Bengaluru: Two men were arrested on charges of theft and 1.3kg gold bar worth Rs 1.6 crore was recovered from them.The accused are Rajendra Kumar and Jeevan Sakaria, residents of Nehru Nagar in Seshadripuram.Police said the duo collected 1.3kg of gold ornaments from a merchant, Harshit B, on Avenue Road in July, promising to sell…
Bengaluru: A team of Lokayukta officials raided 13 locations in the city Tuesday in connection with an alleged Rs 250-crore scam in civil works carried out in and around RR Nagar constituency between 2019 and 2020.Lokayukta police registered a case under Prevention of Corruption Act after former MP DK Suresh filed a complaint. Superintendent of…
Bengaluru: The finance department has raised concerns over the inclusion of provident fund (PF) and employees’ state insurance (ESI) reimbursements in the state’s new startup policy 2025-30, warning that it could have major financial implications. The new policy offers a range of incentives including reimbursements for GST, patent filing, quality certification, PF, ESI, cloud storage,…
👮 ಅಪರಾಧಗಳು ಹೆಚ್ಚಾದರೆ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳೇ ಹೊಣೆ; ತಪ್ಪಿದವರ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ವರದಿ ನೀಡಲು ಡಿಸಿಗೆ ಸಿಎಂ ಸೂಚನೆ ಮೈಸೂರು: ತಾಲ್ಲೂಕು ಮಟ್ಟದ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲೇ ಇರಬೇಕು. ಈ ನಿಯಮವನ್ನು ಉಲ್ಲಂಘಿಸಿದ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ವರದಿ ನೀಡಲು ಜಿಲ್ಲಾಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳಿಗೆ (ಡಿಸಿ) ಸೂಚನೆ ನೀಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ ಎಂದು ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯ ಅವರು ಹೇಳಿದರು. ಮೈಸೂರಿನ ತಮ್ಮ ನಿವಾಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೋಮವಾರ ನಡೆದ ಕೆಡಿಪಿ (KDP) ಸಭೆಯ ಕುರಿತು ಮಾಧ್ಯಮಗಳ ಜೊತೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಿ ಅವರು ಈ ಮಹತ್ವದ ವಿಷಯಗಳನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು. ಡ್ರಗ್ ಮುಕ್ತ…
Bengaluru: The govt will declare the state’s fragmented Myristica swamps as biodiversity heritage sites within four months, said Karnataka State Western Ghats Conservation Task Force chairman Mohammed Tabrez Alam Shariff.He was speaking at a national conference on the Western Ghats organised by Eco Watch Monday. Explaining that the move aims to safeguard this rare ecosystem,…
Bengaluru: Signalling both a purge and a generational shift, JD(S) Monday removed Mysuru strongman and former minister GT Devegowda from his post as core committee chairman, while party state chief HD Kumaraswamy inducted his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy into the powerful political affairs committee. Krishna Reddy, former deputy speaker of the legislative assembly, has been named…
Bengaluru: In a major relief to thousands of homebuyers who have waited nearly a decade for possession of plots, Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-Rera) has ruled that Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) must be treated as a “promoter” under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. The regulator has directed BDA to register the…
Bengaluru: For over two decades, residents of Electronics City Phase 2 have lived amid crumbling roads, choking dust, and flooding — despite being part of the city’s bustling IT corridor.With their repeated pleas for basic infrastructure going unheard, women from apartment complexes in the locality are planning a demonstration with the help of local schools…
Bengaluru: A man from Kerala was found dead at his Hulimavu residence in east Bengaluru on Nov 7 and a case of abetment to suicide was registered against two women. The victim, Vishnu CP, 39, was staying in a three-bedroom apartment in Elenahalli, Hulimavu, with the two women. His brother, Jishnu CP, alleged Surya Kumari…
Bengaluru: Even though winter is still weeks away, at least officially, mercury levels have begun to drop across Karnataka, including in Bengaluru.According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) readings, temperatures in the city fell to 16-17 degrees Celsius since Sunday, down from 19 degrees Saturday.In north-interior Karnataka (NIK), districts like Vijayapura and Belagavi recorded temperatures as…
