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Rs 5 Crore cash seized in Income Tax raids against Karnataka's Ex-Deputy CM G Parameshwara, others

Bengaluru: The Income Tax Department has seized about Rs 5 crore cash during raids against former Karnataka deputy chief minister G Parameshwara and others, officials said Friday. About Rs 5 crore cash has been seized till now from various premises that were searched, they said. Around 30 places

Hours ahead of Assembly session, IT dept raids Parameshwar’s residence

New Delhi: The Income Tax (I-T) Department on Thursday conducted raids at premises linked to former deputy chief minister G Parameshwara and others in connection with a multi-crore tax evasion case linked to the NEET exams, officials said. A total of 30 premises are being covered in the raids and

Freedom of press: BSY to urge Speaker to reconsider ban on pvt media channels

Bengaluru: Reiterating his commitment towards freedom of press, chief minister BS Yediyurappa said that he would urge Assembly Speaker Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri to reconsider the decision to bar private media channels from streaming the assembly proceedings. On Wednesday, Kageri said that assembl

Karnataka Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Kageri bans TV cameras inside House

Karnataka Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri on Wednesday banned TV channels from video-graphing the proceedings of the house. “Yes, we have banned the use of cameras inside the house. The Karnataka Assembly records all its proceedings and journalists can take visuals from the Assembly. Ca

Forest dept issues capture or kill order against tiger who killed man in Bandipur

A 'capture or kill' order has been issued against a tiger in the Hundipura area of Bandipur after a farmer was mauled to death by the tiger on Tuesday morning. A note issued by the Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests said that the tiger will be captured in the next 1-2 days. "It

Even after a year, Bengaluru still awaits Centre’s promised e-waste recycling plant

Over a year after it was promised to be ready, the first-ever government-run electronic waste (e-waste) recycling plant is far from seeing the light of day. The announcement for such a facility was made by the late central minister and Bengaluru South MP Anant Kumar in July 2018. Bengaluru, being

3 students drown in lake in Chikkamagaluru

Chikkamagaluru: Three students drowned in a reservoir after they went swimming on Monday, October 7. The deceased are identified as Murali (15), Jevith (14) and Shiraz (15). As per the sources, the students had gone to a lake for swimming as they had a holiday at school. The dead bodies of

President on 3-day visit to Karnataka from October 10

President Ramnath Kovind will be on a three-day official visit to Karnataka from October 10 to participate in various educational, religious and judicial functions, an official said on Sunday. "This is the first time the President will be on a three-day visit to the state. On October 10, he will

‘Happy to see you’, says PM Modi after HDD visits Statue of Unity

Bengaluru: A day after JDS Supremo HD Deve Gowda visited Statue of Unity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he was happy to see the former PM visit Statue of Unity in Gujarat Taking to twitter M Modi wrote, ” Happy to see our former PM Shri HD Devegowda Ji visit the Statue of Unity.”

Pro-Kannada activists conduct mock funeral of 25 BJP MPs over flood relief

Bengaluru: Pro-Kannada activists on Saturday conducted a mock funeral of 25 BJP MPs for failing to get adequate flood relief funds. The members of Kannada organizations gathered near Mysore Bank Circle here and held a mock funeral of 25 MPs, they also tonsured their heads to show their anger agai

‘All-party delegation led by BSY will meet PM Modi to seek more relief funds’

Bengaluru: Health and social welfare minister B Sreeramulu on Sunday said that Karnataka, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa would lead an all-party delegation to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seek more funds. Speaking on the issue Sreeramulu said that BS Yediyurappa will take an appointment

Bengaluru civic body makes it mandatory to use treated sewage water for construction

In order to conserve groundwater, Bengaluru’s civic body, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to make it mandatory for treated water to be used at construction sites. Earlier this year, the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) had requested the BBMP to bring in

Siddaramaiah, HK Patil vie for post of Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly

With the winter session of the Karnataka Assembly slated to begin soon, the Congress high command is under pressure to appoint a leader of opposition in the Assembly. This has started a fresh round of lobbying with both Siddaramaiah and Gadag MLA and former Karnataka Congress Campaign Committee chie

ISRO to showcase space science in 7 Karnataka colleges

To mark the 'World Space Week' of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday said it would showcase the benefits of space science to students of seven colleges in Karnataka from October 4 to 10. "The U.R. Rao Satellite Centre has teamed up with seven

‘StopUrArroganceDVS’ trends on Twitter after DVS-Sulibele spat

Bengaluru: A day after Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda and Yuva brigade founder Chakravarti Sulibele engaged in bitter Twitter spat over the delay in release of flood relief for Karnataka, ‘StopUrArroganceDVS’ , and #IamWithChakravarthySulibele hashtags started trending on Twitter. Following th

DV Sadananda Gowda blocks Sulibele after Twitter spat

Bengaluru: Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday blocked Yuva Brigade Founder Chakravarti Sulibele on Twitter after a spat between the two over the issue of flood relief for Karnataka. It all started with Sulibele’s tweet crticising the indifference of the Centre in releasing relief fund

Will discuss NRC with Centre, says Karnataka home minister Basavaraj Bommai

The Karnataka government is collecting information on immigrants in the state and will proceed on working toward Assam-like National Register of Citizens (NRC) after a discussion with the central government, its home minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Thursday. “There is a talk on the implementati

Helicopter deputed for Dasara air show makes emergency landing

Srirangapatna: An Indian Air Force helicopter deputed by the state government for an air show as part of the Mysuru Dasara celebrations made an emergency landing near Srirangapatna on Wednesday. No loss of life and property was reported in the incident As per the IAF press state “The crew of Mi