NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah made a fervent denial of engaging in vindictive politics on Saturday, asserting that neither he nor his government would resort to such practices in the future. He directed accusations towards the BJP, accusing them of fostering such divisive tactics.Siddaramaiah’s remarks came in response to criticism from the BJP and…
NEW DELHI: A Bengaluru court on Thursday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against former Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa in a Pocso case.Yediyurappa has been booked under the Pocso Act and Section 354 A (Sexual harassment) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) based on a complaint by the mother of a 17-year-old girl who…
BENGALURU: CID has summoned former Karnataka CM and senior BJP politician BS Yediyurappato appear before its investigation team for questioning related to a Pocso case filed against him, sources said Wednesday.Yediyurappa (81), currently in Delhi, is expected to participate in the investigation on his return, said sources close to him.According to police reports, Yediyurappa has…
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: Former Chief Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) state president H D Kumaraswamy is expected to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s cabinet on Sunday. Modi will be sworn in as Prime Minister for the third consecutive term.“In addition to Kumaraswamy, a few MPs from BJP will take the oath tomorrow,” said JDS MLC T A…
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…
DAVANAGERE: Around 200 minority community families have reportedly fled homes in Channagiri town of Karnataka‘s Davanagere district and nearby villages after cops approached some members to help identify those involved in an attack on the local police station on May 24.Nearly a dozen cops were wounded and eight vehicles damaged in stone-pelting after a mob…
NEW DELHI: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) in Karnataka has sought the cancellation of bail granted JD(S) MLA and former Karnataka minister HD Revanna in a sexual assault case. Revanna faces charges in two separate cases, one involving sexual harassment and the other related to kidnapping. He is currently out of jail on conditional bail.The…
NEW DELHI: JD(S) MLA from Holenarasipura HD Revanna, who was arrested on charges of kidnapping case linked to the ‘obscene video’ case, was granted conditional bail on Monday evening, walked out of the Parappana Agrahara Jail on Tuesday. The judge granted conditional bail to Revanna, on a Rs 5 lakh bond. He was arrested on…
BENGALURU: Seven people were arrested in Kalaburagi, Karnataka on May 11 for torturing a second-hand car dealer and two others by administering electric shocks to their private parts, as reported by the police on Saturday.Police arrested Imran Patel, Mohammed Mateen, Ramesh Doddamani, Sagar Koli and their accomplices.Second-hand car dealer Ramesh Madiwala, Sameeruddin, and Abdul Rehman…
