BJP leader NR Ramesh has filed a complaint in Bengaluru against CM Siddaramaiah demanding an investigation into the MUDA scam issue. BENGALURU: BJP leader NR Ramesh has filed a complaint with the Lokayukta office in Bengaluru against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others, demanding an investigation into the MUDA scam issue. Earlier today, R Ashoka,…
NEW DELHI: The global Microsoft cloud services outage on Friday caused significant inconvenience for passengers at Bengaluru airport, leading to long lines at the check-in counters of all major airlines as their systems were unable to process check-ins. Indigo, Air India Express, SpiceJet, and Akasa at Bengaluru airport started checking in passengers manually on after…
BENGALURU: GT Mall, which denied entry to an elderly farmer earlier this week for wearing apanche (dhoti), was Thursday sealed by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for not clearing taxes totaling ₹1.8 crore for 2023-24.The owner of the mall later expressed regret over the humiliation meted out to farmer and said they were downing their…
BENGALURU: In an attempt to avoid legal hurdles and ensure successful implementation of its job reservation policy for local candidates, the Karnataka govt has redefined the term “Kannadiga” to include any person who has been domiciled in the state for 15 years, can speak, read and write Kannada, and has passed a test conducted by…
BENGALURU: In a tragic turn of events, two pilgrims from Karnataka have died in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday due to the unprecedented heatwave conditions sweeping over the Middle East. Confirming the casualties, senior officials of the state government revealed that both individuals, including a woman, hailed from Bengaluru and were…
BENGALURU: The Congress govt in Karnataka is in the dock again for a perceived delay in investigating a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case against BS Yediyurappa, former chief minister, BJP’s tallest functionary in the state, and veteran politician.Barely a month ago, the govt had faced immense criticism for delaying action in the…
BENGALURU: Bengaluru city police on Tuesday morning detained cine actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and nine associates of him in connection with a murder caseAccording to police, the detention is made regarding the murder of a youth, identified as Renukaswamy, of Chitadurga. Swamy was an assistant in a medical shop at Chitadurga and was married recently.He was…
BENGALURU: The SIT probing the multi-crore tribal fund scam on Saturday arrested J G Padmanabha, suspended managing director (MD) of Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation, and accounts officer Parashurama G.The duo, along with a Union Bank of India chief manager, had come under the scanner after their names were mentioned in a suicide…
NEW DELHI: Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of sexually abusing women, on Monday claimed that he would return to India and appear before the SIT on 31st May, according to reports.Prajwal released a video and showed his intent to come back to his country, the reports suggested. In the video, Prajwal claimed…
NEW DELHI: HD Kumaraswamy, JD(S) Karnataka president, has once again urged his nephew and Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna to return from overseas and cooperate with the investigation into the sexual abuse allegations against him.Kumaraswamy acknowledged that Prajwal’s delayed return has tarnished the image of both the party and the HD Deve Gowda family.“I openly appealed…
