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Bengaluru:  Four members of a gang have been arrested in Bengaluru in connection with assaulting, blackmailing and extorting widows and divorced women over nude videos, police said on Monday. According to the police, the accused, including a woman, targeted the victims in the pretext of helping them out with financial assistance and jobs. The arrested persons were identified as Ravi, a resident of Chikkagollarahatti, his wife Mangala, Srinivas and Shivakumar from Kunigal taluk of Tumakuru district. Srinivas and Shivakumar are brothers and worked in a gas agency. The accused identified widows, divorced women and also those who were living separately from their partners. Mangala would approach them and after collecting their details offered them assistance, spoke to them over the phone sympathising with them and gained trust. Also Read Asaduddin Owaisi targets NSA Doval over bigotry remark Once the victims were lured, she called them to a blind spot assuring them of getting a

Bengaluru : More than 325 buses of the Northwest Karnataka Road Transport Corporation have been booked for the celebration of 75th birth anniversary program of Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah in Davangere, till Sunday. Hundreds of more buses are expected to be booked for the anniversary program on August 3, 2022. Buses were booked from all across the state, as many as 50 buses were booked in the Bagalkote district, 90 buses have been booked in Haveri, 85 in Gadug and 90 in the Dharwad district. This is expected to fetch an income of approximately Rs. 39 lakh to the organization. A huge court of representatives and leaders of the district came forward to show their strength by taking a large number of people to their program as Siddaramaiah brings in a better probability of winning the elections and claiming the post of Chief Minister. Preparations are underway to invite and take five to six thousand workers from each assembly constituency of the district. Also Read Sidda

Bengaluru: After a 23-year-old Muslim man was hacked to death on the outskirts of Mangaluru, days after a youth BJP worker was killed at Bellare in Dakshina Kannada, former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday condemned the spate of killings and said that the government has “destroyed” the state which is a “garden of peace”. In a series of tweets referred to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, the former chief minister said, “An incompetent, helpless @BJP4Karnataka government that is unable to protect not only the people of the country but also its workers, the Praveen Nettaru murder case has been handed over to the NIA for investigation. However, the NIA is reluctant to investigate all the killings on the coast! Why?” “The government has information about every murder along the coast. It is also known that those murders are happening. However, the ‘double engine government’ is playing a double game. The @bjp party which claims to be the biggest political party in the w

Bengaluru : An Ethiopian national with symptoms of monkeypox has been quarantined at a private hospital here, the Karnataka health department said. His samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune for confirmation, the health officials said on Saturday. The African national has been isolated at the hospital where he got admitted for treatment of multiple health issues, including renal problem. The 55-year-old Ethiopian with kidney related ailment and other health complications had come in the first week of July and only recently, he showed signs of monkeypox with rashes in his body, a health department official told PTI. Also Read India’s first monkeypox patient recovers, to be discharged Health Minister K Sudhakar told reporters that there was no need for people to panic as it is not a deadly disease. There is no need to panic over monkeypox. Of course, we need to take some precautionary measures. Even if it comes, there is treatment available for

Bengaluru:  A large number of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members laid siege to the residence of Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra here on Saturday. ABVP activists were baton-charged and driven away when they barged into the residence of #Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra Saturday seeking "justice" to BJP youth wing leader Praveen Nettar, who was murdered in Dakshina Kannada district. Read here. https://t.co/SlpLSwAhmy pic.twitter.com/7c3S25zDX2 — Express Bengaluru (@IEBengaluru) July 30, 2022 Condemning the “inaction” of the ruling BJP, the ABVP agitators tried to barge inside Jnanendra’s residence in Jayamahal area as they demanded his resignation. Police had to carry out a baton charge to disperse the protesters and detained ABVP members. The Home Minister was not at the residence at the time of the protest and the police arranged tight security at the residence after the protest. Also Read ‘9 heads pending..’: Karnataka Godman i

