MANGALURU: Mangaluru city police shot at one of the key accused in the Kotekar Co-operative society robbery case who assaulted police personnel in an escape bid, while taken for a spot 'mahazar' near Alankar Gudde at K C Road on the outskirts of the city. In connection with the robbery case reported at the Kotekar Agricultural Co-operative Society (Reg.), K C Road, on January 17, the investigation team apprehended three accused from Tamil Nadu on January 20. Among them, accused Kannan Mani (36),

BENGALURU:In fresh trouble for Rajarajeshwari Nagar constituency BJP MLA Munirathna, a 20-year-old daily wage labourer has filed a complaint against him and six others for allegedly abusing construction workers, demolishing temporary sheds, and outraging the modesty of women. The police have filed a case under the Prevention of Atrocities Act against him. The accused have been identified as Munirathna, Vasanthkumar, Chanakesava, Naveen, Sreerama, Peenya Kitty, and Peenga Ganga. According to the

BELAGAVI: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said Mahatma Gandhi was a diehard Hindu and the Congress believes in Gandhi's Hindutva. BJP always projected Mahatma Gandhi as 'anti-Hindu' but one must understand that it is 100 per cent false, Siddaramaiah said at the inauguration of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in front of Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, top Congress functionaries s

BENGALURU: Beer prices have been revised in the state. The revised prices came into effect on Monday. The state government issued a draft notification regarding increase in duty on beer on August 23, 2024. The final notification on the same was issued on January 8. Beer prices will, henceforth, depend on the content of alcohol. It has been categorised into two slabs, depending on the alcohol content. The Excise Duty (ED) on mild beers with alcoholic content less than or equal to 5% v/v has been

BENGALURU: In a rare celestial event, seven planets of the Solar System will align by March this year. Six of the planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will begin to come into alignment on Tuesday (January 21), while Mercury will join on February 28. While Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible to the naked eye, Uranus and Neptune will require a telescope to observe the alignment, which is called the planetary parade. Dr BR Guruprasad, Director of Jawaharlal Nehru P

BENGALURU/HASSAN : Shooting of Kannada film Kantara Chapter-1, the prequel to 2022 blockbuster Kantara, promoting forest protection and human and wildlife co-existence, has come under the forest departments scanner with the production house Hombale Films being slapped with a fine of Rs 50,000 for illegally dumping film set items into Sakleshpur forest before starting ongoing shooting from January 7-25. The film unit has also been accused of blasting and axing of trees, during the shooting of the

MANGALURU: In a major breakthrough, Mangaluru city police cracked one of the biggest heists of Kotekar co-operative bank within 60 hours and arrested three prime accused said to be part of a notorious gang from Mumbai's Dharavi. On January 17, between 1pm and 1.20pm, an armed robbery was committed by unknown masked individuals at the Kotekar Vyavasaya Seva Sahakari Sangha (N), K.C. Road, Talapady Branch, under Ullal Police Station limits on the outskirts of Mangaluru on the same day of chief min

VIJAYAPURA: A brick kiln owner and his assistants were accused of beating up three workers of the kiln on Monday. The incident took place three days ago. However it came to light after a video of the incident went viral. According to Rural police, the incident took place in Gandhi Nagar area of the city on Sindgi road. Three laborers, Sadashiva Madar, Sadashiva Babaladi, and Umesh Madar, from Chikklaki village in Jamkhandi taluk were subjected to a brutal attack by the brick kiln owner, Khemu Ra

BENGALURU: The recent announcement by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) to hike ticket fares by around 43%, which led to severe criticism from commuters, has forced Metro officials to put the decision on hold. As per the original plan, BMRCL was set to announce the ticket fare hike on Saturday, January 18, a day after Metro officials met with stakeholders and committee members. However, no decision was announced until late Saturday evening. BMRCL sources told TNIE, So far, no

BENGALURU: After the dubious parcel at Customs scam and digital arrest scare, cyber fraudsters have come up a new trick to reach your money: a gift of a free mobile or tablet which gladdens the receiver. This one is delivered to the doorstep from unknown people, claiming they are from banks. Beware, its only a Trojan horse from cyber fraudsters. The mobile is likely be cloned, and once the receiver inserts a SIM card, all banking details and OTPs are shared with the con gang. One such case was r

