’Person from Tamil Nadu plants bomb’: Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje sparks outrage with remarks on Bengaluru blast
1 year ago

’Person from Tamil Nadu plants bomb’: Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje sparks outrage with remarks on Bengaluru blast

Live Mint  

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje sparked a major row on Tuesday when she made some remarks about the recent blast at the Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru. Shobha Karandlaje's remarks came weeks after a bomb went off at popular Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru and around 10 people were injured in the incident. India's nodal anti-terrorist agency National Investigation Agency is also probing the Bengaluru Cafe blast and has revealed no details on the identity of the accused person in the case. MK Stalin asks BJP to stop ‘dirty divisive politics’ Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin slammed the Union Minister for her “reckless” remarks and asked the BJP to stop its "dirty divisive politics."

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Rameshwaram Cafe blast case: NIA files chargesheet, claims BJP head office in Bengaluru was first target
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rameshwaram Cafe blast case: NIA files chargesheet, claims BJP head office in Bengaluru was first target

India TV News  

In a significant development, the National Investigation Agency on Monday filed a chargesheet against four individuals in connection with the high-profile Bengaluru Rameshwaram Café blast. Crucial findings In connection to the Bengaluru cafe blast incident, the NIA had shared crucial findings, including the past case details against accused and how had they hatched the Bengaluru blast conspiracy. "These included a …

Madras High Court quashes FIR against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje as TN govt accepts apology
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Madras High Court quashes FIR against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje as TN govt accepts apology

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Madras High Court has ordered the quashing of the FIR registered against Union Minister of State for MSME and Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje over her comments against Tamils in connection with the Rameshwaram Cafe bomb blast. Justice G Jayachandran, on Thursday, passed the orders, while allowing her petition praying for quashing the FIR registered by the cybercrime wing …

HC gives Karandlaje 10 days to apologise for remarks on Rameshwaram cafe blast
7 months, 2 weeks ago

HC gives Karandlaje 10 days to apologise for remarks on Rameshwaram cafe blast

Hindustan Times  

The Madras high court on Wednesday granted 10 days’ time for the counsel of Union minister Shobha Karandlaje to get instructions from her if she was willing to hold a press meet to apologise for her remarks on the Rameshwaram cafe blast. In a video that had gone viral, the Union minister of state for labour and employment, could be …

The Rameshwaram Cafe blast | On what basis did you claim that bombers were trained in Tamil Nadu? Madras High Court judge asks Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje
8 months, 2 weeks ago

The Rameshwaram Cafe blast | On what basis did you claim that bombers were trained in Tamil Nadu? Madras High Court judge asks Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday questioned the basis on which Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje on March 19 claimed that the bombers involved in the Rameshwararm Cafe blast at Bengaluru, on March 1, had been trained in Tamil Nadu. Justice G. Jayachandran raised the query during the hearing of a petition filed by the …

Rameshwaram Cafe Blast Karnataka Minister Claims Suspects Arrested Involved In 2021 Shivamogga Explosion
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Rameshwaram Cafe Blast Karnataka Minister Claims Suspects Arrested Involved In 2021 Shivamogga Explosion

ABP News  

A day after the National Investigation Agency nabbed the mastermind and accused who planted IED that resulted in a bomb blast in Rameshwaram Cafe, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara commended both the NIA and the Karnataka police for their efforts. On NIA arrested two accused in Bengaluru café blast case, Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara said, "NIA has done …

BJP worker not involved in The Rameshwaram Cafe blast, says MLA
11 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP worker not involved in The Rameshwaram Cafe blast, says MLA

The Hindu  

Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, MLA and BJP leader, denied allegations that Sai Prasad, a BJP functionary was involved in The Rameshwaram Cafe blast in Bengaluru. He was responding to a social media post by Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao about the National Investigation Agency taking custody of the BJP leader. What to do, his household is half Pakistan,’‘ Mr. Yatnal said, referring …

FIR against BJP leaders Shobha Karandlaje, Tejashwi Surya and PC Mohan following EC's direction
1 year ago

FIR against BJP leaders Shobha Karandlaje, Tejashwi Surya and PC Mohan following EC's direction

India TV News  

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje and other BJP leaders landed in legal trouble after the Election Commission on Wednesday directed the Karnataka chief electoral officer to take immediate and appropriate action on the DMK's complaint about alleged model code violation. An FIR has been lodged by the Halasuru Gate police under sections 143, 149, 188, 283, 290 and 268 against BJP …

