Writer and activist Arundhati Roy on Wednesday claimed that the National Population Register (NPR) will serve as a database for NRC and asked people to oppose it.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged farmers to opt for less water intensive crops and irrigation methods that will help conserve water, as he launched the Atal Jal Yojana, aimed at improving groundwater level in seven states.
Five activists belonging to the ruling CPI(M) and Opposition Congress' youth wings, have been arrested in connection with the incidents relating to waving of black flags and attempting to block Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's car at nearby Pazhayangadi.
Amid nation-wide protests over the controversial citizenship law, the first detention centre in Karnataka, reportedly meant to lodge illegal immigrants and migrants overstaying in the country, has been opened in Sondekoppa village near here.
A case has been registered against a policeman and two others for allegedly raping a woman in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, officials said on Wednesday.
Moodbidri: CT Ravi, Karnataka Minister of Tourism on Wednesday asserted providing compensation to the families of those killed in police firing during violence will motivate the rioters and will also result in pulling down the morale of police force.
Mangaluru: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday revealed that the government will not release compensation to the families of the two people who died in police firing on December 19 if their role is proved as accused in the incident.
Bengaluru: Miscreants on late Tuesday night set CPI (M) office in Bengaluru on fire using petrol. As a result seven bikes that were parked in the office premises were charred down.
Mangaluru: Karnataka CM on Tuesday night asserted that there were forces who conspired the violence and clashes between police and the protesters that broke out in the city on December 19. He further added that the event were planned and executed systematically to trigger unrest in the region.
