Bengaluru: What began as phone calls and mushy messages soon revealed itself as a carefully staged “love trap” — one that ultimately collapsed because a police inspector refused to play along. The woman has been arrested.It all began on Oct 30 when the first call was received by inspector Sathish GJ, who had taken charge…
Bengaluru: The govt Wednesday introduced the Scheduled Castes (Sub-Categorisation) Bill, 2025, in the assembly, proposing to divide the existing 17% reservation into three categories for the 101 Scheduled Castes in the state. Of the 17%, Dalit Left and Dalit Right communities will get 6% each, while 5% has been provided for Lambanis, Koramas, Korachas and…
Bengaluru: A controversial “drug penalty” system in a residential complex has prompted a full-fledged criminal investigation, with police accusing the apartment association and a private security firm of running an illegal parallel justice mechanism and systematically suppressing serious crimes.Kumbalgodu police have registered a suo motu criminal case against the Provident Sunworth Apartment Association and Tyko…
Belagavi: Governing Congress Wednesday protested the Union govt’s decision to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with a new law and challenged BJP to remove Gandhi’s picture from currency notes. Led by chief minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar, the protest, amid the winter session, was held in front of…
Karwar: A GPS-tagged migratory seagull on Karwar beach on Wednesday sparked curiosity and suspicion in equal measure among locals, before forest officials clarified that the device was part of a scientific study tracking migration pattern of birds. The exhausted bird fitted with the tracking device was rescued by forest department officials after locals noticed the…
Bengaluru: A late school teacher’s effort to document Kannada words in a dictionary was realised, thanks to his sons’ endeavour. Kannada Shabdartha Kosha was officially published Wednesday.TK Anantanarayana, a former govt school teacher, recorded several words between the 1930s and 1960s. He also authored several books during this period, before passing away in 1982. His…
Bengaluru: Special public prosecutor Prasanna Kumar P conducted the examination-in-chief (direct questioning) of the parents of murder victim Renukaswamy— father Kashinatha Shivanagowdra and mother Rathnaprabha — in CCH 57 court Wednesday.Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, his girlfriend Pavitra Gowda and their associates are the main accused in the 2024 murder case. Renukaswamy’s parents told the court…
Bengaluru: A prison fight that festered for six years erupted in bloodshed on a Banashankari street early Saturday, leaving a 27-year-old ex-convict with a severe head injury after his rival smashed him with a stone.The injured man, Sridhar, also known as Sakkare, resides in Janshakthinagar, Hosakerehalli, in Banashankari III Stage, south Bengaluru. He was attacked…
Bengaluru: As an interim measure, a division bench of Karnataka high court directed the adoption of child custody and access guidelines framed and enforced by Calcutta HC until state-specific rules are formulated.“We clarify that the said guidelines shall be applied till rules are made by the rulemaking committee and approved in accordance with law,” said…
KRISHNAGIRI: Two medical students were killed after their bike crashed into a roadside billboard at Denkanikottai in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu in the early hours of Wednesday.The Denkanikottai police identified the deceased as Varun Kadappal, 22, of Chattisgarh, and his friend Sisupal Singh, 21, of Rajasthan. They were studying medicine at ESI Medical College…
