Topic: Karnataka
Karnataka BJP MLA Munirathna, out on bail in rape case, now booked in gang rape case
Bengaluru police registered a First Information Report (FIR) on May 22, 2025, against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Munirathna following allegations by a 40-year-old woman that he and his associates gang-raped her, urinated on her face, and injected her with an unknown substance suspected to be a deadly virus.
Karnataka: Temple management regrets BJP MLA’s anti-Muslim speech, writes letter to Muslims
A week after BJP MLA Harish Poonja delivered an Islamophobic speech at an event in a temple at Thekkaru, located in the communally sensitive Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, the temple management issued a letter to the village’s Muslim community, expressing regret over the legislator’s remarks.
Forest officials in Karnataka’s Nagarahole give eviction threat to tribal communities who ‘reclaimed’ land
On May 5, about 52 families belonging to the Jenu Kuruba tribe marched towards their ancestral village—Karadi Kallu Hatter Kollehaadi—to reclaim their right to live on their land under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006.
Lakhs gather in Karnataka’s Gulbarga against new Waqf act
A massive number of protestors gathered at Peer Bangali Ground in Karnataka’s Gulbarga on May 4, voicing strong opposition to the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025.
Over 10,000 protest in Mysuru against Waqf Amendment Act, citing threat to Muslim autonomy
Over 10,000 people joined a massive protest rally against the Waqf Amendment Act at the Eidgah Ground in Tilak Nagar of Mysuru city on Saturday.
Thousands take to streets to protest Waqf Amendment Act in Karnataka’s Koppal
A massive demonstration was held in Karnataka’s Koppal on Saturday to protest against the Union government’s newly imposed Waqf Amendment Act.
