action.” Police sources explained that the portico collapsed due to installation of insufficient load bearing pillars. 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 and iOS .

Bengaluru: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha seat as a BJP candidate in Vidhana Soudha (Legislative Assembly), Bengaluru. She submitted her nomination papers to Vidhana Soudha Secretary Vishalakshi. Before filing nomination, Nirmala Sitharaman went to the historical Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple in Chamarajpet locality of Bengaluru and offered prayers. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurapa, BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel were present at the time of the submission of nomination. Yediyurappa said: “State BJP thanks Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allowing Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to contest from Karnataka.” “BJP has fielded three candidates and all party leaders would put in their efforts to ensure their win,” he added. The elections are scheduled for June 10. Former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh had submitted his nomination on Monday as the Congress can

New Delhi: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday condemned the ‘physical assault’ on Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait in Bengaluru. He also took a jibe at the state government by saying that the state of Karnataka is known for peace but such incidents show the BJP-led state government’s inability to face opponents in the southern state. “Physical assault on farmer leader Rakesh Tikait is a testimony to @BJP4Karnataka’s inability to face opponents on ideological basis and has exposed BJP’s intellectual bankruptcy. Karnataka is known for being peaceful & the credit for turning it into a goonda Raj should go to BJP,” Tweeted the former CM. Also Read Bommai asks Siddaramaiah to clarify if he is Aryan or Dravidian The BKU leader Rakesh Tikait was attending an event in Bengaluru when some unidentified miscreants threw ink on him. Tikait cited a lack of security detail by the local police and accused the government of the incident. Three persons

Bengaluru: Karnataka Police have launched a manhunt for an SUV driver who ran his vehicle over a stray dog here. A shocking video of the incident, which took place on May 27, emerged on Monday in which the dog could be seen sleeping by the roadside when the SUV mowed it down. From the video, it appeared that the driver deliberately ran his vehicle over the dog. Animal lovers have lodged a complaint against the SUV driver with the Jayanagar police. The police have registered a case under Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, along with the relevant sections of the IPC. The police are verifying the CCTV footage of the area to gather clues about the accused driver. In February this year, Adi Narayana Naidu (23), the grandson of former MP D.K. Adikesavulu Naidu, had deliberately ran his Audi over a street dog in Bengaluru. The CCTV footage of the incident had gone viral on social media, triggering public outrage. Later, animal activists who had lodged complaints ag

Bengaluru:  For the first time in 88 days, Bengaluru has reported more than 200 Covid-19 cases in just 24 hours, raising concerns among health authorities. According to the Karnataka Health Department, the state capital registered a total of 232 cases, while the positivity rate has also increased to 1.20 per cent. The last time Bengaluru breached the 200 cases mark was on March 3 with 239 infections. Currently, there are 1,943 active Covid cases in the city and majority of them are being treated at home. There were no new containment zones declared in the last 24 hours. The city has five containment presently and a total of 12,930 Covid tests were conducted on Sunday. In the same period, the state registered a total of 241 new Covid cases. For the 11th consecutive day, no deaths were reported. The total number of active cases in the state has gone up to 2,041 and the positivity rate stood at 0.95 per cent. Some 18,000 tests were conducted across Karnataka on Sunday. Get the la

Bengaluru : Karnataka saw a spike in COVID-19 cases with 241 fresh infections reported on Sunday taking the total number of affected people to 39,51,739, the state health department said. The state had recorded 196 cases on Saturday. There were zero fatalities due to COVID-19 in the state during the last 24 hours. Of the new infections, Bengaluru urban district contributed 232, while Dakshina Kannada reported four, Tumakuru three and Belagavi two cases. There were zero infections and fatalities in 27 districts of the state. The department said 98 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 39,09,592 till date. The number of active cases stood at 2,041. The positivity rate for the day was 1.29 per cent. As many as 18,579 tests were conducted, including 14,053 RT-PCR tests. The total number of tests conducted till date were 6.63 crore. There were 7,298 inoculations, taking the total vaccination count to 10.85 crore so far, the department said. Get the late

Madikeri: Three tourists from Telangana allegedly drowned in Kote Abbey Falls, about 24 kms from here, in Karnataka’s Kodagu district on Sunday, police said. A group from Telangana had visited Kodagu for the weekend and went to Kote Abbey Falls, they added. While taking bath, they might have gone into the deep end of the falls in the evening, police said adding that their bodies have been fished out and shifted to hospital for a post-mortem. 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 and iOS .