SALKOD(UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT): Close on the heels of the slashing of udders of three cows in Bengaluru, another incident of animal cruelty has been reported from Honnavar taluk in Uttara Kannada district. Miscreants have allegedly mutilated a pregnant cow and taken its meat for consumption in Salkod village, Honnavar taluk. According to a complaint registered with the Honnavar police, the cow belonged to Krishna Achari of Salkod. The cow was grazing in the fields on Saturday but did not return

BENGALURU: While the 46-km Tunnel Road project has drawn flak from experts, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has proposed over a dozen projects, such as elevated corridors, double-deckers and underpasses, costing a whopping Rs 15,000 crore. The proposed projects cover 124.7km and the civic authority, in its Comprehensive Traffic Management Plan, states that they will decongest city roads. A senior BBMP engineer from the projects division said that according to the feasibility report pre

SHIVAMOGGA: Shivamogga police arrested a man after a viral video showed a street dog being brutally killed in Kenchanala village of Ripponpete, Hosanagara taluk on January 16. The incident came to light after former MP and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi was informed of the act and intervened. According to the complaint filed by Santosh Kumar, Senior Veterinary Officer at Ripponpete Veterinary Hospital, the accused identified as Wazid, allegedly killed the dog by hurling a large stone at it

BELAGAVI: Tilakwadi police in Belagavi arrested a man and his mother for allegedly coercing a minor girl into marriage to settle a Rs 50,000 loan. Two other family members implicated in the case remain at large. The accused, Vishal Pundalik Dhawali (22) and his mother Rekha Pundalik Dhawali residents of Mangai Nagar, Vadgaon, were taken into custody after the 17-year-old victim filed a complaint. The FIR also names Vishals father and brother. The victim, originally from Saundatti taluk, had rel

The recent death of a 35-year-old man in the courtyard of Cheluvamba Hospital in Mysuru, has brought to light the harsh realities faced by caregivers accompanying patients. While some hospitals across Karnataka do have a dormitory for patient attendants, others dont, forcing them to rest and sleep in the open in the hospital premises. At places where dormitories are available, patient attendants are asked to pay a nominal fee of Rs 30 per day or more, depending on the facilities offered. However

BENGALURU: With just two weeks to go until LK Atheeqs retirement, speculation is mounting over who will fill the big shoes of the powerful Additional Chief Secretary ACS of Finance and ACS to the Chief Ministers Office. As Chief Minister Siddaramaiah prepares his 16th budget, the position of ACS Finance is more crucial than ever, setting the stage for intense political manoeuvring. Atheeq has had an illustrious career, including key roles with former PM Manmohan Singh in New Delhi and at the Wo

BENGALURU: While Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar are shadowboxing over sharing of power, a change in guard, both in the government and ruling Congress, is unlikely to happen anytime soon. Camps of the two top leaders seem to be checkmating each other with Siddaramaiahs coterie wanting to replace Shivakumar as KPCC president, while the latter itching to become CM. Magadi MLA HC Balakrishnas statement on Saturday that a new KPCC president should take over after

BENGALURU: In a move aimed at improving the quality of education across Karnataka, the state government has issued an order for the formation of Education Reform Committees at the taluk level. These committees, to be chaired by the respective MLAs, are tasked with addressing key challenges such as increasing enrolment, ensuring regular attendance, and enhancing learning outcomes for students. As part of this, very low enrolment schools will be merged with nearby institutions under a Hub and Spok

BENGALURU: A 53-year-old software engineer allegedly killed his lover and later attempted suicide. The deceased has been identified as Uzma Khan (45), the accused is Imad Basha. The police said Basha poisoned Uzma in an apartment in Kundalahalli. Before attempting suicide, he alerted his family members, claiming that the duo had decided to end their lives. The relatives immediately called Namma 112, and the HAL police rushed to the spot, where they found Uzma dead and Basha unconscious. The poli

