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'BJP floating discriminatory ideas': Sharan Prakash Patil as SC dismisses
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Karnataka Minister Sharan Prakash Patil welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to dismiss the petition against the invitation to Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate Mysuru Dasara festivities, and slammed the BJP for "discriminatory ideas".
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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah welcomes SC decision dismissing plea against inv
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to dismiss the petition challenging the Karnataka High Court's order upholding the decision of the state government to invite Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the state-sponsored Dasara Mahotsav at the
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SC dismisses plea against Karnataka inviting booker prize winner Banu Mush
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta dismissed the matter, saying our preamble says we are secular, and this is a state programme, and the state can't distinguish.
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SC to hear plea against Karnataka inviting Booker Prize Winner Banu Mushta
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India agreed to hear the plea after an advocate sought urgent listing of the case against a High Court order saying non-Hindus can't perform the 'Agra Puja'.
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Green India Challenge pushes for Jammi tree plantation drive in Telangana
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Green India Challenge (GIC) has launched a state-wide initiative to promote the planting of Jammi (Prosopis cineraria) trees across Telangana, with the vision of ensuring the sacred tree finds a place in every village and temple.
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Karnataka HC dismisses pleas against invitation to author Banu Mushtaq for
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"We are not persuaded to accept the contention that inviting a person of a different faith to inaugurate the event violates the legal or constitutional rights of the petitioners," the court observed.
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"BJP doing politics on Dasara festival": Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah slams p
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Responding to the BJP's Dharmasthala Yatra, Siddaramaiah asserted his Hindu identity and criticised the party for using Hindutva as political propaganda.
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Dussehra is non-religious festival, appropriate for writer Banu Mushtaq to
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Amid the row over inviting renowned Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara festival, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah remarked that Dussehra is a non-religious festival, Naada festival is for everyone, and it is appropriate for it to be inaugurated by Booker Prize w
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"Insult to Hindus": Karnataka BJP President demand immediate retraction of
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra demanded that Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar immediately withdraw his remarks on Chamundi Hill, calling them "an insult to Hindus" and "an unforgivable offence."
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"Congress, Siddaramaiah have politicised Dharmasthala issue": Karnataka Lo
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"It is not the BJP. It is the Congress which is politicising Dharmasthala; Siddaramaiah politicised it. When the complaint was received, the procedure states that the background should be checked to investigate the matter. But they did not follow it. Dharmasthala belongs to all Hindus in
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Could have considered "other options": JD (S) leader Nikhil Kumaraswamy on
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Banu Mushtaq, an Indian writer and women's rights activist, scripted history by winning the International Booker Prize for the short story anthology Heart Lamp in 2025. It is the first Kannada book to win honours in London. Originally written in the Kannada language, the stories in Heart Lam
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"Deeply disturbing": Mysore erstwhile royal family member slams Karnataka
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In her statement, Wadiyar termed the Karnataka government's planned celebration plans and recent politics over the issue as "deeply disturbing".
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