Tag: Bangalore

Police informant turns extortionist in Bengaluru, held for blackmailing cops with false complaints to human rights panel | Bangalore News

[ad_1] The Bengaluru police on Tuesday arrested a 35-year-old man who allegedly extorted money from more than 20 policemen by threatening to frame them in human rights violation cases. The accused, Syed Sarfaraz Ahmed, a resident of Bharati Nagar, previously worked as an informant for police station stations in Shivajinagar, DJ Halli, and R T […]

Valmiki corporation scam: Arrested ex-minister Nagendra not named in Karnataka SIT chargesheet | Bangalore News

[ad_1] The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the multi-crore irregularities in the state-run Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation (KMVSTDC) has filed a preliminary charge sheet where it has named 12 accused and seized Rs 49 crore, officials said on Monday. However, former minister B Nagendra who has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate […]

Kerala nursing student ‘dies by suicide’ in Bengaluru | Bangalore News

[ad_1] A second-year nursing student allegedly died by suicide at her hostel in Bengaluru on Sunday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Athulya G, a native of Kerala. She was a student at the Vidyodaya College of Nursing in Bengaluru’s Chikkabanavara. While the police have registered a case of unnatural death, they are also […]

The Writer’s Corner – In conversation with Zac O’Yeah | Bangalore News

[ad_1] For half a millennium and longer, Bengaluru has stood at the crossroads of empires, seeing armies and travellers come and go. It is fitting then, at this junction of the South, that a Swede arriving here decades ago would end up becoming one of Bengaluru’s better-known writers. As Zac O’Yeah puts it in conversation […]

Toll staffer towing vehicle on Bengaluru flyover dies after pickup van hits him | Bangalore News

[ad_1] A 52-year-old tollway staffer was killed and two others were injured on Bengaluru’s Electronics City elevated road after a speeding pickup van hit them when they towed another vehicle late on Saturday. The incident took place around 11.30 pm, when the deceased, Manjunath P, and the two others were on the flyover. “Rajanna, Satish […]

Dhoti row: Bengaluru civic body issues directive to commercial complexes to prevent discrimination based on dress | Bangalore News

[ad_1] The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) issued an order on Friday prohibiting discriminatory practices in all commercial complexes and shops in its jurisdiction. This move came after Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar recently said the government would release guidelines on traditional dresses in the wake of an elderly farmer purportedly being refused […]

Landslides hamper Bengaluru-Mangaluru road connectivity; flood threat looms over parts of Karnataka | Bangalore News

[ad_1] Heavy rain continued in Karnataka on Wednesday even as flood threats loomed over parts of the state. The situation could worsen, especially in areas along the river banks, with an orange alert issued by the India Meteorological Department for the coastal, Malnad, and south interior Karnataka districts till Friday. A landslide along the Shiradi […]

Shirur landslide: After 13 days, search operations suspended due to incessant rain, rising water level in Gangavali river | Bangalore News

[ad_1] The Uttara Kannada district administration in Karnataka on Sunday suspended search operations in the Gangavali river to find three people who went missing after a massive landslide in Shirur on July 16. The decision to suspend search operations, which have been ongoing for the last 13 days, came after a meeting with all the […]

Bengaluru man steals bikes to fund cancer treatment of friend’s wife, arrested | Bangalore News

[ad_1] The Bengaluru police on Wednesday announced the arrest of a 30-year-old man who allegedly turned to stealing two-wheelers to support his friend’s wife undergoing breast cancer treatment. The police said the accused, Ashok, was living at his friend’s house after he had been separated from his wife. The Girinagar police in Bengaluru also arrested […]

14-hour work day in IT sector: Employees union slams Karnataka govt’s plans | Bangalore News

[ad_1] Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees’ Union (KITU) has urged the Siddaramaiah-led government to reconsider its reported plans to extend the working hours of the IT/ITeS/BPO sector. According to the union, the government plans to increase the working hours to 14 hours a day. The proposal to amend the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishment Act in […]

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