Bengaluru: Uncertainties over a possible change of chief minister continue to dominate the political discourse, placing sustained pressure on the Congress high command to provide clarity. While AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge has described the matter as a local issue, chief minister Siddaramaiah later shifted the onus to senior leader Rahul Gandhi, keeping speculation over the…
Bengaluru: Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar Thursday reiterated that he considers himself a lifetime worker of Congress, irrespective of the position he holds in the party.“I am a lifetime worker. As party (state) president, I have tied party flags and swept the (office) premises. I have done everything for the party. I am not someone…
How Chitradurga highway fire unfolded CHITRADURGA: The blaze that engulfed a private sleeper coach on National Highway 48 in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district in the early hours of Thursday was triggered when a fuel tanker truck jumped the road divider and rammed into the bus, causing it to burst into flames, police said to news agency…
BENGALURU: Police in Bengaluru say the killing of a 39-year-old bank manager by her estranged husband was planned several months in advance.The accused, a 40-year-old software engineer identified as Balamurugan, is alleged to have procured an illegal pistol months before the attack and carried a knife as a backup to ensure the murder was carried…
BENGALURU: A 21-year-old woman living in a paying guest accommodation in Jnanajyothinagar on Ullal Main Road was allegedly stalked and assaulted by an Instagram acquaintance on the afternoon of Dec 22.Following her complaint, police acted promptly and arrested the accused, 29-year-old Naveen Kumar N, a resident of Billamaranahalli near Yelahanka. Naveen, who is unemployed, manages…
Bengaluru: A 21-year-old woman living in a paying guest accommodation in Jnanajyothinagar on Ullal Main Road was allegedly stalked and assaulted by an Instagram acquaintance on the afternoon of Dec 22.Following her complaint, police acted promptly and arrested the accused, 29-year-old Naveen Kumar N, a resident of Billamaranahalli near Yelahanka. Naveen, who is unemployed, manages…
Bengaluru: The horrific murder of a 39-year-old bank manager by her estranged husband in west Bengaluru on Tuesday was planned with chilling precision months in advance.On Wednesday, the accused was remanded in 14 days of police custody. Bengaluru Headlines Today — The Biggest Updates You Need to Know. Based on preliminary investigations, police sources said…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court has quashed the acquisition of one acre of land in south Bengaluru that was notified for the Bangalore–Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project (BMICP), citing an unexplained delay of over 17 years in passing the award.Justice KS Hemalekha allowed the petition filed by landowner Rathna Reddy S, who had challenged the acquisition…
Bengaluru: Over half of college and university teaching faculty in Karnataka report experiencing burnout “sometimes” in their profession, primarily due to administrative and non-academic tasks, according to QS I-GAUGE’s Institution of Happiness survey.The Bengaluru-based independent education rating organisation conducted a nationwide survey of nearly 5.5 lakh participants, including students, faculty, alumni, and parents. In Karnataka,…
Bengaluru: An assistant commissioner of police was trapped and arrested by Lokayukta police Wednesday for accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 from a hotel manager.The accused officer, Malleswaram sub-division ACP Krishnamurthy, was while accepting the money near his office, Lokayukta police said. Krishnamurthy allegedly demanded Rs 50,000 from the owner of Sagar Hotel on Dr…