Bengaluru : Strongly condemning the vandalism by Maharastra Ekikaran Samithi (MES) in Belagavi, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday, warned of stringent action against those who torment Kannadigas in the southern state. “The state government will not tolerate any act of vandalism. Those who try to take the law into their hands would be dealt with seriousness. The police are taking appropriate action,” Bommai said while speaking to reporters. Also Read Bommai asks Siddaramaiah to clarify if he is Aryan or Dravidian Several people were left injured after activists of Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) allegedly attacked members of a procession on Thursday. Reportedly, the violent spate started in a marriage procession for playing songs in the regional language. 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 ap

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday asked leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah that he must clarify whether he is an Aryan or Dravidian. Reacting to attacks by Siddaramaiah on the RSS, he reiterated that Siddaramaiah must clarify where he came from, and on being Dravidian or Aryan? Siddaramaiah on Friday had asked, “Are RSS people native to India? Are Aryans native to this country? It is Dravidians who are originally from this country. Who is responsible for the 600 year rule of Mughals? If Indians stayed united, was it possible for them to rule over us?” Also Read Karnataka: Communal tension on rise amid hijab, Malali mosque rows Reacting to the demand to drop Rohith Chakrathirtha from the Textbook Revision Committee, he maintained that he would get inputs from the Education Minister in this regard and take a call. “There is no need to create controversy on hijab. The court had given its verdict. Everyone should follow court orders, 99.9 per ce

Bengaluru: After the hijab issue resurfaced in Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday called for abiding by the High Court order in the matter. “There is no need of raising an issue. Court has already given its judgement. Everyone is following it, 99.99 per cent have followed. Whatever decision they take, it has to be followed. Students should leave all this Hijab issue and concentrate on their education,” said Bommai. Muslim students of University College in Managluru on Thursday visited Deputy Commissioner’s office to submit a memorandum to allow the wearing of hijab in classrooms. This came after the degree college, on May 16, issued a ban on hijab or a headscarf inside the campus. Students of Mangalore University College on Thursday staged a protest on the campus against wearing Hijab in classrooms. The students condemned the college for failing to implement the Karnataka High Court’s order on Hijab within educational institutions. The hijab row in Karnataka

Bengaluru: All the seven candidates for the biennial poll to the Karnataka Legislative Council were elected unopposed on Friday. The candidates elected include Laxman Savadi, Hemalatha Nayak, S Keshavaprasad and C Narayanaswamy of the BJP. M Nagaraju Yadav and K Abdul Jabbar of Congress and TA Saravana of Janata Dal (S). The election was necessitated as the term of seven members of the Legislative Council ends next month. The retiring MLCs include Laxman Savadi and Lahar Singh Siroya of BJP; HM Ramesha Gowda and Narayana Swamy KV of JDS. Ramappa Timmapur, Allum Veerabhadrappa, Veena Achaiah S of Congress. The BJP has again nominated Laxman Savadi to the Legislative Council and fielded three new faces. In the event of voting, each candidate would have needed a minimum of 29 votes to win. The voting for the seven seats was scheduled to be held on June 3. Friday was the last day to withdraw nominations. There were only seven candidates in the fray and all of them were declared el

