Bhat is a prominent Hindutva activist who runs a chain of educational institutions & heads other organisations, largely based in Dakshina Kannada district.
He claimed that alleged warning by pro-Kannada groups threatening to boycott his film if he did not apologise for his remark, was not new and that he has been threatened in the past.
Karnataka govt’s ‘anti-communal force’ is yet to become operational, even as tensions in communally sensitive coastal regions remain dangerously close to spiraling out of control.
The elderly patient, a resident of Benakanahalli village in Belagavi, was already suffering from age-related diseases when he was brought into the hospital, where he tested positive.
Both Somashekar & Hebbar were among 17 MLAs whose defection led to fall of Kumaraswamy-led coalition govt. BJP later accommodated both as ministers in Yediyurappa, Bommai govts.
Mangaluru city has been witnessing significant waterlogging and traffic snarls. Minor incidents of landslides have also been reported from hilly regions across the district.
40-yr-old woman has accused Munirathna, aides of gang rape. BJP MLA from Rajarajeshwarinagar, who was earlier with the Congress, was arrested last year in another rape case.
Amid outcry over selection of non-Kannadiga actor as ambassador of Mysore Sandal soap manufactured by state-owned KSDL, MB Patil says it’s business prudence, not a matter of identity.
In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, New Delhi’s net tax intake didn’t even hit the halfway mark of what it expects to collect by March 31.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
Speaking at annual press conference, Army chief reiterated that India does not recognise 1963 Sino-Pakistan border pact under which Pakistan illegally ceded Shaksgam Valley to China.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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