Bengaluru: In Sept, 51 children —12 girls and 39 boys — were rescued along railway stations in the state, according to the South Western Railway (SWR) as part of the ‘Nanhe Faristheh’ operation run by the Railway Protection Force (RPF).These children were separated from their families for various reasons and were handed over to NGOs…
Bengaluru: Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar Wednesday said Bengaluru’s future depends as much on citizens’ civic sense as on govt planning and vision.At a conference on ‘Pathway to better governance of Namma Bengaluru”, an interaction organised by the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and the Bangalore Political Action Committee (BPAC) at Mount Carmel College here, Shivakumar…
Bengaluru: For years, Bengaluru’s public areas were marred by discarded sofas, mattresses, and abandoned commodes left to rot on footpaths and under flyovers. Many residents, unsure of what to do with such bulky household waste, resorted to dumping these on roadsides. With no dedicated system or enforcement mechanism in place, discarded furniture became a common…
Bengaluru: University of Agricultural Sciences – Bengaluru (UAS-B) will mark its diamond jubilee Thursday and present 96 awards to scientists, farmers and its employees.The varsity will present Dr MH Marigowda award for best farmer, Nagamma Dattatreya Rao Desai award, Dr Kalayya Krishnamurthy national award for best agricultural research, and Divyachetana SM Krishna award for young…
Bengaluru: A 34-year-old police head constable, working as driver for BJP opposition leader R Ashoka’s escort vehicle, allegedly died by suicide at his residence in Byatarayanapura. The victim is Sharanappa Ramagol, attached to City Armed Reserve (CAR).The incident came to light when Sharanappa’s brother-in-law returned home from college and found him hanging in the bedroom….
Bengaluru: Using pet food boxes as a cover, smugglers attempted to sneak in three kilograms of hydro ganja sourced from Thailand, however the city police uncovered their clever ruse just in time. The haul, worth Rs 3.8 crore, was part of a growing racket smuggling narcotics into the city under the guise of everyday goods.The…
Bengaluru: Lamenting the poisoning of a tiger at MM Hills earlier this month, allegedly in retaliation to livestock killings, chief minister Siddaramaiah Wednesday warned of stringent action against those harming wildlife, regardless of their position or status.Emphasising that “forest wealth has no value without wildlife”, he stressed that such incidents must not recur in future.Speaking…
Bengaluru: In a strange case, a differently abled man duped an autorickshaw driver and escaped with his vehicle after sending him to get change for Rs 200.The miscreant, who is in his mid-20s and has a disability in one leg, spoke to autorickshaw driver Shivaraju D, a resident of Malathahalli, in Kannada. Shivaraju told police…
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು: ನಗರ ಪೊಲೀಸರು ಈ ವರ್ಷದ ಜನವರಿ 1 ರಿಂದ ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 8 ರವರೆಗಿನ 10 ತಿಂಗಳ ಅವಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಡ್ರಗ್ಸ್ ವಿರುದ್ಧದ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಣೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹತ್ವದ ಯಶಸ್ಸು ಸಾಧಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಈ ಅವಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಒಟ್ಟು 1048 ಆರೋಪಿಗಳನ್ನು ಬಂಧಿಸಲಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಇವರಲ್ಲಿ 35 ವಿದೇಶಿ ಪ್ರಜೆಗಳು ಸೇರಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಈ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಣೆಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ 81.21 ಕೋಟಿ ರೂಪಾಯಿ ಮೌಲ್ಯದ ನಿಷೇಧಿತ ಮಾದಕ ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ವಶಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಡ್ರಗ್ಸ್ ಮಾರಾಟ, ಸರಬರಾಜು, ಶೇಖರಣೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸೇವನೆಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ 771 ಪ್ರಕರಣಗಳನ್ನು ದಾಖಲಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ಪ್ರಕರಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಟ್ಟಾರೆ…
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು: ದೇಶದ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಜೈಲುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದಾದ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಪರಪ್ಪನ ಅಗ್ರಹಾರ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಕಾರಾಗೃಹದಲ್ಲಿ ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಭದ್ರತಾ ವೈಫಲ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಕೈದಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಿಗುತ್ತಿರುವ **’ವಿಐಪಿ ಸೌಲಭ್ಯ’**ಗಳು ಬಯಲಾಗಿವೆ. ಜೈಲಿನೊಳಗೆ ಕುಖ್ಯಾತ ರೌಡಿಶೀಟರ್ ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ್ ಅಲಿಯಾಸ್ ‘ಗುಬ್ಬಚ್ಚಿ ಸೀನಾ’ ತನ್ನ ಸಹ ಕೈದಿಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕೇಕ್ ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿ, ಹೂವಿನ (ಆಪಲ್ ಹಾರ) ಹಾರ ಹಾಕಿಕೊಂಡು ಅದ್ದೂರಿಯಾಗಿ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬ ಆಚರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ವಿಡಿಯೋಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಫೋಟೋಗಳು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಜಾಲತಾಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವೈರಲ್ ಆಗಿದ್ದು, ರಾಜ್ಯಾದ್ಯಂತ ತೀವ್ರ ಆಕ್ರೋಶಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗಿದೆ. ಜೈಲು ನಿಯಮಗಳನ್ನು ಗಾಳಿಗೆ ತೂರಿದ ಈ…
