Heritage A new book, by V.K. Thiruvady, traces the history of the Lalbagh garden in Bengaluru Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed Photographs by K. Murali Kumar V.K. Thiruvady’s book on Lalbagh, arguably one of India’s best public gardens, provides an ...
Karnataka road transport corporation employees continue strike as govt refuses to meet demands Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed The strike by employees of the four road transport corporations (RTCs) in Karnataka, under ...
Wildlife Conservation biologist Sanjay Gubbi brings out a definitive book on leopards based on years of fieldwork in Karnataka’s forests Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed Reflecting a decade’s worth of research, the conservation biologist Sanjay Gubbi’s ...
K.S. Eshwarappa, BJP leader and Minister in Karnataka, lodges a formal complaint with the Governor about Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa’s ‘authoritarian’ ways and ‘interference’ in other Ministers’ departments VIKHAR AHMED SAYEED K.S. Eshwarappa, veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Minister of Rural ...
Centre’s big-brother attitude is affecting development in Karnataka says J.C. Madhuswamy, Minor Irrigation Minister, Karnataka VIKHAR AHMED SAYEED In a rare confession that is revelatory of the Central government’s stance on federalism, ...
Cover Story: Karnataka Karnataka: False accusations, ruined lives Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed Several Muslim men spent decades in jail on charges of terrorism before being acquitted, ...
Cover Story: Karnataka The BJP’s use of allurements to come to power in Karnataka Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed The BJP’s ‘Operation Lotus’ in 2008 and enticement of MLAs through offers of money and ...
Book Review: "Forts of the Deccan: 1200-1800" (edited by Nicolas Faucherre and Nicolas Morelle) VIKHAR AHMED SAYEED The volume enhances the understanding of the forts of medieval Deccan and, concomitantly, ...
RESERVATION Panchamsali and Kuruba caste groups demand increase in percentage of quota in Karnataka Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed Chief Minister Yediyurappa finds himself in a catch-22 situation as a Lingayat subsect ...
Disha Ravi's Arrest Disha Ravi’s arrest sparks off protests in Bengaluru Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed Friends, former classmates and members of civil society are speaking up and protesting ...
Kesari Haravoo, a critically acclaimed Kannada filmmaker, making a film on farmers’ protests VIKHAR AHMED SAYEED Noted Kannada filmmaker Kesari Haravoo is in the process of making a film on the farmers’ ...
Human death and injury the dominant cost of human-wildlife conflict in India, says study Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed A study led by researchers from the Bengaluru-based Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS) and ...
Delhi court grants bail to Disha Ravi, the Bengaluru-based climate change activist slapped with sedition in the ‘toolkit’ case VIKHAR AHMED SAYEED Disha Ravi, the Bengaluru-based climate change activist who was arrested by Delhi Police ...
FOLK THEATRE The Padma Shri for Manjamma Jogathi does her, her community and Karnataka proud VIKHAR AHMED SAYEED Manjamma’s life began on the margins of society as a Jogathi. It has now taken centre ...
H.D. Kumaraswamy alleges that the RSS is marking the houses of those not contributing to the funds for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya in a manner similar to the Nazis VIKHAR AHMED SAYEED Speaking at a press conference in Shivamogga yesterday, former Chief Minister of Karnataka ...