Bengaluru : The Karnataka Police have arrested three persons, including a woman in connection with honey-trap and extortion of Rs 1.16 crore from a doctor in Bengaluru, police said on Friday. Dr Shankar Baburao from Aland town of Kalaburagi had lodged a complaint with the Upparpet police station. Later the case was investigated by the special wing CCB. The investigations revealed that the victim doctor’s friend Nagaraj from Kalaburagi was the kingpin behind the conspiracy. According to police Baburao ran a private clinic and wanted to get admission to a medical course for his son. Baburao’s friend Nagaraj had assured him of getting a medical seat for his son in a reputed medical college of Bengaluru and demanded Rs 66 lakh for the medical seat. According to the complaint, the complainant doctor had paid Rs 66 lakh to the accused Nagaraj through installments. However, when the accused failed to secure the medical seat for his son, Baburao asked Nagaraj to return the money. Despite

Bengaluru: A section of the Karnataka Secretariat employees have decided to skip work on Friday, by calling for “Secretariat Bandh”, to protest against the state government’s move for “rationalising the workforce” by reducing staff, along with other demands. Terming the bandh call as “illegal”, the government on Thursday said it has taken note of the move “very seriously”. Asking all officials and employees of the Secretariat to compulsorily attend office, Chief Secretary P Ravi Kumar in a circular said, in case of absence without prior permission from superiors, it will be considered as “dies-non” (not qualifying for any remuneration). He also warned of disciplinary action and a criminal case against those causing obstruction to officials and staff, willing to attend work on Friday. About 5,000 employees working in the Secretariat and Legislature at Vidhana Soudha, Vikasa Soudha and M S Building, are expected to skip work on Friday, Karnataka Government Secretariat Employees Ass

Bagalkot : Criticising the textbook revision row in Karnataka, senior BJP leader and former Minister, K.S. Eshwarappa on Thursday asked if a lesson on Muhammad Ali Jinnah should also be included in the syllabus. The statement has already stirred a controversy, adding to the confusion surrounding the textbook revision row in Karnataka. The government has appointed the Textbook Revision Committee headed by thinker Rohith Chakrathirtha. The committee has reviewed Kannada language textbooks of 1st to SSLC (Class 10) and Social Science textbooks of classes 6-10. The state government has also asked the committee to revise the history textbook of II PUC. Coming down heavily on the people who are objecting to the inclusion of a lesson containing the speech of RSS founder K.B. Hedgewar, Eshwarappa said it was to introduce the culture of the land and patriotism to the students. “Do you think there should be a lesson included on Mughal king Aurangazeb who destroyed Shivling? Till date studen

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi questioning him about the levels of development India has witnessed ever since the latter’s party came to power in 2014. The chief minister is currently in Bengaluru where he met former Prime Minister HD Devagowda and his son HD Kumaraswamy. The meeting, as described by Devagowda on his Twitter account was cordial and candid. Speaking to reporters, KCR said that even after 75 years of independence the citizens of this country still suffer from basic amenities such as power, drinking water etc. “The countries that got independence along with us are way ahead of us. Today, no one is happy in this country. Neither the farmer nor the Dalit nor the Adivasis tribal is happy. I ask you who is happy?” he asked. Also Read Why #GoBackModi is trending on Twitter? He requested the journalist community to let go of the culture of “sensation news” and focus more on stories that bring

Bengaluru: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Thursday called on former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda at his residence here and discussed “topics of national importance”. The meeting was long a key topic of discussion in political corridors in connection with bids to form a ‘third front’ opposing both the BJP and the Congress. The Telangana Chief Minister, who also heads the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, avoided meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was in Hyderabad on Thursday. On an earlier occasion too, he did not meet the PM during his visit to Hyderabad citing health reasons. KCR, as the leader is popularly known, was welcomed by Deve Gowda’s son and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and grandson, politician, and actor Nikhil Kumaraswamy at their residence in Bengaluru. On the meeting, Deve Gowda, in a social media post, said: “We exchanged views on various topics of national importance. It was a candid and cordial meeting.” The meeting has assumed impor

