Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Topic: Karnataka

Former Karnataka CM, senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa booked under POCSO for sexually harassing minor girl

Senior BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, 81, was booked by the Sadashivanagar police late on Thursday night under a section of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) based on a complaint by the mother of a 17-year-old of sexual assault.

“BJP needs 400 seats to change constitution,” says six-time BJP MP; party distances itself following outrage

Six-time BJP MP and former Union minister Ananth Kumar Hegde said at a party rally in Siddapur in Uttara Kannada district that the BJP would need a majority of 400 seats in the Parliament to “change” the Constitution.

Karnataka: Savitribai Phule, Periyar, and revolutionary regional writers to be reintroduced in textbooks

The chapters pertaining to the works and contributions of progressive writers and social reformers, who were earlier removed from the Karnataka state board textbooks...

Congress 3, BJP 1: RS poll results out for Karnataka, setback for BJP-JD(S) alliance as MLA cross-votes, another abstains

The ruling Congress in Karnataka won three seats and the BJP one in the Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka on Tuesday.

Dalit student attacked, forced to chant “Jai Shri Ram” over WhatsApp Status on Ram, Ambedkar

A 17-year-old Pre-University student belonging to the Dalit community faced an alleged assault and was forced to chant "Jai Shri Ram" due to a WhatsApp status featuring images of Lord Rama and B.R. Ambedkar. The assailants reportedly took offense, claiming the victim was "belittling Lord Ram."

Four arrested for desecrating Dr Ambedkar’s statue in Kalaburagi

The police have arrested four individuals in connection with the desecration of the Dr Ambedkar statue in Kotnur (D) village on the outskirts of Kalaburagi town in Karnataka on Monday night.