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Dec 21: The Kerala government on Friday said it has ordered a stay on all activities in connection with the National Population Register (NPR) in the state considering 'apprehensions' of public that it would lead to NRC in the wake of the controversial citizenship act. While a government order said the NPR had been put on hold in view of apprehensions that it would lead to the National Register of

Bengaluru, Dec 21: Karnataka minister C T Ravi courted controversy with a video of him purportedly saying that a Godhra-like situation may arise if the majority community loses its patience surfacing on Friday, drawing a strong reaction from the Congress which has described it "provocative." The congress wanted police to register a case against him and take him into custody. "Most intimidating

Bengaluru, Dec 21: A Bengaluru police officer of the IPS rank won the hearts of many anti-CAA protesters by making them sing the National Anthem and disperse from the venue peacefully. "If you have faith in me and in what I say, you all sing a song with me", Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) Chetan Singh Rathore told a group of protesters at Town Hall in the city centre on Thursday and made

Bengaluru, Dec 20: A delegation of Congress leaders from Bengaluru was detained at the Manguluru airport on Friday due to curfew in the violence-hit port city, where two people died of bullet injuries following the anti Citizenship Amendment Act protests. "I was visiting Manguluru to meet the families of the two protesters who were shot dead during the protest. We were detained by the police at

Mangaluru, Dec 20: Eight journalists from Kerala covering the anti-citizenship law protests here a day after two persons were killed in police firing, were detained by the city police on Friday. They were released about seven hours later at Thalappady on Karnataka-Kerala border after the intervention of Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Mangaluru city police commissioner PS Harsha earlier

Mangaluru, Dec 19: Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai today said that people coming from outside states mostly Kerala indulging in violence in Mangaluru during protest against Citizenship Amendment Act. "People came from the neighbouring state to participate in protest also tried to set fire a police station in Mangalore and damaged public properties. To control this, the police had to use

Bengaluru, Dec 19: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has sought sanction from Karnataka government to prosecute police officers and others in the I Monetary Advisory (IMA) scam, informed CBI sources on Thursday. According to sources, the sanction has been sought to prosecute IPS Hemant Nimbalkar, the then IGP CID Economic Offences Wing (EOW), IPS Ajay Hilori the then DCP East Bangalore, EB

Mangaluru, Dec 19: At least two persons were killed in police firing in the coastal city of Mangaluru on Thursday during anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests. According to sources, the cops opened fire on protesters in Bundar area of Mangaluru. Both the victims are said to be local residents. Meanwhile, curfew was imposed under the limits of North, South, East, Barke and Urwa Police

Bengaluru, Dec 19: Hitting out at Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa for his government's decision to clamp down on protests against Citizenship Amendment Act, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday asked him not to be "undemocratic". In a series of tweets, the senior Congress leader told the Chief Minister that he was being used as a pawn to fulfill the agenda of RSS, and called on him to

Bengaluru, Dec 19: Hundreds of agitators were taken into custody in Karnataka on Thursday for defying prohibitory orders in force as they tried to stage protest against Citizen (Amendment) Act 2019. In the city, agitators were taken into custody at SBM Circle and Town Hall when they tried to stage protest and dharna. At SBM circle the agitators, members of Left parties, indulged wordy duel with