Bengaluru: Days after CM Siddaramaiah publicly expressed displeasure over the conduct of police officers, Karnataka was rocked by a fresh controversy after a purported sleaze video allegedly involving director general of police (civil rights enforcement) K Ramachandra Rao surfaced online, triggering backlash from civil society and a political storm.The video allegedly shows the officer in…
Bengaluru: City police have launched a manhunt for seven staff members of the Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST), Malleswaram, accused of securing their jobs by sending impersonators to write recruitment examinations on their behalf.The accused are six multi-tasking staffers (MTS) and a forest guard, appointed between 2018 and 2022. They have been identified…
Bengaluru: The alleged bribery scam in the excise department has put the Congress govt on the defensive ahead of a special session of the legislature beginning Thursday, with BJP planning to target minister RB Timmapur claiming his involvement. Three officials, including a deputy commissioner, were arrested by Lokayukta for alleged bribery. The govt convened the…
Bengaluru: With over 1,000 cases of missing children — technically viewed as kidnap cases — remaining unsolved in the past three years, Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) has urged the govt to formulate detailed guidelines to deal with such incidents. In a letter to the chief secretary last week, KT Thippeswamy,…
Karnataka DGP Ramachandra Rao (L), Stepdaughter Ranya Rao (R) BENGALURU: Suspended IPS officer K Ramachandra Rao, who was serving as DGP (Civil Rights Enforcement), has denied allegations against him after unverified videos purportedly showing him in a compromising position surfaced on social media, placing him at the centre of a widening controversy that has rattled…
J Abbas Mulla | tnnHubballi: As speculation intensifies within BJP over the next state president, indications are emerging that former chief minister Jagadish Shettar, a prominent Lingayat representative in North Karnataka, may return to state politics. Bengaluru Headlines Today — The Biggest Updates You Need to Know. Shettar, who currently represents Belgaum seat in the…
Power supply will be affected from 10am to 6pm on Jan 21 at HRBR 1st, 2nd and 3rd Blocks, Service Road, Kammanahalli Main Road, CMR Road, Babusapalya, Balachandra Layout, Flower Garden, MM Garden, Arkavathy Layout, Anjanadri Layout Enclave, Divya Unnathi Layout, Vijayendra Garden, Mallappa Layout, Prakruthi Township, Balaji Layout, GNR Garden, Chellikere, Samudhrika Enclave, 100ft…
City that gave India electronic voting machines won’t use them BENGALURU: When the city votes in the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) elections, it will a return to paper ballots. The decision, confirmed by the State Election Commission (SEC) Monday, comes amid renewed political debate over electronic voting machines (EVMs). But it also throws up a…
Complaints pile up against Karnataka police officer amid sleaze video row BENGALURU: As controversy erupted over the sleaze videos purportedly involving DGP Ramachandra Rao, multiple complaints have been lodged with both the state and central govts seeking action against the senior IPS officer.Social activist and Ballari-based Anna Foundation chief Rajshekar Mulali termed the video as…
Bengaluru: The State Election Commission (SEC), in its draft electoral roll notification released Monday, listed more than 88.9 lakh voters across the five Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) city corporations, including 45 lakh men and 43 lakh women. The elections will be conducted across 8,044 polling stations, to be set up across the 369 wards.State election…