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje booked on charges of promoting enmity between people of T.N., Karnataka
1 year ago

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje booked on charges of promoting enmity between people of T.N., Karnataka

The Hindu  

The Madurai City Police have registered a case against Union Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje, on charges of promoting enmity between different groups of people on the grounds of language. Ms. Karandlaje reportedly said that “people from Tamil Nadu, who come to Karnataka, get trained in Tamil Nadu and plant bombs in Karnataka.” T.N. Tamilians and Kannadigas alike will reject …

DMK complains to EC over Union minister’s ‘Tamilians behind cafe blast’ remark
1 year ago

DMK complains to EC over Union minister’s ‘Tamilians behind cafe blast’ remark

Hindustan Times  

Chennai: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Wednesday filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India against Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union minister of state Shobha Karandlaje for her alleged hate speech, blaming the people of Tamil Nadu for the Bengaluru’s Rameshwaraman cafe blast on March 1. BJP leader and Union minister of state Shobha Karandlaje “People from Tamil …

‘Arrest us all, open challenge…’: Union Min Shobha Karandlaje slams Cong over shopkeeper assault case
1 year ago

‘Arrest us all, open challenge…’: Union Min Shobha Karandlaje slams Cong over shopkeeper assault case

Hindustan Times  

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Tuesday inserted herself into the raging controversy over an altercation between a shopkeeper in Bengaluru and a group of men over playing a Hindu devotional bhajan during azaan time. READ | Tejasvi Surya detained during protest over ‘bhajan’ vs ‘azaan’ altercation The Union Minister took to social media and wrote, "Arrest us all.!! Hindus' insults …

Stalin, EPS demand action against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje
1 year ago

Stalin, EPS demand action against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje

Deccan Chronicle  

Chief Minister M K Stalin and the Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami strongly condemned the ‘reckless statement’ of Union Minister of State for Agriculture Shobha Karandlaje linking Tamil Nadu with the Bengaluru Rameswaram Café blasts and urged the ECI to take note of the hate speech and initiate stringent action immediately.In a message on his X page, Stalin …

Lok Sabha elections: EC directs action against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje for 'Tamilians' remark
1 year ago

Lok Sabha elections: EC directs action against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje for 'Tamilians' remark

India TV News  

The Election Commission on Wednesday directed Karnataka CEO to take action against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje for her 'Tamilians' remark following a complaint filed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam over Karandlaje's recent controversial statement. The development comes hours after the Union Minister apologised for her remarks over the deteriorating law and order situation in Tamil Nadu after March 1 blast …

DMK knocks EC's door over BJP's Shobha Karandlaje 'Tamil Nadu people plant bombs' remarks
1 year ago

DMK knocks EC's door over BJP's Shobha Karandlaje 'Tamil Nadu people plant bombs' remarks

India TV News  

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Wednesday apologised for her remarks over the deteriorating law and order situation in Tamil Nadu after March 1 blast at The Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru. Karandlaje slammed the Congress government in Karnataka and claimed that people from Tamil Nadu plant bombs in the state, remarks which drew criticism from neighbouring state's Chief Minister M K …

T.N. CM Stalin strongly condemns Karandlaje’s ‘reckless’ comments; Union Minister issues apology
1 year ago

T.N. CM Stalin strongly condemns Karandlaje’s ‘reckless’ comments; Union Minister issues apology

The Hindu  

Strongly condemning Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje’s “reckless” comments against people from Tamil Nadu living in Karnataka, Chief Minister M.K. Addressing presspersons, Ms. Karandlaje reportedly said that “people from Tamil Nadu, who come to Karnataka, get trained in Tamil Nadu and plant bombs in Karnataka.” She had also reportedly said that they had placed the bomb in the cafe, in an …

Union Minister retracts ‘Tamilians' claim on Bengaluru blast case suspect, says ‘remarks directed at…’
1 year ago

Union Minister retracts ‘Tamilians' claim on Bengaluru blast case suspect, says ‘remarks directed at…’

Hindustan Times  

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje, after massive backlash, retracted her previous statement claiming that the suspect in the Bengaluru cafe blast was from Tamil Nadu. Karandlaje issued an apology to the public of Tamil Nadu after they “brought pain to some.” Union minister Shobha Karandlaje Taking to X hours after her post about the Rameshwaram cafe blast, the Union Minister said, …

