Belagavi: In an incident that reportedly occurred during late hours on Tuesday, miscreants hoisted a saffron flag on top of a mosque at Arabavi village in Mudalagi Taluk in the district.

With the Karnataka government issuing a circular regarding use of loudspeakers following the azaan and Hanuman Chalisa row, state Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Wednesday said its implementation will be strictly monitored and action will be taken as per law in case of any violations.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who met Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the much awaited expansion or rejig of his Cabinet on Wednesday, said the BJP central leadership would communicate its decision in this regard after discussions, and that "anything may happen at any time."

Bengaluru: Congress Karnataka unit president D K Shivakumar on Tuesday alleged that the state Higher Education Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan met senior Congress MLA M B Patil seeking 'protection' against raising issues involving him in public platform.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Government on Monday issued fresh orders on the installation and usage of loudspeakers at religious places across the state amidst the controversy that has gripped the state over the last few weeks.

Bengaluru: Director General of Police (DGP), Dr. P Ravindranath on Tuesday resigned from the Indian Police Services (IPS) citing harassment from the Government of Karnataka.

The city’s Eastern Division DCP Bheemshanker Guled took the representatives of certain Kannada media channels to task for trying to paint a communal picture concerning the case of personal enmity in which the accused had conspired to place blame on another person for a misdeed done by the former. 

Udupi: Karnataka BJP Chief Nalin Kumar Kateel on Monday said the recent statements of party legislator Basanagouda Patil Yatnal were taken note of and they were brought to the notice of the party’s Central Disciplinary Committee.