BENGALURU: The Byadarahalli police on Saturday arrested a woman who had absconded after honey-trapping and blackmailing a city-based civil contractor. The police had earlier arrested her associates in connection with the case. The arrested accused have been identified as Nayana and her associates Mohan, Jayaraj, Santhosh, and Ajay. The police said that the gang of five, including the woman, targeted victims randomly by calling and luring them. They contacted the 52-year-old contractor, Nayana, b

BENGALURU: The Chamarajpet police registered an FIR against over 40 individuals, including women, for obstructing the police in performing their duty and staged the protest on station premises. The accused allegedly pushed the police personnel. The accused named in the FIR are Mehaboob Khan, president of the Tippu Nagar Masjid Committee, along with Shabbir, Masood, Siddiq, and 40 others. According to the FIR, a sub-inspector was investigating a case registered at the Chamarajpet police station,

BENGALURU: The Karnataka The Karnataka High Court enhanced the compensation from Rs 15.70 lakh to Rs 35.53 lakh to be paid by the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) to the parents of deceased Mary Sindhu, a BE civil engineering student killed in a road accident due to rash and negligent driving by the driver of a bus in 2015. A division bench of Justices KS Mudagal and Vijaykumar A Patil ordered BMTC to pay the compensation with an interest of 6 percent per annum from the date o

BENGALURU: Quashing a notification issued by the state government reducing the amount provided for educational assistance to children of construction workers, the Karnataka High Court directed the Karnataka Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board to consider the applications of petitioner-students and similarly situated applicants. It advised the board not to drive every person to knock on the doors of the court seeking identical relief, and said the state can bear the brunt of lit

BENGALURU: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday announced that the team of research scientists had successfully completed the demonstration of the restart of the Vikas Liquid Engines on January 17. The tests were done at the ISRO Propulsion Complex at Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu. Vikas engine is the workhorse engine that powers the liquid stages of all the launch vehicles. The test marks a milestone in the development of technologies for recovery of stages, leading to reusabi

HUBBALLI: The Congress has slammed the BJP-led Union Government over the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) for attaching 142 immovable properties worth Rs 300 crore as part of its investigations into the MUDA row. Addressing the media in Hubballi on Saturday, AICC General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjwala said that the EDs move was a fearful reaction by the Modi government to the overwhelming public response to the upcoming Jai Bapu, Jai Bheem, Jai Samvidhan rally in Belagavi as part of the Gandhi

BELAGAVI: Despite the BJP top brass warning party leaders to exercise restraint in public, Gokak MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi has done it again, hitting out at state party president B Y Vijayendra, calling the latter a baccha (child), who is not fit to head the state unit. Addressing media persons in Gokak on Saturday, Jarkiholi claimed that there were rifts in the BJP only regarding the state chief, but all leaders were united on strengthening the party in the state. Responding to the recent statement

BENGALURU: After Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, it was the turn of Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda to seek more funds from the Union government. After a meeting with Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Byre Gowda demanded that Karnataka be given its fair share of funds. He said injustice is being done to Karnataka when it comes to release of funds and urged the Union government to rectify the same. Why should we be denied our fair share of funds? Weve sought funds for Karnataka,

BENGALURU: Superstar Rajinikanth, who was unable to attend the 90th anniversary celebrations and the alumni meet of his alma mater Acharya Patashala School (APS) in Basavanagudi, shared a heartfelt video message about his days in the school from Bangkok. He said that his acting journey started at APS laying the seed for his future acting career which earned him the superstardom. Rajinikanth posted a video message in Kannada, which is doing the rounds in social media since Saturday, saying he was

BENGALURU/TUMAKURU : If the affection for mother tongue Kannada runs in his blood, his love for Canada has etched in his heart and mind. Chandra Arya, a Canadian MP running for the Canada prime ministers post, hails from Karnataka. In 2022, he had made all Kannadigas proud by speaking in Kannada in the House of Commons of Canada. Born in Dwaralu village in Sira taluk of Tumakuru district, Arya keeps visiting his hometown. His relative and Sira MLA TB Jayachandra said, Arya has not forgotten his

