Karnataka

Mangaluru, Dec 23: Rejecting an inquiry by the state's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) into the December 19 police firing that claimed two lives during anti-CAA protests, former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday demanded a judicial probe by a sitting high court judge into it. "Firing is done by police. CID inquiry will be done by police. Then how it is possible to know the

Mangaluru, Dec 23: Life in the trouble torn coastal city of Mangalore returned to normal soon after the curfew was lifted on Monday. "There will be no curfew under the jurisdiction of Mangalore Police Commissionerateon Monday. However, prohibitory orders will be in force till 0600 hrs till December 24," Police Commissioner P S Harsha said, adding that the situation was peaceful in the city. The

Bengaluru, Dec 22: A youth was allegedly assaulted by unknown bike-borne goons at Bamboo Bazaar in the city when he was returning from a demonstration in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on Sunday. B Ramesh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), West, said: "The victim's name is Varun. He has been admitted to a hospital. The attackers have not yet been identified." Tejasvi Surya, the

Bengaluru, Dec 23: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday ordered a CID probe into the death of two protesters during the demonstration against Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Mangaluru on December 19. Yediyurappa had on Sunday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of the two deceased. Two persons identified as Jaleel (43) of Kudroli and Nousheen (49) of Bengre had

Mangaluru, Dec 23: A youth lost his life and another person sustain crucial injuries after a speeding tipper truck knocked a two-wheeler down near Karopady under Vittal police station limits in Bantwal on Sunday. The victim has been identified as victim Anwar, 24, a resident of Muguli, Karopady. He was riding the ill-fated motorbike. Nawab, 21, was riding pillion. They were on their way to attend

Mangaluru, Dec 23: The Muslim Central Committee of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi has urged the Karnataka state government to clarify who ordered police firing on December 19 in Mangaluru that claimed lives of two innocent men and injured many. Addressing a press meet, committee president K.S. Mohammed Masood condemned the police firing and also registering a case against firing victims. Registration

Bengaluru, Dec 23: Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Sunday defended the Mangaluru police firing incident that left two persons dead during a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), saying the men in khaki were carrying out their duty to protect the innocent people and prevent a mob from running amok. The CM told reporters: “Police opened fire when the mob tried to storm a

Mysuru, Dec 23: Vidyaranyapuram police on Sunday detained two women activists attached to Save Constitution Committee while they were distributing pamphlets on Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC). The activists Sandhya and Kalavathi, who are the members of the committee, were distributing pamphlets at Nachanahalli Palya coming under the jurisdictions of

Hubballi, Dec 23: Dubbing the promulgation of the Citizenship Amendment Act a ‘mistake’, MLC and Congress functionary CM Ibrahim on Sunday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the legislation. Questioning the basis of the law, and the rationale for carrying out the compilation of National Register of Citizens (NRC) across the country, Ibrahim said, “I request the PM to rescind the

Hassan, Dec 23: The postmortem report of a Class 4 girl student, who was found in a pond at Madaba village in Channarayapatna Rural police limits a week ago, confirmed that she was sexually assaulted before being smothered. The accused, Suresh, 21, was arrested on Saturday night. A daily-wage worker, he’s also from Madaba. The girl is survived by her mother, a daily-wage worker and a brother who