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Mangaluru, Dec 18: Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Dr P S Harsha has issued a stern warning to people, including non-resident Indians, against spreading misleading and inciting messages over Citizenship Amendment Act-2019 (CAA) on social media platforms. Addressing a press meet at his office in the city today he said: “We have noticed that some people sitting in other countries are misleading

Belagavi, Dec 18: South Western Railway (SWR) Staff proved that they were also concerned about the welfare of the new born babies or orphaned kids besides looking after the interests of the travelling passengers by installing 'Love Cradle' in the Railway station in Karnataka’s Belagavi on Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi inaugurated the 'Affectionate Cradle' in the

Bengaluru, Dec 18: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday said the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) would be implemented in Karnataka. His comments came at a time when several states, like West Bengal and Punjab, are refusing to implement the amended law amid protests against it. "We will implement the Citizenship Amendment Act in Karnataka," Yediyurappa told reporters here. The Chief Minister

New Delhi, Dec 18: Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari has called on the people of the country to exercise restraint and keep their emotions under control while demonstrating. "To protest is the democratic right of the people of India. No one can stop us from doing so. However, it is important that it is controlled. Keeping our emotions in control is the most important part," he said

Bengaluru, Dec 18: The high court on Tuesday directed the government to ensure that application as well as brochure fees charged by private unaided schools are displayed on the official website of the department of public instruction (DPI). A division bench headed by chief justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka also directed the government to ensure that district education regulatory authorities dispose of

Bengaluru, Dec 18: Revenue minister R Ashoka on Tuesday said the government will rename Indira canteens, barring those in Bengaluru city, as 'Maharshi Valmiki Anna Kutira', drawing sharp reactions from the Congress that it was indulging in "cheap politics". Ashoka told reporters the decision to rename the government-sponsored subsidized canteens after Valmiki following a suggestion from Shorapur

Mangaluru, Dec 17: Former Minister and Mangaluru MLA U T Khader today issued a stern warning to the B S Yediyurappa-led Karnataka government against implementing the Centre’s contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019. The statement comes hours after Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai declared that the government would take necessary steps to implement the Act in the state. Mr Khader was

Bengaluru, Dec 17: Amid ongoing agitations in the different parts of the country over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, several students staged a protest in Bengaluru against the CAA and the Central government on Tuesday. Holding placards which read- 'India against CAB' and 'Students against state violence', the protestors demanded a rollback of the amendment act. "The Bill is against our human

Bengaluru, Dec 17: Amidst nationwide protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), south Indian state of Karnataka is likely to be one of the first states to implement the contentions Act. Speaking to reporters, Basavaraj Bommai, the Home Minister of Karnataka, today said that Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa-led BJP government would take necessary steps to implement the Act in the state. "It

New Delhi, Dec 17: As the protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill intensified, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the Narendra Modi government is firm on implementing the controversial legislation and no opposition can deter it. At an event here, Shah accused the "entire opposition" of misleading the people of the country on the bill and said that there was no question of taking