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Bengaluru: IT firm owner arrested for duping engineering graduates with fake job offers
BENGALURU: While as the cybercrime department has been spreading awareness about fake employment offers on online portals, a firm in Koramangala has been accused of defrauding people by promising them lucrative jobs. Debashis Roy, the owner of an IT company called Merger Technology, was caught by
Congress workers stage protest over CBI row
Bengaluru: Congress workers Friday staged a protest in front of the CBI office here following the party's call for a nationwide agitation against the Centre's action to divest CBI Director Alok Verma of his powers and send him on leave. However, MLAs and corporators did not take part in the prote
No greed to become CM again but 'let's see' in next polls: Siddaramaiah
Shivamogga: "Let's see if there are blessings of the people in the next elections," was senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah's refrain on Friday when asked if he wants to become Karnataka chief minister again even though he asserted he has no such "greed". The head of the Congress-JD(S) coalition
V K Sasikala to learn Kannada from Bangalore University
Bengaluru: V K Sasikala has expressed interest to learn the Kannada language. AIADMK leader has been improsined in Parapana Aagrahara prison. It has been revealed that Sasikala will be enrolling to learn Kannada language in the distance education department of Bangalore University (BU). DH,
BSY is the next CM of Karnataka: Shobha Karandlaje
Hubballi: MP Shobha Karandlaje claimed that BJP's state president, B S Yeddyurappa, would become the next Chief Minister of the state after the bypolls which will be held next month. Address the media at Jamkhandi, claimed many Congress legislators would resign from the party to join the BJP afte
Centre not allocating coal, says HD Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru: As a power crisis looms large in Karnataka in the wake of acute coal shortage, chief minister H D Kumaraswamy Tuesday said the Centre was not allocating the state’s share of coal despite repeated requests. Kumarawamy also pulled up the state electricity department officials for not act
After farm loan waiver, Karnataka govt mulls student loan waiver
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday announced that the state government is considering writing off education loans taken by students from economically backward families. Speaking at a press conference at the Press Club in Bengaluru, Kumaraswamy said he has directed officials to com
HC asks BBMP to fill potholes by Tuesday afternoon
The Karnataka High Court directed the BBMP to fill the 43 potholes at various places within the city limits by 1:30 pm today. The court expected the BBMP to complete filling up the potholes which was pointed out by the petitioner but since it failed, it had directed to fill the potholes by 1:30 p
Deve Gowda to receive Maharshi Valmiki Award
Bengaluru: The state government decided to confer the Sri Maharshi Valmiki award for the year 2018-19 to former prime minister H D Deve Gowda. Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy will be presenting the award to H D Deve Gowda. The award also contains a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and a citation during
Drug peddler arrested in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Police arrested a man and recovered 750 grams of opium worth Rs 3 lakh from him. The accused has been identified as Bera Ram (32) from Nayandahalli. It has been learnt that, based on credible information the police went near Gopalan Residency in Telecom Layout where Ram was waiting
CM HDK directs police to take strict action against anti-social elements
Bengaluru: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has directed the state police to take strict action against groups or people who indulge into anti-social activists and create communal tension in the society in the name of religion. Addressing the gathering on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day at
Only khaki pants and shirts for women cops in Karnataka

BENGALURU: Policewomen across the state will soon be seen sporting the standard khaki uniforms consisting of pants and shirts along with a belt and boots instead of the khaki sarees which are preferred by some serving police personnel. In a recent meeting chaired by Director General and Inspector
Karnataka to give land for new airport at Mysuru: Suresh Prabhu
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has agreed to give about 300 acres of land for building a new airport in Mysuru, Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Friday. "Met @CMofKarnataka and discussed issues related to aviation. He agreed to give about 300 acres of land for a new ai
Karnataka minister Zameer tips Rs 25k at Mangaluru hotel, gifts cook a pilgrimage

MANGALURU: It's not everyday that a happy customer leaves a Rs 25,000 tip. Haneef Mohammed of Boliyar, who is a partner in a fish restaurant here, couldn't believe his luck when minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan not only left a hefty tip, but praised his culinary skills and insisted on feeding him from
‘Common enemy is BJP’: HD Deve Gowda and Siddaramaiah bury the hatchet before bye-polls
To reaffirm the Congress-JD(S) alliance against the BJP in Karnataka, top leaders of the two parties, including JD(S) patriarch HD Deve Gowda and ex-CM Siddaramaiah held a joint press conference ahead of the November 3 bye-polls. The dais included CM HD Kumaraswamy, Water Resources Minister DK Shiva
Third year in a row, Karnataka is India’s most attractive state for investments
For the third straight year, Karnataka has been touted as the best state in India in terms of attracting investment. Statistics published by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Government of India indicate that Karnataka is well ahead of the second state on the list. Till August this
Dasara celebrations in Mysore Palace cancelled after erstwhile royal family member dies
Putta Chinnammani, mother of Pramoda Devi Wodeyar, a member of the erstwhile Mysore royal family, passed away on Friday. Chinnammani was suffering from age-related illnesses and was admitted to the Shantavare Gopalagoda Hospital in Mysuru after coming down with viral fever. Putta Chinnammani was
Borewell pumps boiling hot water in Karnataka village

TADASA: For the past one week, BS Parameshwarappa, a resident of Tadasa village in Bhadravati taluk, has been getting hot water from a borewell situated in the premises of his house. Surprisingly, the family receives about 50 litres of fuming-hot water and thereafter another 200 litres of warm water