Telugu Desam Party (TDP) senior leader and former minister, Bandaru Satyanarayana Murthy, was arrested by the police for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and Minister RK Roja, officials said.
Opposing the privatization of Nagarnar steel plant, the ruling Congress party has called for a Bastar district bandh in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the district.
Telangana Minister KTR, while participating in the launch of silt carting vehicles under the Dalit Bandhu scheme in Hyderabad, hit out at the Swachh Bharat Mission of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
Three persons of Katch area of Kandhkot in Pakistan were kidnapped by a gang of bandits, ARY News reported on Saturday, adding that the abductors demanded ransom money for their release.
All schools and colleges will remain closed on Saturday in Mandya and Bengaluru in view of 'Karnataka Bandh' being called by various farmer organizations over the Cauvery water row issue.
As pro-Kannada and farmers' organisations have called for a 'Karnataka Bandh' on Friday to protest the release of Cauvery water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda on Thursday said that the Freedom Park is the sanctioned location for protests and rallies in
"As Karnataka bandh has been declared by various organizations, a holiday has been declared for all schools and colleges in Bengaluru city in the interest of students," said KA Dayananda, Bengaluru City District Deputy Commissioner.
According to the release, the university has been placed in second position in India amongst all institutions assessed by the coveted ranking agency while last year it was in sixth position. The university has been placed in the 501-600 band by the international ranking agency for the second
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed his disappointment on the recommendation of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) which has directed Karnataka to ensure the release of 3000 cusecs of Cauvery water at Biligundlu starting from September 28 upto October 15, 2023.