Tag: Karnataka
I-T sleuths carry out coordinated raids at multiple places
BENGALURU:
Income Tax sleuths on Thursday carried out raids at multiple places in Karnataka including in Bengaluru in connection with tax evasion and amassing wealth...
World-famous Mysuru Dasara fest gets underway
Former Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna does the honours with traditional oblation to Ma Chamundeshwari
Karnataka CM, other notables attend opening puja
MYSURU:
The nine-day Mysuru Dasara...
BJP announces fielding Shivaraj Sajjanar, Ramesh Bhusanur in Assembly by-elections
BENGALURU:
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday announced fielding Shivaraj Sajjanar from Hanagal and Ramesh Bhusanur from Sindagi Assembly constituencies respectively for the by-polls to...
Centre okays productivity-linked bonus for railway employees
36,000 South Western Railway workers will get bonus amounting to Rs 65 crore
BENGALURU:
The Union cabinet has approved payment of the productivity-linked bonus (PLB) to...
Bengaluru South MP’s gussa: Why should Durga idol be restricted to...
BJP youth leader Tejasvi Surya blasts ‘biased’ BBMP order on Durga puja
In letter to BBMP chief Gaurav Gupta, Surya alleges only Hindu fests face...
SC order provides hope for long-delayed BBMP elections
CJ-led bench directs listing of the BBMP poll case after 4 weeks for final disposal
Karnataka government had filed a special leave petition before the...
Bommai launches PMO-style ‘Karnataka CM Dashboard’
Karnataka CM reviews work of six departments on dashboard's first day
BENGALURU:
On the lines of the dashboard of the Prime Minister’s Office, Chief Minister Basavaraj...
BBMP staffer trapped for accepting Rs 15,000 bribe
First Division Assistant demanded bribe to clear BBMP contractor's bill
BENGALURU:
In a trap laid at BBMP's head office on Tuesday, Anti-Corruption Bureau sleuths arrested a...
Karnataka CM focuses on need to start ‘tech schools’
BENGALURU:
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday underscored the need to start 'tech schools' in the state to promote technical education.
“There used to be...
Bengaluru rain havoc: 110 mm of rainfall recorded in Jnanabharathi
Overflowing drains flood houses, CM oversees relief work
BBMP claims 1 killed in treefall, HAL compound wall crashes, Jnanabharathi building vacated
Met warns Bengalureans of more...
BJP picks Yediyurappa’s son Vijayendra in bypolls team after omitting him...
BENGALURU:
Hours after former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's son and Karnataka BJP Vice President B Y Vijayendra appealed to his followers to refrain from...
Manoj Kumar Meena is new Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka
Government order relieves Meena of his Karnataka post as Secretary (Housing)
BENGALURU:
Karnataka's 2003 batch IAS officer Manoj Kumar Meena has been appointed the new Chief...
BBMP dozing on tax evasion? 12 advertising agencies in Bengaluru owe...
Yelahanka MLA SR Vishwanath's complaint points to the extent of tax evasion by agencies that had bagged advertisement rights for 20 years for the...
Final decision on reopening Karnataka schools for classes 1-5 after festival...
NEW DELHI:
Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Sunday said a decision regarding reopening of schools for classes 1-5 in the state will be taken...
Karnataka CM reiterates commitment to complete Mekedatu project despite opposition from...
BENGALURU:
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said the plan on Mekedatu balancing reservoir across Cauvery would go ahead despite the statements issued by...
Vijayanagar is officially 31st Karnataka district
Chief Minister Bommai does the inauguration honours
HOSPET:
Vijayanagar district was officially 'birthed' by Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai here on Saturday. With this, Karnataka's 31st...
NCB-Bengaluru busts ‘narcotics at doorstep’ racket
Traffickers used delivery boys to send 10-50 gm drug parcels to Bengaluru customers
7 accused, including drug kingpin, nabbed; 140 kg of high-grade ganja, Rs...
Gandhi’s job creation mantra relevant in 21st century Karnataka CM
BENGALURU:
Underscoring the need to imbibe the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi in our lives, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said the freedom fighter's...
Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi
BENGALURU:
Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi here on his 152nd birth anniversary.
Gehlot garlanded the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the lawns...
Bengalureans can now apply for gun licence online
Once police clearance is obtained, applicants can pay arms licence fee online or at BangaloreOne centres
BENGALURU:
Following the launch of an online facility to obtain...
BBMP elections: Karnataka poll panel wants urgent listing in SC
In contravention of law, Bengaluru has been run by unelected official for over a year, says SEC counsel
Karnataka poll panel counsel urges SC Registrar...
11-year-old falls to his death from terrace of Bengaluru high-rise
Father’s police complaint says boy may have reached building’s terrace via fire exit
Police official rubbishes Kannada channels' version that boy fell from his 11th...
Karnataka cadre IAS officer Pradeep Singh Kharola retires
Kharola retired as Civil Aviation Secretary on Sept 30; he had been Air India CMD and Bengaluru Metro MD
BENGALURU:
Karnataka's 1985 batch IAS officer Pradeep...
BBMP Engineer-BJP leader tiff: Karnataka HC refuses to intervene in service...
However, HC directs Karnataka Chief Secretary and Additional Chief Secretary (UDD) to respond to NR Ramesh’s complaints against Chief Engineer BS Prahallad
BENGALURU:
In an even-handed...
PM launches second phases of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, AMRUT
NEW DELHI:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation.
In...
Shut down illegal Bengaluru casinos, Karnataka Home Minister orders cops
Jnanendra wants strict action against drug network, illegal foreigners in Bengaluru
BENGALURU:
Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Thursday directed the Bengaluru police to maintain peace,...
