Bengaluru: Senior Congress legislator KN Rajanna, from a Scheduled Tribe community, has built his political career as much on his grassroots connect as on his flair for courting controversy. Representing Madhugiri in Tumakuru district, Rajanna, a staunch supporter of chief minister Siddaramaiah, has repeatedly stirred political debates with his outspoken remarks that often challenged his…
Bengaluru: After slapping thousands of e-khata holders with penalty notices over what it claimed to be under-declared parking space in property tax filings, BBMP has dropped another bombshell — even if you cough up penalty, it won’t update property dimensions in the e-khata.Furious property owners are calling it daylight robbery. “First, they accuse us of…
Bengaluru: When police got a call on Aug 7 about a stray dog trotting around with a human arm dangling from its mouth, they knew they had a murder mystery on their hands. Officers rushed to Chimpuganahalli in Tumakuru district’s Koratagere, about 110km from Bengaluru, and began a frantic search for dismembered remains. Scouring a…
Bengaluru: The state govt Monday revoked the compulsory leave order of director general of Police (DGP) K Ramachandra Rao and posted him as DGP, Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement.Rao was sent on compulsory leave on March 15, days after his daughter, actress Harshavardhini Ranya, aka Ranya Rao, was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence…
Bengaluru: A late-night visit turned into a nightmare for a young nursing student when a spat with the domestic help of her family friend spiralled into a brutal machete attack.The accused, 45-year-old G Lalita, worked as a live-in maid for Venugopal and his wife Sarojamma, retired govt employees residing at Basappa Garden in Malleswaram. P…
NEW DELHI: The Karnataka government has reinstated senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Dr K Ramachandra Rao as Director General of Police (DGP) in the Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement, months after placing him on compulsory leave in connection with an ongoing gold smuggling investigation involving his daughter Ranya Rao. A government notification issued on…
Bengaluru: City police thwarted what could have potentially been a security-related incident when Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s convoy was passing South End Circle, Jayanagar, Sunday. A man attempted to jump a barricade for a closer look at the PM, but the police quickly stopped him and escorted him away.The incident occurred as Modi was travelling…
Bengaluru: After purple and green, the city’s Namma Metro map now boasts a vibrant yellow. The long-awaited 19km elevated corridor from RV Road to Bommasandra, with 16 stations built at a cost of Rs 7,600 crore, was inaugurated Sunday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who flagged off the first train from Ragigudda station. Earlier in…
Bengaluru: Fresh cracks have emerged within governing Congress in Karnataka as senior functionaries have openly expressed dissent over former party MP and former Congress president Rahul Gandhi‘s recent claims of “vote theft” during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Cooperation minister KN Rajanna — a known supporter of chief minister Siddaramaiah — has again stirred controversy…
Bengaluru: Industry stakeholders and the excise department are again at loggerheads, this time over the department’s move to amend rules to facilitate auctioning of certain licences.Excise minister RB Timmapur said preparations are under way for the auction and that it is likely be completed in Sept. But industry stakeholders are sceptical. They say the number…
