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No Reason To Disallow Rally On Tipu Sultan's Birth Anniversary: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Thursday sought to know if there was a ban on celebrating Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan's birth anniversary, and directed the Pune rural police to decide on a plea that sought to hold a rally to commemorate the occasion.
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Tipu Sultan Row Resurfaces After Proposal To Rename Mysuru Airport
Tipu Sultan is, once again, at the centre of a Congress vs BJP squabble in Karnataka, after a MLA from the ruling party proposed naming the airport in Mysuru after the 18th century ruler.
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"Celebrate In Pak": Himanta Sarma To Siddaramaiah On Tipu Sultan Jayanti
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday once again targeted the Congress during campaigning in poll-bound Karnataka and dubbed the party's leaders Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar as "family members" of Tipu Sultan.
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Asaduddin Owaisi Party's Tipu Sultan Celebration Cleared In Karnataka's Hubbali
In August, the Karnataka High Court had allowed Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations to go ahead at Hubbali's Eidgah ground, triggering a huge row.
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Tipu Sultan Birth Anniversary: Life And Works Of The 18th Century Ruler
Tipu Sultan was the 18th-century Mysore ruler who is popularly known as the Tiger of Mysore and Tipu Sahib. The Karnataka government in 2015, led by former Congress Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, decided to celebrate Tipu Sultan's birth anniversary on November 20 as Tipu Jayanti - describing the ruler as one of the earliest freedom fighters. Tipu Ja...
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Reconsider Decision To Scrap Tipu Jayanti, High Court Tells Karnataka
The Karnataka High Court today asked the BJP government in the state to reconsider its decision to scrap Tipu Jayanti, the birth anniversary celebrations of 18th-century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan, and submit its response in January. The verdict came on a petition filed by a group of activists against the decision taken by the BS Yediyurappa governme...
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Days After Swearing In, BS Yediyurappa Cancels Tipu Jayanti In Karnataka
The birthday of 18th century ruler Tipu Sultan will no longer be celebrated as an official festival in Karnataka, in keeping with a directive from the BS Yediyurappa-led BJP government today. The BJP opposes any celebration related to Tipu Sultan on the grounds that he was a "tyrant".
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The Battle For South Karnataka's Prestigious Mysuru-Kodagu
The Mysuru-Kodagu seat in southern Karnataka covers the areas earlier ruled by the Wodeyars of Mysuru, Chikkaveera Rajendra of Kodagu and the descendants of Tipu Sultan. Tipu Sultan was revived in public memory, after Karnataka decided a few years ago, under a Congress government, to celebrate his birth anniversary -- a decision that was opposed by...
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"Hypocrisy Exposed": BJP After HD Kumaraswamy Skips Tipu Jayanti Event
Amid protests and tough resistance from the BJP, the new coalition government in Karnataka is going ahead with its official celebrations of the birth anniversary of Tipu Sultan. Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, who is reportedly unwell, and his deputy stayed away from the celebrations. The BJP has attacked the government for what it calls as the ruli...
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BJP To Step Up Protest Over Tipu Sultan Jayanti, Hits Out At HD Kumaraswamy
The BJP in Karnataka on Friday said that the decision of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy to stay away from the official birth anniversary celebration of Tipu Sultan tomorrow has exposed the "duplicity" of the ruling alliance
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No Reason To Disallow Rally On Tipu Sultan's Birth Anniversary: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court on Thursday sought to know if there was a ban on celebrating Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan's birth anniversary, and directed the Pune rural police to decide on a plea that sought to hold a rally to commemorate the occasion.
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Tipu Sultan Row Resurfaces After Proposal To Rename Mysuru Airport
Tipu Sultan is, once again, at the centre of a Congress vs BJP squabble in Karnataka, after a MLA from the ruling party proposed naming the airport in Mysuru after the 18th century ruler.
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"Celebrate In Pak": Himanta Sarma To Siddaramaiah On Tipu Sultan Jayanti
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday once again targeted the Congress during campaigning in poll-bound Karnataka and dubbed the party's leaders Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar as "family members" of Tipu Sultan.
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Asaduddin Owaisi Party's Tipu Sultan Celebration Cleared In Karnataka's Hubbali
In August, the Karnataka High Court had allowed Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations to go ahead at Hubbali's Eidgah ground, triggering a huge row.
-
Tipu Sultan Birth Anniversary: Life And Works Of The 18th Century Ruler
Tipu Sultan was the 18th-century Mysore ruler who is popularly known as the Tiger of Mysore and Tipu Sahib. The Karnataka government in 2015, led by former Congress Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, decided to celebrate Tipu Sultan's birth anniversary on November 20 as Tipu Jayanti - describing the ruler as one of the earliest freedom fighters. Tipu Ja...
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Reconsider Decision To Scrap Tipu Jayanti, High Court Tells Karnataka
The Karnataka High Court today asked the BJP government in the state to reconsider its decision to scrap Tipu Jayanti, the birth anniversary celebrations of 18th-century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan, and submit its response in January. The verdict came on a petition filed by a group of activists against the decision taken by the BS Yediyurappa governme...
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Days After Swearing In, BS Yediyurappa Cancels Tipu Jayanti In Karnataka
The birthday of 18th century ruler Tipu Sultan will no longer be celebrated as an official festival in Karnataka, in keeping with a directive from the BS Yediyurappa-led BJP government today. The BJP opposes any celebration related to Tipu Sultan on the grounds that he was a "tyrant".
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The Battle For South Karnataka's Prestigious Mysuru-Kodagu
The Mysuru-Kodagu seat in southern Karnataka covers the areas earlier ruled by the Wodeyars of Mysuru, Chikkaveera Rajendra of Kodagu and the descendants of Tipu Sultan. Tipu Sultan was revived in public memory, after Karnataka decided a few years ago, under a Congress government, to celebrate his birth anniversary -- a decision that was opposed by...
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"Hypocrisy Exposed": BJP After HD Kumaraswamy Skips Tipu Jayanti Event
Amid protests and tough resistance from the BJP, the new coalition government in Karnataka is going ahead with its official celebrations of the birth anniversary of Tipu Sultan. Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, who is reportedly unwell, and his deputy stayed away from the celebrations. The BJP has attacked the government for what it calls as the ruli...
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BJP To Step Up Protest Over Tipu Sultan Jayanti, Hits Out At HD Kumaraswamy
The BJP in Karnataka on Friday said that the decision of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy to stay away from the official birth anniversary celebration of Tipu Sultan tomorrow has exposed the "duplicity" of the ruling alliance