BENGALURU: A section of employees from a few government departments are not getting salaries on time for various reasons. For no fault of theirs, those who have taken loans from the Karnataka Government Insurance Department (KGID), or have to pay their monthly contributions to KGID policy, have ended up paying penalty interest for delays in their payments. Now they have approached senior authorities in the state government to rectify levying more interest for delayed payments. Government employe

Much to the chagrin of top Congress leaders, tussles within the party and reverberations over the need for a full-time president for the state unit continued even after their marathon meetings earlier this week. The meetings failed to put an end to the differences and put up a show of unity. On the contrary, they seem to have aggravated it further. The ministers, especially those from Chief Minister Siddaramaiahs camp advocating the need for having a full-time president for the Congress state un

BENGALURU: After the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) attached 142 immovable properties worth Rs 300 crore on Friday under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in connection with the MUDA case against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others, all eyes are now on the Lokayukta report on the alleged MUDA site allotment scam. The Karnataka High Court has directed the Lokayukta Police, probing the alleged scam in which Siddaramaiah and his wife BM Parvathi are accused No 1 and accused No 2, to

MANGALURU: Ramachandra Gowda, a resident of Nellur Kemraje in Sullia allegedly shot his wife to death during a fight at home. 54-year-old Gowda who was in an inebriated state also died by suicide after consuming acid. According to a complaint filed by Prashanth, the accused's son, his father was an alcoholic and used to fight with his grandparents and mother. On January 17, around 11.30 pm, Ramachandra who was drunk started a fight with his wife Vinoda. She was inside the kitchen in their under-

BENGALURU: BJP demanded Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday to step down immediately, in the backdrop of ED attaching 142 MUDA units of immovable assets. Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Friday said it has provisionally attached 142 immovable properties having market value of about Rs 300 crore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with the case against Siddaramaiah and others. The ED said the attached properties are registered in the na

BENGALURU: Nearly 24,000 quintals of jowar worth Rs 6 crore stored in the godown of the Karnataka State Warehousing Corporation (KSWC) in Ballari was found unfit for consumption. However, this worm-infested jowar was supplied to fair price shops in and around Ballari district. This came to light when Upa Lokayukta Justice B Veerappa visited the godown of Unit-2 of KSWC on Friday. In all, 48,000 bags of jowar, each weighing 50kg, were found worm-infested. When Justice Veerappa, accompanied by dep

BELAGAVI: AICC General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala on Friday denied speculation that KPCC president DK Shivakumar will be replaced, saying no minister too will be made to quit the cabinet. Talking to the media here, he said such speculation is a BJP-sponsored story which nobody should believe. To a question, he said there is no reason whatsoever to replace Shivakumar or any minister from the state cabinet. He said Shivakumar is coming here on Saturday ahead of the Congress rally on January

BENGALURU: After a series of daylight dacoity cases were reported in Bidar and Mangaluru, BJP leaders demanded the state government to convene an all-party meeting to discuss ways to maintain law and order in the state. Senior BJP leader and MLC, N Ravikumar urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to take immediate action by organised the meeting. In a press statement, Ravikumar questioned how the accused managed to escape through toll gates, calling it a lapse on the part of the Home Minister and sta

BENGALURU: AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge here on Friday issued a stern warning to ministers of Chief Minister Siddaramaiahs cabinet and sent out a clear message that he and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will take a decision if there is a need for any change either in the government (chief ministers post) or in the party (KPCC presidents post). Kharge was forced to issue the statement as ministers in the Siddaramaiah government have been issuing statements on the change i

BENGALURU: Conservationists and Conservationists and experts have penned a letter to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC), demanding it take a relook at the proposal drawn by the Karnataka tourism department to make Devika Rani and Roerich Estate on Kanakapura Road, on the outskirts of Bengaluru, an eco-tourism destination. They demanded the ministry to review the project and the departments concerned to obtain prior approval under the Forest Conservation Act, 1

BENGALURU: Indias banking sector must undergo market-friendly reforms instead of reforms that favour incumbents, said Professor Viral V Acharya, CV Starr Professor of Economics at New York University Stern School of Business, during his keynote address at IIM Bangalore on Friday. Speaking at the inauguration of the IMR Doctoral Conference 2025, Prof Acharya laid out a roadmap for the future of Indias banking system, stressing the importance of addressing both economic and political factors in dr

