Bengaluru: Naveen Picardo still cannot shake off the memory of Dec 22, 2025. “The image of that bucket of water I saw that night is still in my mind. No matter how clean the water looks now, every time I go to shower or wash a plate, it haunts me,” he told TOI. What began…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka govt is considering allotting land to all backward castes, a proposal that will be placed before the cabinet shortly, chief minister Siddaramaiah said Sunday. Addressing the devanga community, he said when the proposal is approved, their organisation too would receive land measuring between 2 and 2.5 acres.Responding to a demand for a…
ಯಲ್ಲಾಪುರ: ಉತ್ತರ ಕನ್ನಡ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಯಲ್ಲಾಪುರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದ ವಿಚ್ಛೇದಿತ ಮಹಿಳೆ ರಂಜಿತಾ ಬನಸವಾಡೆ ಅವರ ಬರ್ಬರ ಹತ್ಯೆ ಪ್ರಕರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಈಗ ಮಹತ್ವದ ತಿರುವು ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದೆ. ಹತ್ಯೆ ನಡೆಸಿ ಪರಾರಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದ ಆರೋಪಿ ರಫೀಕ್ (30) ಪಟ್ಟಣದ ಸಮೀಪದ ಕಾಳಮ್ಮನಗರ ಅರಣ್ಯ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ನೇಣು ಬಿಗಿದುಕೊಂಡು ಆತ್ಮಹತ್ಯೆಗೆ ಶರಣಾಗಿದ್ದಾನೆ. ರಂಜಿತಾ ಅವರನ್ನು ಕೊಲೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಅಡಗಿದ್ದ ಆರೋಪಿಗಾಗಿ ರವಿವಾರದಂದು ಶ್ವಾನದಳದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪೊಲೀಸರು ತೀವ್ರ ಶೋಧ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾಗ ಈ ಘಟನೆ ಬೆಳಕಿಗೆ ಬಂದಿದೆ. ಸ್ನೇಹದ ಹೆಸರಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಘಾತುಕ ಕೃತ್ಯ:ಕಳೆದ ಹತ್ತು…
ಯಲ್ಲಾಪುರ: ಮುಸ್ಲಿಂ ಯುವಕನ ಚಾಕು ಇರಿತಕ್ಕೆ ಬಲಿಯಾದ ದಲಿತ ಹಿಂದೂ ಯುವತಿ ರಂಜಿತಾ ಬನಸವಾಡೆ ಅವರ ಕುಟುಂಬಕ್ಕೆ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ 50 ಲಕ್ಷ ರೂಪಾಯಿ ಪರಿಹಾರ ಹಾಗೂ 2 ಎಕರೆ ಜಮೀನು ನೀಡಬೇಕು ಎಂದು ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ರಾಜ್ಯಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಮತ್ತು ಶಾಸಕ ಬಿ.ವೈ. ವಿಜಯೇಂದ್ರ ಆಗ್ರಹಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಭಾನುವಾರ ಯಲ್ಲಾಪುರಕ್ಕೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿದ ಅವರು, ಮೃತ ಯುವತಿಯ ಅಂತಿಮ ದರ್ಶನ ಪಡೆದು, ಅವರ ತಾಯಿಗೆ ಸಾಂತ್ವನ ಹೇಳಿದರು. ಈ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದ ಅವರು, ಯುವತಿಯ ಸಾವಿನಿಂದ ಹತ್ತು ವರ್ಷದ…
Bengaluru: Fed up with years of civic neglect, traders and residents near JP Nagar Metro station on Kanakapura Road, south Bengaluru, recently rolled up their sleeves to tackle a decade-old blackspot on their own. For over 10 years, the area was a notorious dumping ground, with waste contributed by market vendors, passersby and even some…
BENGALURU: Central Crime Branch (CCB) police registered a case against a woman, identified as Shamshad Begum, and her associates for allegedly duping job aspirants of Rs 5.3 crore by promising them work in govt departments. Begum claimed to be general secretary of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Mahila Morcha.The complaint was filed by Sangamesh Rachaiah,…
Bengaluru: In its recent judgment, Karnataka high court observed that the mere assertion that in-laws “instigated” the husband or used abusive language, without any specific instance of such misdemeanour, cannot form the foundation for criminal prosecution.Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum came up with this observation while quashing the proceedings against one Abeda, her husband Mohammad Runkuddin…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) will permit visually challenged students to use computers for SSLC and II PU exams from 2025-26 on the lines of CBSE guidelines.In 2024-25, SSLC students with visual impairment were allowed to use laptops instead of scribes and around 25 students availed of the facility. The Karnataka…
MANGALURU: A student who quit her undergraduate studies at University College, Hampankatta, when the hijab row broke out in 2022, has since completed her postgraduation in medical physics with a commendable CGPA of over 8.Gousiya, 24, who took a one-year break after being unable to attend her sixth-semester BSc classes, is now interning at the…
Bengaluru: Despite ongoing resurfacing of roads with asphalt across Bengaluru, poor quality of work and lack of coordination have left many surfaces incomplete or damaged. Residents have the flagged issues, saying the newly laid asphalt is coming off within days.A road in Garvebhavipalya, under Bengaluru South city corporation’s Bommanahalli zone, was asphalted recently without removing…