‘Reckless statement, hate speech’: MK Stalin after Union Minister claims Tamilian behind Bengaluru cafe blast
1 year ago

‘Reckless statement, hate speech’: MK Stalin after Union Minister claims Tamilian behind Bengaluru cafe blast

Live Mint  

Reacting strongly against Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje’s claim that the suspect involved in the March 1, 2024 blast at the Rameshwaram Cafe was from Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister MK Stalin demanded stringent action against the minister for causing a threat to peace, harmony and national unity. Taking to microblogging platform X, the Tamil Nadu chief posted, “One must either be …

Union minister's big ‘Tamil Nadu’ claim on Bengaluru cafe blast suspect; CM Stalin reacts strongly: ‘Reckless statement’
1 year ago

Union minister's big ‘Tamil Nadu’ claim on Bengaluru cafe blast suspect; CM Stalin reacts strongly: ‘Reckless statement’

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Shobha Karandlaje on Tuesday demanded Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara's resignation and accused the Congress government of bias against Hindus amid tensions over the assault on a trader allegedly for playing the 'Hanuman Chalisa' loudly in his shop during Azaan. Read: Rameshwaram cafe blast: NIA releases CCTV footage showing suspect, seeks help from public A group of youths …

Rameshwaram cafe blast: New footage shows bomber changed clothes, boarded bus
1 year ago

Rameshwaram cafe blast: New footage shows bomber changed clothes, boarded bus

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency, which is probing the March 1 blast at a popular restaurant in Bengaluru, is examining new CCTV footage from the city that suggests the suspect bomber may have changed clothes and boarded a bus to Tumakuru in Karnataka after placing the improvised explosive device at Rameshwaram Cafe, people familiar with the matter said on …

Rameshwaram cafe blast: NIA announces ₹10 lakh for tip on bomber, releases pic
1 year ago

Rameshwaram cafe blast: NIA announces ₹10 lakh for tip on bomber, releases pic

Hindustan Times  

The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday announced a ₹10 lakh cash reward for any information on the man who planted the low-intensity IED in the Rameshwaram cafe leading to a blast on March 1 injuring at least 10 people who were there in the cafe. Rameshwaram cafe blast accused's clearer picture released by NIA with a bounty of ₹ 10 …

Karnataka Congress leaders join hands to 'politicise' and downplay Rameshawaram Cafe blast
1 year ago

Karnataka Congress leaders join hands to 'politicise' and downplay Rameshawaram Cafe blast

Op India  

Days after an IED blast rocked the Rameshwaram cafe in Bengaluru city in Karnataka, Congress leaders in the State have left no stone unturned in downplaying the seriousness of the issue. When similar incidents happened in the past, BJP was involved.” Minister Sharanprakash Rudrappa Patil courted controversy after claimed that some ‘silly’ fringe elements were trying to destroy the peace …

Police have clues about Rameshwaram blast accused; arrest soon: Karnataka home minister
1 year ago

Police have clues about Rameshwaram blast accused; arrest soon: Karnataka home minister

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Karnataka home minister G Parameshwar on Sunday said, the police have gathered clues about the accused of the Rameshwaram Cafe blast and that he would be arrested soon. Home minister G Parameshwar held a meeting with the police officers regarding the investigation on the Rameshwaram Cafe blast. Speaking to the media after a meeting with the police officers on …

Bengaluru Rameshwaram cafe blast | Police probing different angles including business rivalry: Home Minister
1 year ago

Bengaluru Rameshwaram cafe blast | Police probing different angles including business rivalry: Home Minister

The Hindu  

Karnataka Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara on March 3 said business rivalry, impending elections and terrorising investors coming to Bengaluru in view of a stable government in the State are some of the angles which the police are working on to crack relating to the blast at a city eatery. Mr. Parameshwara said one of the angles being probed was …

Rameshwaram Cafe Blast: K'taka Govt Says 'Jealously' Among All Angles Being Probed. Shivakumar Hits Out At BJP
1 year ago

Rameshwaram Cafe Blast: K'taka Govt Says 'Jealously' Among All Angles Being Probed. Shivakumar Hits Out At BJP

ABP News  

After the blast at Rameshwaram cafe shook the entire nation on Friday, Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Sunday asked opposition to cooperate with the probe and refrain from doing politics over such issue. We are examining every angle including if there is any jealousy factor.” #WATCH | On the explosion at Bengaluru’s The Rameshwaram Cafe, Karnataka Home Minister Dr …

