All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha president Dr. Shamanur Shivashankarappa said that “Minister D.K. Shivakumar has apologized for dividing the Veerashaiva Lingayat community in the name of separate Lingayat religion by the previous government. But former ministers M.B. Patil and Vinay Kulkarni should not have raised voice against Shivakumar”.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Friday ordered an inquiry into the tragic Amritsar train accident in which at least 58 people were killed and 72 injured and declared one-day mourning in the state on Saturday.
“Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar need not be interfered in the separate Lingayat religion issue. I would discuss the issue in the party platform”, former Minister M.B. Patil said.
Around 300 people of 61 families have fled and at least one house was torched in a clash between two communities in West Tripura district over alleged molestation of a tribal girl, police said Friday.
In two separate incidents, two persons including a boy drowned in the sea in Malpe Beach on Friday evening.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday approved a financial relief of Rs 2 lakh for the family of each deceased in the Amritsar train accident and Rs 50,000 for the injured, a spokesperson said.
Two persons fired at canteen workers for questioning them for not giving the bill amount after having snacks in the city on Thursday night.
The 'Shobha Yatra' (procession) marking the culmination of this year's Mangaluru Dasara celebrations began from the Kudroli Gokarnanatheshwara temple here Friday evening.
Venur police station head constable Taranath was suspended in related to police atrocity and assault case on DYFI leader Riyaz in the name of checking vehicles in Venur police station limits.
A housewife of the district died of H1N1 virus at the SS Hospital in RR Nagar in Bengaluru on Friday.
