Maya Sharma

This 102-Year-Old Bengaluru Man Just Finished A 5-Day Protest Against CAA

Bangalore News | Written by Maya Sharma | Tuesday February 11, 2020

HS Doreswamy has just wrapped up a five-day protest against the contentious citizenship law. He met Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday and submitted a memorandum to him. Nothing unusual about that, one might say. It is the era of protests.

BJP Fulfils Promise, 10 Former Rebel MLAs Get Portfolios In Karnataka

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Monday February 10, 2020

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday allotted portfolios to 10 ministers who had joined the cabinet last week, largely fulfilling his government's promise of rewarding those who had helped the BJP grapple its way back to power in the state.

Protests In Bengaluru Over Sedition Case Against School For Anti-CAA Play

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Thursday February 6, 2020

More and more voices are being raised against police action in Bidar in north Karnataka - where sedition charges were filed against a school management - and the mother of a student and the head teacher were arrested for a school play critical of the contentious citizenship law.

BS Yediyurappa Inducts 10 Former Congress, JDS MLAs In Karnataka Cabinet

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Thursday February 6, 2020

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's cabinet was finally expanded on Thursday morning, with the addition of 10 new members.

Bengaluru Techie Kills Her Mother, Flies To Andaman For Holiday, Arrested

Bangalore News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday February 6, 2020

A techie in Bengaluru allegedly stabbed her mother to death and left her younger brother bleeding in the house before flying to Andaman and Nicobar Islands for a trip with her friend, in a crime that has stunned the police in the I-T city.

In Karnataka Classroom, Children Questioned For 4 Hours On Anti-CAA Play

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Tuesday February 4, 2020

Children at a school in Karnataka's Bidar have been getting used to a highly unusual routine. A police officer arrives in the afternoon. This is followed by four or five hours of questioning. Their crime was to participate in a school play critical of the citizenship law, staged on January 21. The children's interrogation continues even after the s...

Teacher, Student's Mother Arrested Over Anti-Citizenship Act Play In Karnataka

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Saturday February 1, 2020

Two women, the mother of a student and the head teacher, have been arrested in a sedition case filed in Karnataka against a private school over a play on the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act earlier this month.

6 Months After BS Yediyurappa Oath, Karnataka Waits For Cabinet Expansion

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Tuesday January 28, 2020

It has been almost six months since BS Yediyurappa took over as chief minister of Karnataka at the head of a BJP government. But there still isn't a full cabinet in place.

Verification Drive For Migrant Workers In Karnataka's Kodagu Plantations

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Friday January 24, 2020

Police in Kodagu district of Karnataka are in the process of verifying the documents of thousands of migrant workers from other states who have come to earn a living in the district's coffee plantations.

"We Sleep On Foothpath" Say Those Whose Huts Were Demolished In Bengaluru

Bangalore News | Written by Maya Sharma | Friday January 24, 2020

The demolition of many huts in the Bellandur area of Bengaluru over the weekend shocked those who were living there - and made the headlines.

BJP, Congress Trade Charges Over Demolition Of Huts In Bengaluru

Bangalore News | Written by Maya Sharma | Thursday January 23, 2020

Were dozens of huts in Bengaluru's Bellandur demolished without authorisation because of a tweet by a BJP MLA about Bangladeshi migrants allegedly living there illegally?

Man Suspected Of Placing Bomb At Mangaluru Airport Surrenders Before Cops

Karnataka News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Wednesday January 22, 2020

A 36-year-old man, who was suspected to have placed explosives at the Mangaluru International Airport on Monday, surrendered before police this morning in Bengaluru. He was reportedly upset about not getting a job.

Explosive Found At Mangaluru Airport, Police Release Suspect's Photograph

Karnataka News | Reported by Maya Sharma and Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday January 20, 2020

An alert was sounded at the Mangaluru International Airport on Monday morning, after security personnel found a live explosive on its premises. Central Industrial Security Force officials said they have zeroed in on a suspect, who was seen leaving the airport in an auto rickshaw.

Bengaluru Huts Razed Days After BJP MLA Tweet, Civic Officials "Not Informed"

Bangalore News | Written By Maya Sharma, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Monday January 20, 2020

No senior official of the Bengaluru city corporation was informed about the demolition of dozens of homes in the Bellandur area over the weekend, the civic body said today, adding that officials concerned have been asked to submit a report. The shacks were razed amid claims that several Bangladeshi migrants were living in the area.

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Conferred With Australia's Highest Civilian Honour

India News | Written by Maya Sharma | Friday January 17, 2020

Biocon founder Dr Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw was conferred with Australia's highest civilian honour, the Order of Australia honour, at a ceremony in Bengaluru on Friday.