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Chandru Murder Case: Police's fact check confirms victim was not killed for not speaking Urdu

The communal remarks by Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra in connection with the murder of Chandru, a youth from Goripalya had caused widespread outrage over social media and certain Kannada news channels. After the minister’s allegations that the youth was killed for not speaking in Urdu in a Muslim area, the Karnataka Police have now updated an official factchecked report of the case.

 


CM Bommai to open fair on micro enterprise in Bengaluru on Apr 8

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government aims to add 30,000 micro enterprises to the existing 50,000 such businesses, State Minister C N Ashwath Narayan said on Wednesday.

 


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Loudspeaker row: Police ask mosques in Karnataka not to violate noise pollution rule

Bengaluru: Mosques in Karnataka have started receiving notices from the police to use their loudspeakers within the permissible decibel levels.

 
After alleging Bluru youth was killed for not speaking Urdu, Karnataka Home Minister apologise

Concerning the murder of a youngster named Chandru which had occurred at Goripalya in Bengaluru, the statement issued by Home Minister Araga Jnanendra has invited fresh controversy in the state. The Minister had issued a statement claiming that the murder had occurred because the victim could not speak Urdu and later sought an apology for his statement.
Trial in Gauri Lankesh killing to start from May 27

More than four years after journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead by motorcycle-borne men outside her house here, the trial in the case is set to start from May 27, the prosecution lawyer said.
Amnesty India chair Aakar Patel says he was stopped from flying to US due to CBI lookout notice

 The Amnesty International India chair Aakar Patel alleged on Wednesday that he was stopped from leaving India at the airport here as Immigration officials told him that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has issued a lookout circular against him.
Karnataka CM meets Union Jal Shakti Minister, requests for clearance of Mekedatu reservoir DPR

New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai called on Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Tuesday and requested him for clearance of the detailed project report (DPR) for the Mekedatu balancing reservoir across the Cauvery river.

 
Talk of cabinet expansion gains momentum in Karnataka as CM Bommai flies to Delhi

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said he hopes to get instructions from the party leadership on the expansion or rejig of his cabinet, during the New Delhi trip.

 
KTR's attempts to compare Bengaluru with Hyderabad "utter joke", says CM Bommai

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday dismissed Telangana IT Minister K T Rama Rao's attempts to compare Bengaluru with Hyderabad as "utter joke".

 
Azaan issue: Karnataka CM says everyone will be taken into confidence

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Tuesday the Azaan issue would be addressed by taking everyone into confidence and not by force.

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