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CM, HM get email threatening Rameshwaram Cafe-like blasts; $2.5 mn ransom sought

Bengaluru, Mar 5 (IANS): In a worrying development, the Karnataka Government on Tuesday received an email threatening a series of bomb blasts on the lines of the recent Rameshwaram Café blast in Bengaluru. The threatening mail has been sent to the official emails of the Karnataka Chie

Bengaluru cafe blast case: NIA raids two locations in Tamil Nadu

Chennai, Mar 5 (IANS): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday was conducting raids at two places in Tamil Nadu in connection with its probe in the Bengaluru cafe blast case, said sources. The raids were being conducted in Chennai and Cuddalore. NIA sources told IANS that the raid

Bengaluru cafe blast case handed over to NIA, say sources

Bengaluru, Mar 4 (IANS): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has handed over the probe into the blast at a cafe in Bengaluru to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), said sources on Monday. The sources confirmed that following the directions from the MHA, the NIA has already filed an FIR i

Karnataka BJP posts 'FSL report', claims pro-Pak slogans were raised

Bengaluru, Mar 4 (IANS): The BJP on Monday claimed that the FSL report has confirmed the raising of pro-Pakistan slogans in Karnataka Assembly by the supporters of a Congress leader. The party shared a report, which it claimed was from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), on its official X

B'luru cafe blast: Dig out truth, initiate action on spreading false news, CM tells officials

Bengaluru, March 3 (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday directed top officials to "dig out the complete truth" in connection with the low-intensity IED blast at the Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru on Friday noon in which 10 people sustained injuries. Addressing top of

Big conspiracy behind B'luru cafe blast: Former CM Bommai

Bengaluru, March 3 (IANS): Alleging that there was "a big conspiracy" behind the IED blast at the Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru, former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai warned that taking this incident lightly was like encouraging terrorists. "The incident must be referred

Bengaluru cafe blast was due to IED, says Siddaramaiah

Hassan, Mar 1 (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the blast that occurred at the Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru's IT hub Whitefield on Friday was due to an improvised explosive device (IED). At least nine persons were injured in the blast. Talking to reporters at Hassan,

Leader of opposition R Ashoka accuses Karnataka govt of indulging in 'land jihad'

Bengaluru, Feb 29 (IANS): The BJP on Thursday accused the Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government of indulging in land jihad after it decided to hand over two acres of land worth more than Rs 500 crore to the Minority Welfare Department. Speaking to the media here, Leader of Opposition (LoP) R

K'taka Rajya Sabha polls: Congress wins 3 seats, BJP 1, alliance defeated

Bengaluru, Feb 27: In the recent Rajya Sabha elections in Karnataka, the Congress secured three seats, and the BJP clinched one, reflecting the political dynamics in the state. The triumphant Congress candidates who emerged victorious in the Upper House elections are Ajay Maken, G.C. Chandra

‘Not agriculturists but Khalistanis’: BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde on farmers' protest

Bengaluru, Feb 24 (IANS): BJP MP from Karwar Anantkumar Hegde on Saturday said that those who are taking part in protests in New Delhi are not farmers but are Khalistanis. “They arrive in high end cars. Do farmers have this much money? Those protesting are not farmers. It is not farmer

Tata Group to invest Rs 2,300 crore in Karnataka, create 1,650 jobs

Bengaluru, Feb 19 (IANS): Tata Group companies Air India and Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) are planning to invest Rs 2,300 crore in Karnataka in projects that are expected to create employment for 1,650 people, the state government announced on Monday. According to the MoU that has been s

High court grants bail to 106 persons in Hubballi riot case

Bengaluru, Feb 16 (IANS): Karnataka High Court granted bail to 106 persons in Hubballi riot case on Friday. The division bench headed by Justice Srinivas Harishkumar and Justice Venkataesh Naik passed the judgement. Violence erupted on April 16, 2022 in Hubballi city in Karnataka over a provoc

Siddaramaiah presents revenue deficit budget; total outlay Rs 3.71 lac crore

Bengaluru, Feb 16 (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minister K. Siddaramaiah on Friday presented a revenue deficit state budget for the year 2024-25 with a total outlay of Rs 3.71 lakh crore. Siddaramaiah, who also holds the Finance portfolio, said: "I am presenting a revenue deficit budget... I have

After backlash, state govt revokes order to ban religious festivals at residential schools, college

Bengaluru, Feb 16 (IANS): After facing backlash, the Karnataka government on Thursday revoked its order to restrict the celebration of religious festivals in government-run residential schools and colleges. The Karnataka Residential Educational Institutions Society (KREIS), earlier in the da

Karnataka extends deadline for HSRP installation by three months

Bengaluru, Feb 15: Due to the low uptake of high-security registration plates (HSRP) by motorists as of February 17, the deadline has been extended by three months. This marks the second extension granted to owners of older vehicles to install the HSRP. Transport minister Ramalinga Reddy mad

Arrest accused or suspend cop: Speaker U T Khader on threat to BJP MLA

Bengaluru, Feb 14 (IANS): Karnataka Speaker U.T. Khader on Wednesday asked the state government to get the accused, who gave life threat to the BJP MLA in Bengaluru, arrested by evening or suspend the concerned police inspector. Addressing the Congress government in the Assembly, Khader said

Karnataka BJP slams Siddaramaiah for Rs 32 cr-grant for Wakf property

Bengaluru, Feb 13 (IANS): Karnataka BJP has objected to the Congress government's move to release Rs 32 crore grant for the protection of Wakf properties at a time when the state is reeling under severe drought and facing drinking water crisis. Taking to social media on Tuesday, the

No one can prevent Modi from becoming PM for third time: Kumaraswamy

Bengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS): Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD (S) Karnataka President H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday said that no one can prevent Narendra Modi from becoming Prime Minister for the third consecutive term. “I have observed it very closely that no one will be able to preve