Bengaluru: A photo allegedly showing a traffic police sub-inspector (PSI) displaying a middle finger during an argument with a bike rider went viral on social media Friday, triggering controversy.The photo and a video were uploaded on X by the bike rider Mahendra, who claimed the incident involved PSI Shankarappa of Devanahalli traffic police. Mahendra alleged…
Bengaluru: What began as a tattoo of “another woman” on the husband’s forearm ended in the murder of his wife and a sentence of life imprisonment for him.Earlier this week, a city court convicted 33-year-old Vinay Kumar, a resident of A Narayanapura in Mahadevapura, of killing his wife Ashwini D, 29, inside their home in…
Bengaluru: A 30-year-old software professional searching for a partner through a dating app was allegedly duped and assaulted in a two-stage honeytrap incident in RR Nagar recently.Based on the complaint filed by Sam (name changed), police arrested Sumalata alias Anjali, 28; Harshini alias Sweety, 26; and their associates Jagadish alias Jagga, 35; Manju alias Manjunath,…
Bengaluru: JP Nagar police have arrested Mehaboob Khan Patan, a 38-year-old interstate burglar, whose night blindness forced him to commit crimes only during the day. Mehaboob, a resident of Nagavara, north Bengaluru, and a native of Andhra Pradesh, allegedly stole valuables from the residence of Kannada serial actor Praveen Kumar M and his wife Manasa…
Bengaluru: A grave act of medical negligence at Government General Hospital, Jayanagar, nearly put a young patient’s life at risk Friday evening, with a routine blood transfusion turning into a medical emergency. The patient, who has an O-positive blood group, was mistakenly administered A-positive blood due to a critical error by a lab technician, forcing…
Bengaluru: A discrepancy in age records, between Aadhaar card and school documents, proved decisive in the Karnataka high court granting bail to a 24-year-old man accused of marrying a minor.The accused, a tribal resident of Deosugur in Raichur taluk, had been in judicial custody since Aug 4, 2025, after authorities found him living with a…
Bengaluru: A 45-year-old self-employed man surrendered to police after stabbing his 39-year-old wife to death during a domestic dispute at their residence in Agrahara, Sampigehalli, north Bengaluru, Friday night. The victim was identified as Ayesha Siddiqui. Her husband, Syed Jabi, told Sampigehalli police that he became angry with Ayesha because she refused to quit her…
Bengaluru: In a major reform aimed at cutting unwarranted delays and reducing official discretion in land administration, the revenue dept has enabled automatic mutation aimed at faster updation of property entries in the state’s record of rights.Mutation refers to the official process of updating land revenue records to reflect a change in property ownership after…
Bengaluru: Participating in Farmers’ Day celebrations and visiting Raitha Santhe at the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Gandhi Krishi Vigyan Kendra (GKVK), Saturday, deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar struck a nostalgic note, recalling his early association with agriculture and how it shaped his political journey.Recounting a recent personal anecdote, Shivakumar said, “Last year, I had…
Bengaluru: Karnataka govt Saturday defended the removal of encroachments at Fakir Colony and Wasim Layout in Byatarayanapura assembly segment in Bengaluru, stating that the land was earmarked for waste management activities and was unfit for residential use. It also promised alternative arrangements for those displaced on humanitarian grounds.Responding to his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan’s criticism,…