Bengaluru blast: This techie from Bihar was in Rameshwaram Cafe. His mother called and then…
1 year ago

Bengaluru blast: This techie from Bihar was in Rameshwaram Cafe. His mother called and then…

Hindustan Times  

The bomb blast at Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru sent shockwaves throughout the city, raising concerns about security and law and order. While dozens of IT professionals spent their lunch hour inside the cafe not knowing what was to come next, one techie narrowly escaped the blast, all thanks to a phone call from his mother. Software engineer Kumar Alankrit, 24, …

Karnataka: BJP says it is 'Bomb Bengaluru', not 'Brand Bengaluru'; Congress reacts sharply
1 year ago

Karnataka: BJP says it is 'Bomb Bengaluru', not 'Brand Bengaluru'; Congress reacts sharply

India TV News  

Bengaluru blast: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday hit out at the Congress government for making the city “Bomb Bengaluru” instead of “Brand Bengaluru”, drawing sharp reactions from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar. BJP state president BY Vijayendra claimed there was a link between the 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogan shouted inside Vidhana Soudha on February 27 and the …

Blast case: CM confident of culprit’s arrest
1 year ago

Blast case: CM confident of culprit’s arrest

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has expressed confidence that the culprit involved in the blast at The Rameshwaram Café in Bengaluru on Friday will be nabbed as his visuals had been captured on CCTV cameras. The Chief Minister recalled that the cooker blast had taken place in Mangaluru when BJP was in power and sought to know if the incident too was …

We have visuals, it will be easy to nab culprit, says Karnataka CM - The Hindu
1 year ago

We have visuals, it will be easy to nab culprit, says Karnataka CM - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on March 2 expressed confidence about nabbing the culprit involved in the blast at the city's popular eatery The Rameshwaram Cafe, as his movement has been captured by the cameras. He said it is still not known whether any organisation was involved in the incident at the quick-service eatery in the Brookfield area in the information …

‘Suspect was wearing cap, mask to hide identity’: Police in Bengaluru blast case
1 year ago

‘Suspect was wearing cap, mask to hide identity’: Police in Bengaluru blast case

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka police have intensified the investigation into the low intensity bomb blast at a popular eatery here, in which 10 people were injured, officials said on Saturday. Police personnel at the Rameshwaram Cafe after a blast, in Bengaluru "We are positive about the leads we are getting in nabbing the culprit," an official said. READ | UAPA invoked as …

Rameshwaram cafe blast suspect 28-30 year old, ordered rava idli, left bag with one-hour timer IED
1 year ago

Rameshwaram cafe blast suspect 28-30 year old, ordered rava idli, left bag with one-hour timer IED

Hindustan Times  

As a low-intensity IED blast took place in Bengaluru's popular Rameshwaram cafe during busy lunch hour, investigators are finding clues from CCTV footage. Rameshwaram cafe blast shook Bengaluru with the BJP lobbing charges against the Congress government in Karnataka. Rameshwaram cafe owner's 1st reaction, rivalry angle, politics, suspect profile: What we know so far How the Rameshwaram cafe blast took …

Rameshwaram cafe owner's 1st reaction, rivalry angle, politics, suspect profile: What we know so far
1 year ago

Rameshwaram cafe owner's 1st reaction, rivalry angle, politics, suspect profile: What we know so far

Hindustan Times  

Rameshwaram cafe blast is a intel failure, the BJP said slamming the Siddaramaiah government. Divya Raghavendra Rao, founder of Bengaluru's famous Rameshwaram cafe which witnessed a shocking blast during the peak lunch hour on Friday, was in Hyderabad when the mishap took place. Bengaluru cafe blast: Follow LIVE updates Rameshwaram cafe blast: Here is what we know so far When …

Tamil Nadu: 'Petrol bomb' hurled outside Raj Bhavan’s main gate, BJP’s Annamalai reacts sharply
1 year, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu: 'Petrol bomb' hurled outside Raj Bhavan’s main gate, BJP’s Annamalai reacts sharply

India TV News  

Chennai: A Molotov cocktail was lobbed by a man in front of the Raj Bhavan’s main gate in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai on Wednesday, the police said. On Sardar Patel Road, on the opposite side of the Raj Bhavan, the man tried to throw a bottle by around 3 PM and it was immediately noticed by policemen on duty near the …

