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Sex video scandal: War of words between Siddaramaiah & HDK turn personal
Bengaluru, May 25 (IANS): The war of words between Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the former Chief Minister Kumaraswamy in connection with the alleged sex video scandal turned personal on Saturday. Taking exception to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s statement that former Prime
CM directs suspension of police officials over youth’s custodial death in Channagiri
Mysuru, (Karnataka) May 25 (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday directed the suspension of a Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy SP) and Police Inspector in connection with the death of a youth in police custody. “It is not a case of lockup death. However, I have d
High alert in Bengaluru as luxury hotel in IT corridor gets email bomb threat
Bengaluru, May 23 (IANS): Authorities have sounded a high alert following an email bomb threat to a luxury hotel in the heart of the tech corridor, adjacent to a technology park housing many IT companies in Electronics City, Bengaluru. According to police sources, the email claimed that the bomb
Sex scandal: Siddaramaiah urges PM Modi to cancel Prajwal Revanna's diplomatic passport
Bengaluru, May 23 (IANS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written another letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking cancellation of the Diplomatic Passport of prime accused in the sex videos case, JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna. CM Siddaramaiah has also sought PM Modi’s help t
Bengaluru cafe blast case: NIA raids residences of two doctors in Coimbatore
Chennai, May 21 (IANS): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was conducting raids at the residences of two Coimbatore-based doctors in Tamil Nadu. According to the investigating agency sources, the raids were connected to the blast at the Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru on March 1. A low-in
JD(S) MLA H D Revanna gets conditional bail in sexual harassment case
Bengaluru, May 20 (IANS): The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's (ACMM) court on Monday granted conditional bail to JD(S) MLA H D Revanna in a sexual harassment case. Revanna, the son of former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, was recently released from prison in a kidnap case. Magis
Emergency landing at Bengaluru airport: Air India Express flight catches fire, lands at airport with 179 onboard
A Kochi-bound Air India Express flight from Bengaluru made an emergency landing at Bengaluru on May 18 after one of its engines caught fire, news agency PTI reported. The Air India Express issued a statement that read, “All the passengers and crew were evacuated, and no one was injured.&q
No objection to action against Prajwal Revanna, says Deve Gowda
Bengaluru, May 18 (IANS): In his first statement on the sex video scandal involving his grandson Prajwal Revanna, former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda stated on Saturday that there was no objection to initiating action against the fugitive JD(S) MP who is the prime accused in the case. The release
Teenager kills minor brother over game addiction in Bengaluru, arrested
Bengaluru, May 18 (IANS): A teenager, who killed his minor brother for the latter's game addiction, was arrested in Bengaluru on Saturday. The accused was identified as Shivakumar, a resident of Neriga village near Anekal town on the outskirts of Bengaluru. Shivakumar confessed to the
Rising dengue cases pose concern in Karnataka
Bengaluru, May 16: Although pre-monsoon rains have brought relief to the people of Karnataka, the number of dengue cases has risen considerably. As of May 13, 2877 cases have been reported, marking a significant increase compared to the 1725 cases reported during the same period last year, acco
Maharashtra CM Shinde should save his state first, says Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru, May 14 (IANS): Responding to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s remarks about the collapse of the Congress government in Karnataka after Lok Sabha polls are over, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday that he (Eknath Shinde) should save his state first before talking a
Rain cools Mangaluru, Udupi; yellow alert declared for next four days
Mangaluru/Udupi, May 14: Several parts of the twin districts, which had been reeling under intense heat, found respite as rain showered on Sunday night and early Monday morning. Rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning, began in most parts on Sunday evening. In Udupi, rain showered in the
No direct flight to Haj pilgrims from Mangaluru since three years
Mangaluru, May 9: For the past three years, Haj pilgrims from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi have faced inconvenience due to the lack of direct flight facilities. Every year, 1.75 lac pilgrims undertake the Haj pilgrimage from India, with Karnataka contributing 10,500 pilgrims annually. Followin
H D Revanna sent to judicial custody till May 14 in victim kidnapping case
Bengaluru, May 5 (IANS): The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) in Bengaluru sent JD-S MLA H.D. Revanna to judicial custody till May 14 in connection with a case of kidnapping a victim of alleged sexual assault by his son and the party's sitting MP from Hassan, Prajwal Revanna.
Class 10th result to be announced on May 9, check steps to download
The Karnataka School Examinations and Assessments Board (KSEAB) will declare the Karnataka SSLC Result 2024 on May 9. Students can check the KSEAB Class 10 results on the official website of Karnataka Results at karresults.nic.in or kseab.karnataka.gov.in. As many as 8 lakh candidates appeared for C
Karnataka's final round of LS polls begin, 2.59 crore voters to seal fate of 227 candidates
Bengaluru, May 7 (IANS): The second and final phase of polling for Karnataka's remaining 14 Lok Sabha constituencies began on Tuesday May 7. People queued up early outside the 28,269 polling stations of 14 Parliamentary constituencies to exercise their franchise in Karnataka. Elabor
BJP hopeful of reclaiming all 14 K'taka LS seats, Cong confident of good show
Bengaluru, May 5 (IANS): Campaigning for 14 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka going to polls in the third phase of elections on May 7 will come to an end on Sunday evening. The 14 seats located in the north Karnataka region are considered BJP's bastion and in 2019 it won all the seats. Howeve
Obscene video scandal: Three more victims approach SIT
Bengaluru, May 5 (IANS): As the Special Investigation Team intensifies its hunt abroad for the absconding Prajwal Revanna, sitting JD(S) MP and candidate for Hassan, three more victims in the obscene video scandal have approached the SIT, sources said on Sunday. The victims approached the SIT aft