NEW DELHI: The Karnataka high court on Wednesday granted interim bail for six weeks to jailed actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, prime accused in the Renukaswamy murder case.The bail was granted to the actor on medical grounds to undergo spine surgery. As per the bail condition, the actor has been asked to surrender his passport.Darshan is currently…
BENGALURU: The simmering dispute over the 599-acre forest land in Peenya-Jalahalli area, currently under the possession of PSU Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT), has taken a ‘cinematic’ turn. Alleging that ‘hundreds of trees’ on the forest land were axed to facilitate the shooting of Sandalwood’s Rocking Star Yash‘s movie ‘Toxic‘, forest minister Eshwar Khandre Tuesday directed…
NEW DELHI: Three colleges in Bengaluru, including BIT, BMSCE and MSRIT received a bomb threat on Friday after which bomb squads rushed to the site.“A bomb threat received by BIT, BMSCE, MSRIT. Bomb disposal squad and related squads on the job to verify the same. Case registered in Hanumanthnagar PS to trace the source,” DCP…
Mysuru/Bengaluru: Two days after BM Parvathi, wife of chief minister Siddaramaiah, voluntarily returned the 14 sites she received as compensation for land lost in Kesare, Mysore Urban Development Authority (Muda) officially reclaimed eight of those sites. Ownership was transferred back to Muda through cancellation of sale deeds.Some 24,000sqft of the total 38,000sqft of land Muda…
KOPPAL: Parents of a baby born prematurely at Mother and Child Hospital here were left in shock and dismay after the hospital authorities on Tuesday handed over the body of a dead newborn boy to them, saying it was their child, although they were earlier informed about the birth of a girl.While the couple concerned…
NEW DELHI: Taj West End Hotel in Bengaluru received a bomb threat via email from unknown miscreants on Saturday, according to police officials. The hotel, known for hosting prominent politicians and cricketers, received the threat earlier today.Local police and the bomb squad have rushed to the scene and are currently investigating the matter.(More details awaited)…
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah NEW DELHI: A special court for elected representatives directed the Mysuru Lokayukta Police on Wednesday to investigate Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, his wife, and others in connection with the alleged MUDA scam. The court has ordered the Lokayukta Police to submit a report within three months.This directive follows the Karnataka high…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka police detained BJP workers on Wednesday as they attempted to surround chief minister Siddaramaiah‘s official residence. The workers demanded Siddaramaiah’s resignation after the high court dismissed his plea against Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot‘s sanction to investigate him in the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land allotment scam.Siddaramaiah has refuted calls for his…
Bengaluru: When a 12-year-old student asked technology czar N R Narayana Murthy, “What should we do to become like you?” the response was both unexpected and deeply inspiring. Murthy, the founder of Infosys, replied: “I do not want you to become like me…I want you to become better than me for the greater good of…
Image used for representative purpose only. BENGALURU: A second-year BBA aviation student of a private college was left with a fractured hand and a forehead injury after he was allegedly ragged and assaulted by his seniors for not following their instructions to shave off his beard and moustache.The victim, Dhruv (name changed), 21, a resident…
