"Two people named Mapanna (52) and Alisaba (55) were murdered near Sadyapura village in Shahapur at around 8 am while they were on their way to their village from Shahapur on a bike," said Shahapur Police.
Calling the Karnataka government's approval of a 4 per cent minority quota in contracts as "anti-constitutional and anti-democratic," BJP MLC N Ravikumar said that the BJP will raise the issue in both the Houses on Monday.
Nizam Baba, Janasheen Sajjada Nasheen Dargah Roza-e-Khurd Kalaburagi welcomed the Karnataka government decision to provide 4 per cent reservation for the 2B section of the Muslim community and demanded the cabinet to extend this to other sections of the society as well.
Speaking in Raichur, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said, "As the heat is increasing, the government will decide on revising the work timings of government offices. Officers should avoid field visits in the afternoon. Government employees should not go outside between 12 noon and
Speaking to reporters at the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee's office, Shivakumar said, "The reservation of contracts for minorities is only up to Rs 2 crores. In the past, similar arrangements were done for SC/STs. This is for all minorities and not just for Muslims."
Reddy added that the Congress government in Karnataka believes in "serving people" without regard to their religion, language, or caste. She said that the BJP was "jealous" of the good works being carried out by the state government.
He said that contractors should not be given concessions based on religion. Rashidi asserted that reservations must be given to the poor of all religions.
"It is quite a strange thing. Will the Karnataka Government try to clarify whether the other communities in their state, who also need social and economic upliftment, will be given reservations in the same manner? Focusing only on one community and neglecting the rest of the public, the K
"If we all have this feeling that we are Indian, we were, and we will continue to be - it will put an end to communal riots and politics based on religion and then only the country will move forward. No one should try to divide this nation," Kumar told ANI.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai said on Saturday that there was a lapse by the police in the Swati Byadgi murder case and that only a thorough investigation would bring out the truth.
Kannada actress Ranya Rao's stepfather, DGP Ramchandra Rao, has been sent on compulsory leave. The actress was arrested in a gold smuggling case last week.
Speaking to ANI on Karnataka Dy CM's plan, Mayor Bhargava said, "This is a good thing. The Congress government in Karnataka has got some wisdom that they want to learn something from cities across the country. Indore is the cleanest city in India. Indore is the city that fulfills the drea