Karnataka News

Countless Indian flags fluttered in the air and loud slogans rang out as a large number of people perched on boats made their way to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Karnataka's Mangaluru on Wednesday.

Losing his temper at a public event on Tuesday, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa got up and almost walked off the stage until he was persuaded to stay by the Lingayat seer, Vachanananda Swami. What rattled the Chief Minister was the seer's pitch for a cabinet post for a BJP MLA during a religious rally.

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday said the much-awaited cabinet expansion will take place in about a week to 10 days and that he wants to complete the exercise before his proposed visit to Davos to attend the World Economic Forum meet later this month.

Under attack by the opposition Congress for a raw deal from the centre to the state, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured the state of all help, including to flood-hit areas.

A case was filed against Karnataka BJP MLA Somashekar Reddy on Saturday for alleged provocative speech targeting those protesting against the amended citizenship law. The Congress had held a protest in Ballari. The party then petitioned the state police chief seeking action against him.

A Karnataka BJP leader has warned protesters against opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act, asking them to consider what would happen if members of the majority community hit the streets against them.

Pejavara Mutt chief Vishwesha Teertha Swami, who passed away today morning, was given state honours in the presence of Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in Udupi city.

The head of Pejavara Mutt Vishwesha Teertha Swamidied this morning after battling an illness. The Pejavara mutt is one among the "Ashta" Mutts of Udupi. "May Lord Krishna grant salvation to his soul. I would pray for the devotees to give them the strength to overcome their pain," Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said, news agency ANI reported.

Congress's DK Shivakumar - who has been targeted by several BJP leaders this week over sponsoring a Jesus statue in his constituency - said on Friday that he was just fulfilling a promise made to the locals. The 57-year-old leader laid the foundation of the 114-foot tall statue in Karnataka's Harobele, about 80 km from Bengaluru, on Christmas.

Sending out a stern warning, Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashoka on Thursday said the state government would emulate Uttar Pradesh and confiscate properties of those who caused damage to public properties during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

Karnataka does not have a detention centre, says Hme Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who said a new facility was meant to lodge African nationals guilty of drug peddling

Days after the violence in Karnataka's Mangaluru during protests over the new citizenship law that left two people dead, police in the coastal city have released a series of videos and photos of what it claims are from the clashes. The videos show protesters bringing stones in an auto-trolley, throwing stones and trying to destroy the CCTV cameras.

Rejecting CID inquiry into the December 19 police firing that claimed two lives during anti-CAA protests, former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday demanded a judicial probe by a sitting high court judge into it.

The BJP government in Karnataka has been facing criticism after police firing in the coastal city of Mangaluru in Karnataka on Thursday killed two people during protests over the amended citizenship law. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, however, has made it clear that he believes the police action was justified.

BJP MP Tejasvi Surya has been criticized for commenting at a rally in support of the citizenship law that only "puncture-wallahs" and the illiterate were opposing it. The young Bengaluru South MP made the remarks to loud cheers at the Town Hall in Bengaluru on Sunday.