Mangaluru: the Leader of the Opposition in the Vidhan Sabha R. Ashoka accused the Congress government of pursuing a repressive approach by initiating cases against Hindu activists and trying to intimidate the opposition. Talking to reporters on Sunday, the BJP leader said that the government trying to revisit old cases across the state. However, “our […]

Bangaluru: Bharatiya Janatha Party (BJP) on Friday staged a protest against the killing of its worker from J.C. Nagar named Santosh and demanded that probe into the murders of all Hindu activists be handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Shobha Karandlaje, general secretary, BJP and MP, Udupi-Chikkamagaluru, charged that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and […]

Bangalore : Announcing a slew of measures to curb sexual crimes against women, the State government on Thursday announced that anyone accused of rape will henceforth be booked under the Goonda Act (Karnataka Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum Grabbers Act, 1985). The government’s move comes […]

Bangalore : The state government plans to make public transport more secure for women with the help of technology. Equipping cabs and autorickshaws with GPS and KSRTC buses with surveillance cameras are some of the measures mooted, following the Delhi gangrape episode. “Our effort to install GPS in the form of green autorickshaw concept earlier […]

Bangalore : Deputy Chief Minister R Ashoka on Monday predicted that former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, who quit the BJP and has floated his own political party, will return to his parent party, like Uma Bharati in Madhya Pradesh and Kalyan Singh in Uttar Pradesh. Speaking to reporters, he said Yeddyurappa’s Karnataka Janata Party […]

Chennai: With no let-up in the exodus of people from the northeast in Bangalore, Police cracked the whip arresting six people on charges that included sending “false” SMSes while Centre banned for 15 days bulk text messages and MMSes across the country. Driven by rumours of impending attacks, the exodus of people from the northeast […]

Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday ruled out allowing scam-hit Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to pick his successor, even as it continued efforts to make him quit without conditions. ‘The new chief minister will be decided based on the opinion of all legislators,’ state Home Minister R. Ashoka told reporters after a meeting […]