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BJP team to visit Hanur encounter site, report in a week

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Bengaluru: The Karnataka BJP on Tuesday, August 18, formed a five-member fact-finding committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the Hanur encounter in Chamarajanagar district, where three suspected poachers were killed in an exchange of fire with forest personnel. The committee will visit the spot, gather information from local residents and officials, examine the circumstances leading to the firing and submit a comprehensive report to the party within a week. The team comprises BJP state vice-president N. Mahesh, state secretary Lakshmi Ashwin Gowda, Minority Morcha state president Anil Thomas, former MLA C.S. Niranjan Kumar and party leader Hanur Venkatesh. Incident happened on August 15 The committee was constituted following questions raised by the BJP over the circumstances surrounding the deaths. The incident took place around 5 am on August 15 in the Holemuradatti forest area near Shagya in the Hanur Wildlife Range of the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary....
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SIR: 46L Bengaluru voters to be deleted, 27L in BJP-held seats

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Bengaluru: As many as 46.88 lakh voters in Bengaluru have been identified under the absent, shifted, dead, duplicate and others (ASDDO) category as part of the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka. The figure represents around 45 per cent of the city’s 1.03 crore voters enrolled before the SIR exercise. Across Karnataka, more than 1.07 crore electors have been placed in the ASDDO category, accounting for 19.47 per cent of the state’s 5.54 crore voters. The data assumes political significance in Bengaluru, where the 28 Assembly constituencies are divided between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. Fifteen constituencies are currently represented by BJP MLAs, while the Congress holds 12 seats. Yeshwanthpur MLA ST Somashekhar, who was expelled from the BJP, is presently unattached. 16 lakh voters to be deleted in Congress-held seats The 15 BJP-held constituencies together account for 27.69 lakh voters in ...
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SC grants bail to accused in Valmiki Corporation Money Diversion Case

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, August 17, granted bail to Kaki Srinivas Rao, an accused in the multi-crore Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation money diversion case, in which more than Rs 89 crore was allegedly siphoned off through forged documents and fictitious bank accounts. A bench comprising Justices Manoj Misra and Vijay Bishnoi allowed the special leave petition filed by advocate Anil Chandrashekhar Nishani, challenging the Karnataka High Court’s December 19, 2024 order rejecting Rao’s bail plea. Senior advocate Madhavi Divan appeared for the petitioner. According to the chargesheet, Rao, who was running a share-trading firm, was not accused of playing a central role in the alleged diversion of funds. The prosecution has alleged that he assisted in converting the allegedly diverted cash into gold and helped facilitate the creation of 18 fictitious bank accounts . The Supreme Court took into consideration Rao’s age, health con...
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Bengaluru: Over 200 vehicles seized for alleged road tax evasion

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Bengaluru: Bengaluru RTO officials have intensified action against vehicles registered outside Karnataka and allegedly being used in the city without payment of the required road tax. In a major enforcement drive on Monday, August 17, officials seized more than 200 vehicles and recovered about Rs 3 crore in fines. The operation was carried out following strict directions from the Transport Department Commissioner. Ten separate teams were deployed to inspect vehicles at different locations across Bengaluru and identify those violating tax and registration norms. Vehicles bearing registrations from Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, and Haryana were among those seized. The enforcement teams found several luxury vehicles, including Audi and Mercedes models, along with Tata Harrier and Mahindra Scorpio cars. Over 30 cars seized from one location More than 30 vehicles were reportedly seized from a single location under t...
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800 kg gelatin seized from construction site in Bengaluru

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Bengaluru : More than 800 kg of gelatin, allegedly being used illegally for blasting rocks at a construction site, has been seized by Bellandur police near Bhoganahalli in Bengaluru on Sunda̧y August 16̤ Construction work is being carried out by Adarsh company at the site, where large rocks were reportedly found during excavation. Local residents have alleged that gelatin was being used to blast the rocks without adequate safety measures. Residents also alleged that blasting was being carried out after midnight, raising concerns as a school is located close to the construction site. They claimed that the blasts had caused panic in the locality and questioned the safety of children studying at the nearby school. Based on a complaint, Bellandur police have registered an FIR and launched an investigation. The complaint alleges that earthwork contractor Satish Naik was approached by Arun Kumar, owner of Srinivasa Earth Movers, in December 2025 to undertake earthwork at va...
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Two killed as speeding truck hits motorcycle in Chikkaballapur

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Bengaluru: A young man and a woman were killed after their motorcycle was hit by a truck near Lingasettipura Gate in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur taluk on Sunday, August 16. The victims, who are reportedly from Uttar Pradesh, had visited the Esha Adiyogi centre near Chikkaballapur and were returning on their motorcycle when the accident occurred. According to preliminary information, the duo was passing through the Lingasettipura Gate area when a speeding truck allegedly rammed their motorcycle. The severe impact left both with fatal injuries, and they died on the spot. Police investigate The accident led to panic among motorists and residents in the area. On receiving information, personnel from the Chikkaballapur Rural Police Station rushed to the spot and initiated an investigation. The bodies were shifted for further procedures, while police began efforts to establish the identities of the deceased and contact their relatives. Police have registered a...
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Conflicting accounts emerge in Chamarajanagar forest firing

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Chamarajanagar : Conflicting accounts have emerged over the firing incident in the Shagya range of the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in which three men were killed, with the families alleging that forest personnel shot them while they were asleep and the Forest Department maintaining that its staff opened fire in self-defence after being attacked by suspected poachers. An FIR has been registered at Hanur police station based on a complaint filed by Lourdamery, wife of deceased Antonyaswamy of Thomiyar Palya. She alleged that her husband and two others were shot dead by forest personnel while they were sleeping near a rocky area inside the forest. According to her complaint, two of their cattle had failed to return home after being sent into the forest for grazing on August 14. Antonyaswamy, his brother Sebastian David Kumar, brother-in-law John Rose Peter and relative Mahimadas went into the forest in the evening to search for the missing cattle. Lourdamery said Mahimadas ...
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