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B’luru: 53 held for violence & vandalism during Kannada language protests that saw English signboards of shops being torn down
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At least 53 people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the violence and vandalism during a protest here on Wednesday that saw...
“Kannada supreme in K’taka”, Siddaramaiah says after English signboards vandalised
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A day after protests in Bengaluru that saw the removal of English signboards of many commercial outlets by activists seeking prominence for the local...
As goons attack shops over ‘smaller Kannada fonts’ on signboards in Bengaluru, here is how Karnataka Congress leaders have been fanning the language divide...
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"As goons attack shops over ‘smaller Kannada fonts’ on signboards in Bengaluru, here is how Karnataka Congress leaders have been fanning the language divide...
Karnataka: RSS leader gets booked for speech against hijab in schools, Muslim ‘activist’ had claimed hate speech
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"Karnataka: RSS leader gets booked for speech against hijab in schools, Muslim ‘activist’ had claimed hate speech", Opindia, December 27, 2023:
The Srirangapatna police in...
5 booked for throwing polluted water on deity during procession in K’taka, neo-Ambedkarite ‘Dalit’ org had opposed the historical ritual
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A police complaint was lodged against five persons for allegedly throwing polluted water on a deity during a procession in Nanjangud town of Mysuru...
Karnataka Congress is clear: Temples won’t be freed of Government control
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"Karnataka Congress is clear: Temples won't be freed of Government control", Swarajyamag, December 22, 2023:
"The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) recently rose in protest against...
K’taka minister’s ‘farmers wish for drought’ remark sparks row
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Karnataka’s Agricultural Marketing Minister Shivanand Patil has kicked up a controversy with his remarks that the farmers in the state wish for drought to...
K’taka horror: Minor boys rape 10-year-old girl at knife-point, record act
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A disturbing incident of two minor boys raping a 10-year-old girl at knife-point and making a video of the act, has been reported from...
Tensions escalate in Bengaluru’s Chikkapete market – Marwari shop owners heckled by pro-Kannada groups
A few days ago in Bengaluru's Chikkapete market, pro-Kannada groups staged demonstrations targeting Marwari shop owners, sparking concerns over regional chauvinism and potential political...
Congress toes PFI line to allow hijab in K’taka govt. schools, legitimizing the headscarf which sexually objectifies minor girls
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Objecting to the decision to lift the hijab ban on school children and pre-university college students (class 11 and 12), Karnataka state BJP President...