Minister’s promise: Bengaluru’s major roads to be pothole-free in 10 days
Revenue Minister Ashoka says heavy rains caused delay in fixing Bengaluru potholes
BENGALURU:
Revenue Minister R Ashoka has laid down a 10-day deadline for BBMP officials...
Mantri Mall pays Rs 5 crore in property tax dues
According to BBMP, Malleswaram mall had not paid property taxes since 2018-19
BENGALURU:
After nearly four years, BBMP has managed to collect property tax arrears to...
Gold worth Rs 61 lakh hidden under aircraft seat seized at...
BENGALURU:
Gold worth Rs 61 lakh was recovered from under a passenger seat of an Indigo flight that landed in Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), Bengaluru...
Kannada TV actress Soujanya dies by suicide
BENGALURU:
A budding TV actress on Thursday allegedly died by suicide in her apartment at Doddabele near Kumbalgodu on the city outskirts, police said.
Soujanya(25), who...
Kolar: 20 monkeys found dead, probe ordered
KOLAR:
A detailed investigation has been ordered after round 20 monkeys were found dead after they were allegedly poisoned on Wednesday near RN Jalappa Hospital,...
New auto-debit rules of RBI to set in from Friday
NEW DELHI:
With the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) extended deadline coming to an end, there will be no automatic recurring payment for various services...
Building crash hazard: BBMP chief orders resurvey of old buildings
Days after 2 building collapses in south Bengaluru, Gupta prioritises demolition of dilapidated structures
BENGALURU:
BBMP Chief Commissioner Gaurav Gupta has instructed zonal joint commissioners and...
Ex CM S M Krishna to be chief guest at Mysuru...
BENGALURU:
Former Chief Minister S M Krishna will be the chief guest during the inaugural ceremony of the historic Dasara festival in Mysuru this year...
Karnataka HC quashes order appointing mujawar as priest in Datta Gurupeetha,...
BENGALURU:
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday set aside the order of appointment of Muslim mujawar Syed Ghouse Mohiddin to perform pujas in Datta Peetha...
Bengaluru’s Alliance varsity scam: ED attaches Rs 19-crore assets
According to ED, student fees amounting to Rs 107 crore were siphoned off by accused
BENGALURU:
The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached assets worth Rs 19.43...
Bengaluru cops arrest 4, including 2 Iranians, and seize marijuana worth...
Accused were buying 'hydro ganja' seeds on dark net and growing them in Bidadi
BENGALURU:
Central Crime Branch sleuths recently arrested four persons, including two Iranian...
Bypolls to Sindgi, Hangal on Oct 30: Election Commission
BENGALURU:
Bypolls to two assembly constituencies in Karnataka -- Sindgi and Hangal will be held on October 30, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday.
The counting...
Rajajinagar flyover ready, awaits opening by CM
BBMP chief Gaurav Gupta and local MLA Suresh Kumar tell officials to speed up flyover’s ‘finishing touches’
BENGALURU:
The much-awaited 655-metre-long grade separator flyover at Shivanagar...
5-decade-old Bengaluru building comes crashing down, caught on camera
Video shows building in Bengaluru's Chikpet area collapsing in a heap minutes after residents were evacuated
BENGALURU:
The collapse of a three-storey, 51-year-old building in Bengaluru's...
Praveen Lingaiah is new Executive Engineer of BBMP’s Traffic Engineering Cell
Civic chief Gaurav Gupta withdraws Ashok Bagi's temporary appointment to TEC
BENGALURU:
After the controversy over Executive Engineer-on-deputation Ashok Bagi's threat to sue ex-corporator and the...
Protestor’s car runs over Bengaluru DCP’s foot!
No serious injury to DCP (Bengaluru North) Meena; car driver detained
BENGALURU:
In a freak accident, IPS officer Dharmendra Kumar Meena suffered an injury to his...
Passenger Amenities Committee (PAC) inspects KSR Bengaluru Station
BENGALURU:
Passenger Amenities Committee (PAC) recently inspected the KSR Bengaluru station. ADRM SBC, Railway officials, and (Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation) IRSDC Officials welcomed the...
Karnataka officer threatens to file Rs 10 crore defamation suit against...
Ashok Bagi, Irrigation Department engineer on BBMP deputation, alleges his reputation has been tarnished by ex-corporator Ramesh's media remarks
Ramesh rejoinder: Income-tax department should probe...
Govt likely to hold winter session in Belagavi: Karnataka CM
BELAGAVI:
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said the government is mulling hosting the winter session of the state legislature in this border district...
BJP are ‘Talibanis’, alleges Cong leader Siddaramaiah
BENGALURU:
Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Sunday alleged that "BJP are "Talibanis" and also claimed that it's actually the RSS which is running the administration...
Dalit made to spend Rs 11K on feast for entering temple...
KOPPAL:
Close on the heels of a Dalit family being penalised Rs 25,000 over their two-year-old son entering a temple in Kustagi, a Dalit man...
Karnataka govt invites Amit Shah to grace state-level cooperative conference to...
BENGALURU/NEW DELHI:
Karnataka Cooperation Minister S T Somashekar on Saturday invited Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah to be chief guest of a state-level cooperators conference...
Bengaluru peddler’s unique MO – Ecstasy powder stuffed in champagne bottles!
Ivory Coast national used to peddle each Rs 70-lakh bottle at high-profile parties in Bengaluru
Cops seize drugs worth Rs 2.5 crore from accused, who...
Air Marshal Manavendra Singh is new head of Training Command, Bengaluru
In 39-year service, Air Marshal Singh is recipient of several gallantry awards
BENGALURU:
Air Marshal Manavendra Singh, AVSM, VrC, VSM, ADC, took over as Air Officer...
