Udupi: Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah and the former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa had a “dailogue on Hindu religion and culture” at Sri Rama Vittala Hall on Pejawar Mutt premises in Udupi on Tuesday. Vishwesha Tirtha Swami of Pejawar Mutt, Vidyadheesha Tirtha Swami of Paryaya Palimar Mutt and about 15 seers from different parts […]

Udupi : Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje has charged that the Congress-led Karnataka government is the most corrupt government in the country and the public in the state are eagerly waiting for a change. Speaking to media persons here on Saturday, she alleged that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah can go to any extent for vote bank gimmicks. […]

Udupi: Vishwesha Tirtha Swami of Paryaya Pejawar Mutt said on Wednesday that he would give importance to providing facilities such as education and healthcare to the poor, while protecting and promoting the ancient texts after stepping down from the “Paryaya Peetha”. He was speaking at the felicitation function organised by the Paryaya Reception Committee to […]

Udupi : Shobha Karandlaje, MP, on Friday said that the Siddaramaiah government had turned a blind eye to ‘jihadi’ forces which were fomenting communal tension and targeting and killing Hindu activists in the State. Speaking to presspersons here, Ms. Karandlaje alleged that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was encouraging ‘jihadi’ forces and was ‘anti-Hindu.’ Despite the communal […]

Udupi: Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje has accused the Police Department of inaction in curbing the communal unrest in Honnavar. Addressing reporters here on Friday, she said the police have failed to act against those responsible for the violence in Honnavar. Taking strong exception to the act of the peace disruption who damaged the Shanishwara Shrine, […]

Mangaluru: Shobha Karandlaje, MP, has opposed the presentation of the Kota Shivaram Karanth Huttura Prashasti to the actor and film-maker Prakash Raj. In a release here on Monday, Ms. Karandlaje said that the award should not be given to Mr. Raj because he had criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi […]

Mangaluru: Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP, BJP leader Shobha Karandlaje has launched ‘Mane Mane Bikshatane’ drive on Thursday in Mangaluru to collect rice and other grains from the residents of Mangaluru to support the students of two schools in Bantwal taluk. The decision to collect grains came in the wake of Karnataka state government’s move which withdrew financial […]

Udupi : Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje met Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) H.L. Dattu in New Delhi on Tuesday and submitted a memorandum to him on what she said was “the inhuman treatment meted out to prisoners in the Bengaluru Central Jail at Parappana Agrahara violating their human rights.” In the memorandum submitted […]

Mangaluru : Union Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader D.V. Sadananda Gowda said here on Tuesday that he is ready to accept the challenge thrown by district in-charge Minister B. Ramanath Rai to face him in the next Assembly elections. Addressing presspersons, Mr. Sadananda Gowda said that there was […]

Udupi : Shobha Karandlaje, MP, said on Tuesday that the Hallady-Haklady village in Kundapur taluk in Udupi district will soon be declared a cashless village. She was chairing a meeting of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee, here. Ms. Karandlaje said that the process of registration of mobile banking had been completed in Hallady-Haklady […]