Bengaluru: City recorded the highest number of missing children in Karnataka over the past three years, with 3,268 cases. Police data show that girls make up nearly three-fourths of these cases, though officials say most incidents are not actual kidnappings.Under Supreme Court guidelines, police register all missing minor cases as kidnappings. Police say only 2%…
Bengaluru: An Instagram lure has triggered a police case against a beauty clinic in Nagarbhavi, west Bengaluru, with a 27-year-old woman alleging cheating, harassment and threats after undergoing skin treatment.The complainant, a teacher from Beguru, told Annapoorneshwarinagar police that the reel — uploaded by a person identified as Chaithanya — promoted treatments for pimples, acne,…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court has stayed proceedings against a city resident booked for rash driving after videos of his loud Lamborghini surfaced online.Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the interim order while hearing a petition filed by BR Chiranth, a resident of CV Raman Nagar, east Bengaluru. The court noted that Chiranth had already paid the…
Ballari: Police on Saturday detained eight persons, including two adults and six minor boys, in connection with the fire that broke out at a house owned by Aruna Janardhana Reddy, wife of Gangavathi MLA Gali Janardhana Reddy, at the secured G-Square layout on Ballari-Belagallu Road here.According to IGP P S Harsha, preliminary inquiry indicated that…
Karwar: Police on Saturday arrested three people for allegedly circulating a video suspected of having driven a pharmacist to shoot himself to death. Ankola police took Subhash, Harishchandra and Anil, all residents of Wailawada in Karwar taluk, into custody. The case relates to the death of Rajeev Pikle, associated with Pikle Nursing Home, who allegedly…
Bengaluru: Experts from across disciplines have called for a fundamental rethink of how digital tools and artificial intelligence are designed and deployed in autism care, urging that technology remain flexible, human-centred and responsive to individual needs. The recommendations emerged at the third Global Autism Convention organised by St John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, in…
Bengaluru: The draft ward reservation matrix released for the upcoming elections to Bengaluru’s newly carved city corporations reveals a possible shortfall in women’s representation, with none of the five corporations achieving the 50% benchmark that has long been treated as a political and policy commitment in Karnataka’s urban governance.An analysis of the draft reservation list…
A few weeks into the new year — when resolutions begin to wane — a city-wide initiative is reminding Bengalureans that meaningful change often lies in habits they already practise. Musician Vasu Dixit and digital creator Aiyyo Shraddha carry this message through rap-led videos that spotlight simple waste practices — from rinsing food containers to…
Bengaluru: To make policing more public-friendly and improve citizen engagement, the state police have decided to observe the third Sunday of every month as Victims’ Day at all police stations.Director general and inspector general of police (DG&IGP) MA Saleem said Saturday that station house officers (SHOs) will interact with victims and others seeking to lodge…
Bengaluru: Amid a political churn triggered by the arrest of former MP Prajwal Revanna and his family, the JD(S) Saturday held a convention to signal revival in Hassan, its traditional stronghold.At the meeting, senior JD(S) leaders alleged that the Congress govt was conspiring to weaken the Deve Gowda family and wipe out the party in…
