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Bengaluru: Alleged misuse of educational and experience certificates in the Karnataka Transport Department’s Motor Vehicle Inspector (MVI) promotion process has triggered a complaint seeking official intervention. Social activist Parashurama Neel Nayak has submitted a representation, along with supporting documents, to the Governor, the state Chief Secretary and the Transport Commissioner, alleging violations of recruitment and promotion rules. As per the complaint, 12 Motor Vehicle Inspector posts are available for serving employees under the in-service quota, with 46 staff members having applied. The eligibility conditions reportedly stipulate that applicants must hold a regular diploma or engineering degree in mechanical or automobile engineering obtained before joining service. Employees who pursue the course after entering government service are said to be required to take three years of leave for their studies. What the complaint says The complaint alleges t...

Bengaluru: A Delhi-based man was arrested in connection with the alleged sting operation targeting former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, marking the first arrest in the case, police said on Saturday. The accused, identified as Ritesh Pandey, was apprehended in Delhi and brought to Bengaluru for questioning, they said. The police are probing his alleged links to a second-hand mobile phone, suspected to have been used to upload the alleged sting operation video, official sources said, adding that they are also examining its digital trail to identify the uploader and establish how the video was circulated on social media, and those behind it. Last month, two videos containing serious allegations against Siddaramaiah were uploaded on YouTube. The Congress leader subsequently moved the court and obtained an injunction barring the press from reporting on the videos. He has also lodged a police complaint seeking an investigation. Siddaramaiah had on Friday termed the...

Bengaluru: A fresh controversy has emerged in the dispute between actor Dhanveer Gowda and Vijayalakshmi, wife of actor Darshan, after Dhanveer’s father, Thimmegowda, accused her and three associates of entering his residence and threatening the family. Thimmegowda lodged the complaint at Rajajinagar police station, alleging that the group created a disturbance at his house and issued threats. Police have registered a Non-Cognizable Report (NCR) based on the complaint. The alleged incident occurred on October 21 at around 8:30 pm. Dhanveer was reportedly in Mysuru at the time, while Thimmegowda was at home with his wife Bharathi, mother Jayamma and daughter Nalinakshi. According to the complaint, Vijayalakshmi and her manager Nagaraj arrived at the house and asked where Dhanveer and his father were. The family reportedly explained that Dhanveer was away and that Thimmegowda was having dinner. Thimmegowda alleged that Nagaraj subsequently saw a relative, Ajay Gowda, and...

Gadag: Assistant Executive Engineer Parvez Dharwad of the Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited (KRIDL), who had been missing since September 13, has been traced in Mumbai by Gadag police, Maharashtra. The engineer was found after 40 days of search efforts and is scheduled to be brought back to Gadag on October 24 for questioning. Parvez’s disappearance had raised concerns after he reportedly left behind a note referring to a shortage of government funds, delayed payments for work, and pressure from subcontractors. His family, which had been anxious about his whereabouts, can now breathe a sigh of relief following his recovery. The engineer had reportedly told his family that he was travelling to Bengaluru to attend an official meeting. However, he did not return or respond to attempts to contact him. On September 16, his family approached Betageri police station in Gadag and lodged a missing-person complaint. In the note reportedly left on his office desk, P...

Hubballi : A 38-year-old woman died after a sharp kite string (Chinese manja) allegedly got entangled around her neck and slit her throat while she was riding a two-wheeler in Hubballi city, police said on Friday, October 23. The deceased was identified as Vidya Manjunath Gowdar, a resident of Bharat Nagar in Old Hubballi. She was working as a laboratory technician at a hospital, they said. The incident occurred on Thursday near Shivashankar Colony on Karwar Road, within the limits of Old Hubballi police station, when she was on her way to work, police said. According to police, the kite string allegedly got entangled around her neck, causing her to lose control of the two-wheeler and fall on the road. She sustained severe injuries and died on the spot. Hubballi-Dharwad Police Commissioner Borase Bhushan Gulabrao said teams had been formed at all police stations to identify and seize banned Chinese manja being sold in the city. Criminal cases would be registered...

Bengaluru : In a significant ruling concerning the prosecution of fertiliser dealers, the Karnataka High Court has held that a seller cannot be held criminally liable solely because fertiliser supplied in sealed packages is found to be below prescribed quality standards. The Dharwad Bench, presided over by Justice T. Venkatesh Naik, quashed criminal proceedings against Bagalkot -based fertiliser supplier Allahbaksh M. Makandar, who had challenged a case pending before the Principal Civil Judge and JMFC court in Bagalkot. The High Court observed that the complaint lacked specific allegations showing that Makandar had any responsibility for manufacturing the fertiliser or regulating its quality. Since he was only a dealer selling products received in sealed packages, the court held that criminal liability could not be imposed on him merely because laboratory tests found the products to be substandard. The Bench emphasised that a dealer who neither manufactures a product ...