Condemning the episode that occurred during Republic Day when the Raichur district judge Mallikarjuna Gowda Patil asked for the removal of Dr. B. R Ambedkar’s portrait thus insulting the ‘Father of the Constitution, Samvidhana Samrakshana Vedike Maha Okkuta undertook the ‘Vidhana Soudha Chalo’ march on Saturday and demanded the suspension of the accused judge. 

New Delhi: The Karnataka government Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking setting up of a bench to hear a plea relating to the dispute over the allocation of water of Krishana river, flowing in states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana, after two judges recused themselves on January 10.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Friday contended before the High Court that the hijab is not an essential religious practice of Islam and preventing its use did not violate Article 25 of the Indian Constitution, which guarantees religious freedom.

Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court on Friday while hearing the Hijab issue reacted to an argument from Advocate Mohammed Tahir that the interim order passed by the Court was being misinterpreted and that even teachers were not being allowed to wear Hijab.

Bengaluru: Karnataka HC on Friday adjourned the hearing in Hijab case till Monday February 21. The hearing will resume on Monday, the Court said.

Tumkuru: Amidst the Hijab row that has gripped the state over the last two months, a lecturer at Jain PU College in Tumkuru has resigned reportedly after she was asked to remove her Hijab while entering the college.

Bengaluru: Congress legislators spent the whole night inside the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Council, escalating demand for the dismissal of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa over his statement regarding the national flag.

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Thursday reported 1,579 fresh cases of coronavirus and 23 fatalities, taking the tally to 39,33,115 and toll to 39,738.