Modi pitches 10% cut in edible oil use, pushes natural farming and milletsNarendra Modi urged a 10% cut in cooking oil consumption to tackle obesity, while promoting yoga, healthy eating and natural farming, as he...
15 Apr, 2026, 03.52 PM IST
PM Modi to inaugurate Adichunchanagiri memorial, release book with Deve Gowda on WednesdayPrime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka on April 15 to inaugurate the Sri Guru Bhairavaikya Mandira in Mandya district. He will a...
14 Apr, 2026, 10.55 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to visit Udupi mutt & Goa's Jeevottam mutt on FridayPrime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Karnataka and Goa on Friday, November 28. In Udupi, he will participate in a mass Bhagavad Gita rec...
27 Nov, 2025, 06.05 PM IST
Pocso case: Court acquits Lingayat mutt headA Chitradurga court acquitted Murugha Mutt head Shivamurthy Muruga Sharanaru and two others in a sexual assault case involving two minor gi...
26 Nov, 2025, 05.59 PM IST
Religious mutt head disapproves Stalin Jr’s comments, says those in power must talk with restraintThe head of the Adichunchanagiri Mutt in Karnataka, Swami Nirmalananda Natha, disapproved Tamil Nadu minister Udhyanidhi Stalin's comments ...
07 Sep, 2023, 06.18 PM IST
Karnataka: Mutt heads, community outfits lobby hard for positions in new governmentSeveral supporters of both Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar have been in touch with their leaders, hoping to find a place in the new cabinet. Th...
16 May, 2023, 08.46 PM IST
Why mutts matter so much in Karnataka's electoral politicsIn Karnataka, elections can be won or lost with just a nod or a shake of head from the chief of a mutt. Though many mutts do not take part ...
02 May, 2023, 10.17 PM IST
All mutts supporting BJP after quota rejig; will win over 130 seats: Arun SinghA day after BJP announced its first list of candidates, the party's Karnataka in-charge claimed that BJP has "tied senior Congress leaders ...
12 Apr, 2023, 11.58 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi initiated into Lingayat sect in KarnatakaAfter a conversation with Lingayat seers of various mutts, the seer of Muruga Mutt, Shivamurthy Muruga Sharana initiated Gandhi into Lingay...
03 Aug, 2022, 03.47 PM IST
Congress ready if early elections are held in Karnataka: D K ShivakumarKarnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said his party is prepared to face the electorate in case early assembly elections are h...
29 Mar, 2022, 05.27 PM IST
Karnataka mutt heads rally behind CM Yediyurappa amid guessing gameThe 78-year-old CM thanked the mutt heads, who held a meeting with him on Wednesday, for reposing faith in him, but said he would abide by ...
22 Jul, 2021, 07.55 AM IST
When khadi confronts saffron: As swamis veer towards worldly politics, Yediyurappa sends a firm messageIn fact, the CM was so annoyed at a Veerashaiva-Lingayat event in Harihar on Tuesday that he threatened to walk out when Vachanananda Swami...
17 Jan, 2020, 11.41 AM IST
Karnataka: Top Mutt to express opinion on Lingayats after pollsThis election season, every politician irrespective of party affiliation, be it Rahul Gandhi or Amit Shah, has made a stop at Siddaganga Mu...
23 Apr, 2018, 01.08 PM IST
Toeing Yogi’s line, 4 seers want to battle it out with ministersAll the four seers also hail the work of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They are: Lakshmivara Tirtha Swami (Udupi), Basavananda Swami (Dharw...
02 Apr, 2018, 07.40 AM IST
On two-day visit to Karnataka, Amit Shah to reach out to top Lingayat muttsShah’s visit to central Karnataka is on the heels of Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a rally in Davanagere on February 28.
26 Mar, 2018, 08.19 AM IST
Iftar event: Minister Roshan Baig praises Pejawar seerMuthalik, who has said the Sene will not allow the mutt to host an Iftar event again, has planned to call for a state-wide bandh on July 2 ...
28 Jun, 2017, 06.28 PM IST
Karnataka government allays fears about take over of mutts, templesThe govt has no intention to take over mutts and temples by way of a bill, which was introduced during winter session, says TB Jayachandra.
22 Dec, 2014, 04.45 PM IST