MANGALURU: In a daring daylight robbery, a gang of 5-6 members broke into Vyavasaya Seva Sahakara Sangha Bank at Kotekar near Mangaluru on Friday and took away gold jewellery and other valuables estimated at Rs 4 crore. According to Mangaluru city police commissioner Anupam Agrawal, the gang members, aged between 35 and 40, entered the bank between 1pm and 1.20pm. They wore masks and carried a pistol and machetes. They threatened the bank employees in Hindi and forced them to open the vault, whe

BENGALURU: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bengaluru, has provisionally attached 142 immovable properties with a market value of about Rs 300 crore under the provisions of the PMLA, 2002, in connection with a case against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others. The attached properties are in the names of individuals working as real estate businessmen and agents, according to a statement issued by the ED. The ED launched an investigation on the basis of an FIR registered by Lokayukta Police,

BENGALURU: A seven-year-old boy with special needs, who went missing from his Gempark Layout residence in Sarjapur in Bengaluru Rural district on Thursday afternoon, was found dead in a nearby lake around 11.30 am on Friday. Elvin DSouza was riding his cycle outside his house around 2.30 pm on Thursday. His mother was with him, but she went inside the house as a washing machine technician had come for repair. When she came out around 3 pm, she could not find her son. She and her mother started s

BENGALURU: Preliminary investigations by the CID in the sexual harassment case filed by Women and Child Welfare Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar against BJP MLC CT Ravi has reportedly revealed that the latter allegedly used abusive language against her. After the minister filed a complaint in this regard, Ravi, the Legislative Council member, had denied using abusive language against her. The CID sleuths then obtained a four-hour video recording of the Belagavi session from the Department of Personnel a

BENGALURU: In a complete violation of the orders issued by the Karnataka Real Estate Regulatory Authority (K-RERA) Tribunal by builders, a mere 12% of the penalties levied on them to be paid to home buyers has been complied with. Data released by the Authority on its website on details on cases and recoveries across the State upto December 21, 2024, reveals that just around Rs 92 crore has been paid by developers out of a whopping Rs 758 crore that needs to be paid. Out of a total of 1660 cases

MYSURU: BJP state president BY Vijayendra here on Friday ruled out any change in the state party BJP, asserting that he will build the party and bring it back to power in the state. Stating that all confusion would be resolved, he expressed confidence that dissenting voices within the party will wind down as everyone will be taken into confidence. Vijayendra told reporters here that he has successfully completed one year as president of the party and will further sweat it out to organise it. Ask

Belagavi: The Congress party is set to organise a national-level rally titled Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan as part of its year-long Gandhi Bharat event. The rally will be held at the CPEd ground in Belagavi on 21 January. Briefing the media in Belagavi on Friday, AICC General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala stated that several top Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, and Mallikarjun Kharge, will participate in the event. Initially scheduled for 27 December last year,

MANGALURU: An armed robbery was reported at Sahakari Sang Bank at Kotekar near Mangaluru on January 17. The incident took place between 11:30 am and 12:30 pm. According to a statement from the Mangaluru City police commissioner,a group consisting of 5-6 individuals, aged between 25 to 35 years entered the bank wearing masks. They also carried weapons including a pistol, a talwar, and a knife. At the time of the incident, 4-5 employees were present in the bank. The accused were speaking in Hindi.

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court on Friday stayed criminal proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed by the BJP's Karnataka unit. The case pertains to advertisements during the 2023 Assembly elections campaign, accusing the BJP of corruption. Justice M Nagaprasanna issued an interim stay on proceedings pending before the Special Court for cases involving sitting and former MLAs and MPs. The court also issued an emergent notice to the BJP after hearing Rahul G

BENGALURU: Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Friday that the two robbers who shot dead the two security guards and decamped with Rs 93 lakh cash meant for filling the SBI ATM in Bidar on January 16 have been identified. He also said that efforts are on to secure them and police teams have gone to Indore in Madhya Pradesh and other possible places where the robbers could belong to. Both of them have been identified. They are being followed, Parameshwara told reporters. According to h