Hyderabad: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his way to Hyderabad to participate in the Indian School of Business (ISB) graduation ceremony, the chief minister made his way out of Hyderabad to meet former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (S) leader H D Devegowda at his residence in Bengaluru. KCR left in a special aircraft from Begumpet airport two hours earlier, the same airport that Prime Minister landed on. KCR, who is eyeing a key role in national politics, met the Janata Dal (S) leaders H D Devegowda and H D Kumaraswamy in Bangalore. He was accompanied by party MP J Santosh Kumar, four MLAs and other party leaders. This is the second time in less than four months that KCR avoided greeting Prime Minister Modi on the latter’s arrival in Hyderabad. H D Devegowda tweeted the meeting on his official Twitter account. He said views were exchanged on various topics of national importance. “It was a candid and cordial meeting,” he said. This is not the first the KCR is meeting the

Bengaluru: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Karnataka has challenged the BJP government to initiate action against corrupt ministers on line with what Bhagwant Mann did in Punjab. AAP State Convener, Prithvi Reddy on Wednesday said, “Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann dismissed Health Minister Vijay Sangla and ordered an investigation, after he came to know that he is taking bribe through commissions. Mann sacked the Minister before the opposition and the media asked for it.” He charged that most of the ministers in Karnataka have been accused of corruption but no action has been taken despite the people asking for it. “The Aam Aadmi Party is constantly fighting corruption. The AAP has filed several complaints against 40 per cent commission charge against the ruling BJP,” he said. “We are constantly staging protests, uncovering corruption. But this deaf BJP government does not have the courage to take action against the Ministers,” he charged. “There are serious allegations against Health Mini

Mysuru : In a shocking development, two lovers in Karnataka’s Mysuru tried to get rid of the child born to them, passing it off as an orphan, police said on Tuesday. The arrested man was identified as Raghu from H.D. Kote town, and the woman has also been detained. Raghu had claimed that a woman, who was an absolute stranger, walked up to him with this baby at Raichur bus stop in north Karnataka, asked him to hold it for a minute, and disappeared. The accused maintained that he had brought the baby to Mysuru. Also Read Karnataka syllabus ‘saffronisation’: Protests called on May 31 Narrating the story, he had handed over the male baby to the police. Lashkar Police Station staff had handed over the baby to a rehabilitation centre. However, the investigations by the police revealed that the youth is the father of the baby. It has also come to light that the lovers who did not want to have a baby, have planned and enacted a drama to get rid of it. The police are investigating the

Bengaluru: B.Y. Vijayendra, son of former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, on Tuesday urged his supporters to exercise restraint after they launched a social media campaign against the BJP for denying a ticket to him for the June 3 Karnataka MLC bypoll. After the candidates’ list was announced sans Vijayendra’s name, his supporters expressed anger and criticised BJP High Command and National Organisational Secretary B.L. Santhosh, who is known as a sworn enemy of Yediyurappa. “All are common party workers. The party has never disappointed the capable and everyone should restrain and maintain calm and courtesy,” Vijayendra said. “My father always believed that Sangh’s discipline, party organisation as real service and went on that path. The party and people of Karnataka have enabled him to take oath as chief minister for four times for the same reason,” he explained. The party has given me the post of vice-president and nursing my leadership. At this stage, if criticism, announcem

Bengaluru:  Several organisations, including political parties, writers, women’s and NGOs have decided to stage a state-level protest against the ‘saffronisation’ of school and college syllabus by the ruling BJP government in Karnataka on May 31. The protest would be staged at the Freedom Park of Bengaluru. There has been stiff opposition for alleged dropping lessons on freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Tipu Sultan, social reformers Narayana Guru and Periyar from the textbooks of Class 10 Kannada subject. Meanwhile, the ruling BJP has clarified that it has not dropped lessons on revolutionaries and false propaganda is being taken up against it after the hijab crisis. However, it has defended the omissions and inclusions. The government is maintaining that even before the publication and distribution of textbooks, the opposition is being made without any reason. However, experts warn that the development is likely to disturb the academic environment in the coming days. The like-minde

