BENGALURU: Admitting its mistake in erroneously marking 1,200 acres of farmers’ land in Karnataka’s Vijayapura district as Waqf Board assets, the state govt announced Monday that it will withdraw notices issued to the farmers.Govt’s hasty U-turn from the planned takeover of the land in Tikota taluk’s Honavada follows protests by farmers and Congress’ fear of…
KOPPAL: A sessions court in Karnataka on Thursday sentenced 98 people to life imprisonment and handed five-year jail terms to three others in a 2014 case of discrimination and caste violence targeting Dalits at Marakumbi village of Gangavati taluk.Judge Chandrasekhar C convicted 101 people in the case, of whom three received lighter sentences because Scheduled…
NEW DELHI: Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) chief and a close aide of the Karnataka CM, M K Marigowda, has tendered his resignation citing health reasons. The resignation comes amid a growing controversy over land allotment irregularities involving Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah.“I have given my resignation to the Secretary of the Urban Development Department, the CM…
In light of heavy rainfall and an orange alert issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the Karnataka government has advised IT, BT, and private firms in Bengaluru to allow their employees to work from home on October 16.The decision was made to prioritise the safety and well-being of employees amid concerns of transportation disruptions…
BENGALURU: Karnataka‘s Congress govt has decided to withdraw a criminal case registered under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against a mob that had attacked policemen with stones on April 16, 2022 in Hubballi.This was one of the 43 cases the state cabinet decided to withdraw at its meeting Thursday following a petition by Anjuman-e-Islam to…
BENGALURU: Police on Thursday arrested a Pakistani couple and detained their daughter, 17, in a crackdown on foreigners living illegally in Bengaluru under assumed Hindu names. Police seized 3 mobiles, Aadhaar cards, passports, a PAN card, and two voter IDs – all obtained using fake documents.Syed Tariq, 53, and his wife Anila, 48, were arrested,…
BENGALURU: Amid growing speculation in Karnataka over Siddaramaiah‘s tenure as CM, senior ministers G Parameshwara, HC Mahadevappa, and Satish Jarkiholi met late Tuesday night, a gathering that has sparked speculation that these ministers could be lobbying for the top post.The meeting, which lasted for two hours at Mahadevappa’s official residence, was their third in the…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday brushed aside the allegations of corruption after his wife Parvati decided to surrender 14 compensation plots to the Mysore Urban Development Authority (Muda).Parvathi Siddaramaiah’s decision to surrender the plots comes after the Enforcement Directorate booked Siddaramaiah, Parvathi, and others in a money laundering case linked to the…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has come out in support of his wife Parvati’s decision to surrender 14 compensation plots to the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) amidst the ongoing land allotment controversy.In a post on X, Siddaramaiah accused the opposition parties of creating a false complaint and dragging his family into the controversy…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday responded to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge‘s statement about staying alive until PM Modi is “removed from power.” Addressing a rally in Charkhi Dadri, Singh said, “I respect the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge but yesterday in one his rallies he might not be keeping well and the security…
