AMARAVATI/BENGALURU — Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka on Friday became the first two Indian states to ban the use of social media for children, albeit in different age groups. While the TDP-led NDA ruled Andhra Pradesh said social media will be prohibited for children below 13 years of age, the Congress government in neighbouring Karnataka said […]
HUBBALLI — Jammu & Kashmir scripted one of the most remarkable chapters in Indian domestic cricket history, clinching their maiden Ranji Trophy title after securing a decisive first-innings lead and forcing a draw against eight-time champions Karnataka in the final at the Hubli Cricket Ground on Saturday. Led by commanding performances with both bat and […]
HUBBALLI — Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday elected to bat first against Karnataka in Hubballi in their maiden final of the Ranji Trophy. Karnataka made no changes to their playing XI from their previous match, while Jammu and Kashmir made two changes, bringing in Sahil Lotra and Qamran Iqbal in place of Shubham Khajuria and […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said he has raised the issue of ragging of a Kashmiri MBBS student at a college in Karnataka with CM Siddaramaiah and was assured of necessary action. A second-year MBBS student from Kashmir studying at Al Ameen College in Karnataka has alleged that he […]
BENGALURU — A second-year MBBS student was allegedly assaulted at a medical college in Karnataka’s Vijayapura. The victim, Hameem, a second-year MBBS student at Al-Ameen Medical College is from Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag. The student has alleged that he was subjected to brutal ragging and threats by senior students from the 2019 batch which reportedly […]
BENGALURU — The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday quashed the criminal case lodged by the police against two persons in connection with allegedly raising “Jai Shri Ram” slogans inside a mosque. The single division bench headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna, looking into the appeal petition by the accused persons, while passing the order, mentioned that […]
YADGIR — In a shocking case, a minor threw a three-month-old girl into a well after the baby’s uncle refused her love proposal in Karnataka’s Yadgir district, said officials on Monday. The deceased baby, identified as Meenakshi, was the daughter of Nagesh and Chittemma, a couple residing in Ambedkar Layout in Yadgir city. According to […]
MANDYA (KARNATAKA) — Reacting to the announcement of CM Siddaramaiah to lift ban on the hijab, Muskan, a student from Mandya district in Karnataka who had raised the slogan of “Allah hu Akbar” against a group that chanted “Jai Shri Ram”, stated that,”hijab is our right and let us live like brothers and sisters henceforth”. […]
BENGALURU — Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said he will retire from politics, if proved that he has taken money, even in a single transfer case of government officials. He alleged such cash for transfer happened during Kumaraswamy’s tenure. “I have told you not to ask about it (Kumaraswamy’s allegations). Haven’t I responded to […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Congress Party’s Jammu and Kashmir cadre have congratulated the Party’s entire leadership of Karnataka, President Mallikarjun Kharge, Former President Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for achieving clear majority in Karnataka Assembly Elections. The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee’s (JKPCC) General Secretary, Surinder Singh Channi has […]