Mangaluru : After a temple-like structure was found underneath an old mosque on the outskirts of Karnataka’s Mangaluru, a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader has hinted at the possibility of a “Ram Mandir-like campaign” and vowed to continue the legal fight for the premises. In a meeting held by the VHP on Sunday in which villagers and the local BJP leader participated, it was decided to perform the ‘Thamboola Prashne’ ritual in the village (not on the disputed site) before May 26, to ascertain the presence of God on the premises. A Hindu temple-like architectural structure was discovered in April during the renovation work at Juma Masjid in Malali, on the outskirts of Mangaluru. The renovation work was being conducted by the mosque authorities. “A temple-like structure found in Malali Masjid while it was being renovated. At that time, we appealed deputy commissioner and we went through the legal process. We called a meeting with the locals regarding the incident and we took a decis

Bengaluru : The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash an FIR and case in the special CBI court in Bengaluru against the managing director of a company who along with others are accused of cheating the IFCI Limited of over Rs 200 crore. Two loans of Rs 90 crore and Rs 100 crore were obtained by a company, VNR Infrastructures, and its managing director Vakati Narayana Reddy mortgaged two separate sets of properties in Mahabubnagar and Rangareddy districts of Telangana. The fair value of the mortgaged property in Mahabubnagar was valued at Rs 257 crore and distress sale value at Rs 231 crore. Correspondingly, the properties in Rangareddy district were valued at Rs 320 crore and Rs 256 crore, respectively. The loan was sanctioned in 2015 and the company started defaulting on repayment the same year. In 2019, the loans were classified as non-performing asset (NPA) and the loan stood at Rs 205 crore. Recovery of the loan was initiated under the SARFAESI Act. To the shock of IFCI,

Dakshina Kannada : After the Srirangapatna Jamia Masjid row, yet another controversy seems to be surfacing in Karnataka over the Malali mosque in communally-sensitive Dakshina Kannada district. Activists from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal have decided to take up the issue. Recently, a ‘temple structure’ was found while the renovation of the Assaiyeed Adbullahil Madani mosque at Malali was on, stirring a controversy. The row seemed have settled as Hindu activists did not raise the issue in the recent past after the court order to stop the work. However, VHP and Bajrang Dal activists have now decided to ascertain the truth in the form of traditional way by posing “Tambula Prashne” before the priests. In coastal Karnataka, people approach priests to know about the history of previous generations. It is widely practiced custom which people believe. Also Read Message of brotherhood: MLA Zameer feeds Dalit Swamiji, eats same chewed food If the priest says that the

Bengaluru: A house owner was arrested on the charge of raping a student (his tenant) by threatening her with a pistol here, police said on Monday. Anil Ravishankar Prasad from Bihar has been arrested. The victim, who hailed from West Bengal, was staying on a rented accommodation since March and studied in a private college. The accused, who is into tiles business, often objected to the victim’s friends visiting her leading to frequent arguments between the two. One day, Prasad noticed that a male friend of the girl had stayed the night and locked his bike. He then sent the boy away threatening to lodge a police case against him. Irked by this, the girl warned him that she would complain about him to her parents. The accused, who had gone to her house on the pretext of discussing the issue, took out a pistol he was carrying and placed it on her head. He then assaulted her sexually on April 11. The victim finally opened up about the incident with her parents recently. The parents

Bengaluru: A video of Karnataka Congress MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan has gone viral on the internet in which he was seen sharing food with Dalit Swamiji. In the video, the MLA feeds Swami and then asks him to remove the food and eat it himself. #WATCH Bengaluru, Karnataka: In an attempt to set an example seemingly against caste discrimination, Congress Chamarajapete MLA BZ Zameer A Khan feeds Dalit community's Swami Narayana & then eats the same chewed food by making Narayana take it out from his mouth to feed him(22.5) pic.twitter.com/7XG0ZuyCRS — ANI (@ANI) May 22, 2022 The incident took place during an event in Chamarajpet on Sunday. The Congress MLA targeted those radical elements as creating a rift between communities. 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 and iOS .