Ballari/Bengaluru: Karnataka govt Wednesday transferred senior police officers in Ballari Range following recent clashes in the district that left one person dead.Deputy inspector general of police, Ballari Range, Vartika Katiyar, was transferred with immediate effect. Dr PS Harsha, IPS, has been appointed inspector general of police, Ballari Range. Suman D Pennekar was named superintendent of…
Bengaluru: A mother of a seven-year-old girl has approached police, accusing a private school in the city of falsely assuring her that it had the necessary affiliation and official recognition before admitting her daughter.Niveditha P (name changed), a resident of Panathur, stated in her complaint that when she visited the school in Gunjur to seek…
Bengaluru: Chaos prevailed at Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences in KS Layout, south Bengaluru, Wednesday morning when the authorities received an email stating, “Men will walk into the college premises after 12.30pm and carry out explosions”. The reason given was that police in Tamil Nadu were not properly treated.“The recommendations made by a committee…
Bengaluru: A neighbourhood dispute over a trivial issue turned horrific when a six-year-old girl was murdered at Nallurahalli near Whitefield in east Bengaluru.The victim, Shanaz Khatun, was the elder daughter of Inzamul Sheik, a daily-wage worker from West Bengal. Bengaluru Headlines Today — The Biggest Updates You Need to Know. The incident came to light…
Bengaluru: Bengaluru’s campus placement season has crossed the halfway mark, and artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity are leading the charge, accounting for nearly 40% of hires. Demand for AI roles has surged by 50% compared to last year, prompting colleges to make AI fundamentals mandatory for the 2025 batch and to roll out specialised cybersecurity…
Bengaluru: India’s Manas Dhamne (World No. 556) is making a habit of edging past higher-ranked players in the Bengaluru Open at the SM Krishna tennis stadium. After sending fifth seed Matej Dodig of Croatia (231) packing in the opening round, the 18-year-old wildcard entrant registered a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 victory over Kazakhstan’s Beibit Zhukayev (277)…
Bengaluru: In an unlikely partnership, a mechanic and a former software professional from Dubai joined forces to make quick money: one stole laptops while the other erased their digital traces before selling them in open markets. Their scheme, however, was uncovered when the city police tracked them down and seized 48 stolen laptops.The accused are…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka govt is facing a major challenge in identifying eligible beneficiaries for free alternative housing among residents whose houses were demolished in Waseem Layout and Fakir Colony of Yelahanka’s Kogilu village last month.Preliminary survey data has revealed nearly 94% of the evicted families have Aadhaar cards, making it difficult to distinguish long-term Bengaluru…
Bengaluru: The Central Crime Branch Wednesday arrested a 32-year-old self-employed man from Bagalkot in north Karnataka for allegedly sending obscene messages to actor Darshan Thoogudeepa’s wife, Vijayalakshmi.The accused, S Dariyappa, is the fifth man to be arrested by the city police in the case. Four people, including a techie from Davanagere, were arrested last week,…
Bengaluru: The environmental impact of Orange Line is still unclear, even as Phase 3 of Namma Metro has entered the execution stage, say environmental activists. They accuse Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) of withholding details on the exact number of trees to be felled or translocated to make way for the metro line.Environmental Impact…