This Video of BJP Workers Attacking MLA’s House Isn’t From Bengal
4 years, 1 month ago

This Video of BJP Workers Attacking MLA’s House Isn’t From Bengal

The Quint  

The SHO added that on 31 January, some BJP workers threw stones at TRS MLA from Parkal, Challa Dharma Reddy’s house. According to the TNM’s report as well, BJP workers broke windows, pelted stones and chairs, while chanting, ‘Jai Shree Ram,’ at the MLA’s house. He had earlier questioned BJP leaders why the people of Telangana should donate for the …

This Video of BJP Workers Attacking MLA’s House Isn’t From Bengal
4 years, 1 month ago

This Video of BJP Workers Attacking MLA’s House Isn’t From Bengal

The Quint  

The SHO added that on 31 January, some BJP workers threw stones at TRS MLA from Parkal, Challa Dharma Reddy’s house. According to the TNM’s report as well, BJP workers broke windows, pelted stones and chairs, while chanting, ‘Jai Shree Ram,’ at the MLA’s house. He had earlier questioned BJP leaders why the people of Telangana should donate for the …

BJP MP from Karnataka Shobha Karandlaje booked for 'provocative' tweets
7 years, 3 months ago

BJP MP from Karnataka Shobha Karandlaje booked for 'provocative' tweets

India TV News  

A case has been registered against BJP's Lok Sabha lawmaker Shobha Karandlaje for "provocative" tweets she posted in the social media over an alleged attack on a minor girl in Karnataka's Honnavar, police said on Saturday. "We have registered an FIR under sections 153 and 503 of the Indian Penal Code on Friday against the MP for some provocative tweets, …

Chennai blasts: PM condemn blast, says it reflects desperation and cowardice
10 years, 10 months ago

Chennai blasts: PM condemn blast, says it reflects desperation and cowardice

India TV News  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today condemned the Chennai blasts, saying such “barbaric acts” highlight the “desperation and cowardice” of those responsible and asserted that no efforts would be spared in bringing the perpetrators to justice. Offering condolence to the kin of the deceased and sympathy for those injured, he appealed for peace and expressed confidence that the people …

Attack on Lok Satta Party leader triggers protest
11 years, 1 month ago

Attack on Lok Satta Party leader triggers protest

The Hindu  

The attack on Lok Satta Party national president Jayaprakash Narayan by Telangana lawyers and members of the student JAC at AP Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday evoked angry protests from party leaders and workers here. Lok Satta Party workers led by State party president Katari Srinivasa Rao staged a demonstration at the Ambedkar Statue on Tank Bund to register …

Karnataka CM suspects terrorist hand in blast
11 years, 11 months ago

Karnataka CM suspects terrorist hand in blast

India TV News  

Bangalore, Apr 18: The bomb blast near the state BJP city office that left at least 16 people injured indicated the hand of terrorists and state police has set up a special team to investigate the attack, Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar said yesterday. "The incident shows that there is a hand of terrorists," he said.Asked what was the objective …

Bangalore blast: Cong leader slammed for insensitive tweet
11 years, 11 months ago

Bangalore blast: Cong leader slammed for insensitive tweet

Firstpost  

After this morning’s bomb blast near the BJP office in Bangalore, Congress spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed tweeted, that if the blast is a terror attack, BJP will have a political advantage in the election in Karnataka. If the blast near BJP's office in Banglore is a terror attack,it will certainly help the BJP politically on the eve of election. — Dr …

Protesters try to lay siege to Shettar’s residence
12 years, 5 months ago

Protesters try to lay siege to Shettar’s residence

The Hindu  

The Cauvery imbroglio continued to see protests in the State capital on Monday too. Members of the Kannada Okkuta, led by Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha president Vatal Nagaraj, Akhila Karnataka Dr. Rajkumar Abhimanigala Sangha president Sa.Ra. The protesters had come with mattresses and blankets to lay siege to Mr. Shettar’s residence but were hauled away by the police within minutes. …

Blasts: probe all terror groups, says Digvijay
13 years, 8 months ago

Blasts: probe all terror groups, says Digvijay

The Hindu  

Continuing his tirade against the RSS, Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Sunday alleged that it was “making bomb factories” and demanded that the role of all terror groups, including Hindu outfits, in the Mumbai blasts be probed. “I have been saying that the RSS is spreading terrorism in the country, and it has been making bomb factories,” Mr. Singh told …

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