Bengalore:  The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Indian Navy have signed an MoU to collaborate on aviation research and development and to ramp up self-reliance efforts for the Indian Navy, in line with the goals of Atmanirbhar Bharat, IISc officials stated Saturday. The MoU provides a formal basis for the Indian Navy to interact with relevant faculty members at IISc and will promote joint research programmes in areas of mutual interest. The MoU was signed by Captain Sridhar Warrier, Registrar, IISc and Captain P Vinayagam, Capt (APP), Indian Navy, Friday in the presence of senior members of the Navy including Rear Admiral Deepak Bansal, VSM, ACNS (Air Materiel), and Commodore Raja Vinod, Commodore Superintendent, NAY (Goa), apart from other senior officers from the Indian Navy. Also present at the occasion were Chairs of several departments in the Division of Mechanical Sciences, and the Office of Research Grants at IISc. Also Read Karnataka: Congress workers ransack

Bengaluru:  Congress workers in Karnataka were on Saturday detained for attempting to lay siege to BJP MP Tejaswi Surya’s residence over his alleged “stone pelting” remark. An audio in which Tejaswi could be purportedly heard saying BJP workers could have pelted stones to protest the murder of BJP activist Praveen Kumar Nettare if Congress had been in power, went viral. Protesting the remark, Congress protesters raised slogans against the BJP and Tejaswi Surya, who is also BJP Yuva Morcha president. The police dragged protesters, who were carrying stone and flowers, towards a police vehicle and detained them. The police have beefed up security around Tejaswi Surya’s residence. Also Read Hyderabad: Kishan Reddy slams TRS govt for neglecting Musi works Congress worker Meena, who placed flowers inside the Tejaswi Surya’s residence, was allegedly dragged to the police van by policemen. Meena stated that though she has not done anything wrong, she was treated like a terrorist by

Bengaluru: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists were baton-charged and driven away when they barged into the residence of Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Saturday seeking “justice” to BJP youth wing leader Praveen Nettar, who was murdered in Dakshina Kannada district. The members of the BJP’s student wing holding their organisation’s saffron flag stormed inside the compound of Jnanendra’s bungalow at Jayamahal here and raised slogans like ‘We want justice’. They also sought a ban on Popular Front of India and its allied outfits, which they alleged were behind the killing of Hindutva activists and their growing influence in the state especially in the coastal districts bordering Kerala. Also Read Karnataka: Sri Ram Sene chief tries to defy DK entry ban, detained The police sought to persuade them to go away but they remained adamant and staged a sit-in demonstration inside the compound raising slogans. Later, the activists tried to storm Jnanendra’s h

Bengaluru: A police constable on probation has been arrested on the charges of raping a minor in Karnataka. On July 26, the distraught girl was sitting in a park in Bengaluru as she had ran away from her home to meet her Instagram friend who resided in Chamrajnagar district but did not have a single penny to do so, police said on Saturday. Pavan Dyavannanavar, a police constable attached to Govindarajanagar police station in Bengaluru, who was on a patrolling duty, noticed the 17-year-old girl sitting near Vijaynagar ground. Also Read Karnataka RTO, wife awarded 3-year jail term by ED court Assuring her help, Pavan took her to his residence and raped her. Later, he gave the minor girl Rs 500 and sent her away the next day. The girl left for Yalandur town in Chamarajanagar district and met her Instagram friend. When she informed her friend that she had left her home without informing her parents, her friend took her to Yelandur police station. Meanwhile, the parents of the

Bengaluru : A Special PMLA Court in Bengaluru awarded a three-year jail term to J V Ramaiah, RTO, Nagamangala Mandya district, Karnataka and his wife M Lalitha for accumulating disproportionate assets of Rs. 1,24,23,929, which were almost 415.3% of their known sources of income. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on both of them. The Enforcement Directorate case is on the basis of the FIR lodged in 2009 by the Karnataka Lokayukta, Kolar, under sections 13(1)(e)r/w 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act against Ramaiah for accumulating disproportionate assets of Rs. 1,24,23,929. Also Read Vice-Prez Naidu emphasises mother tongue in school education The ED lodged the ECIR under section 3 of the PMLA. An investigation was carried out and a Provisional Attachment Order was issued against Ramaiah and Lalitha under section 5(2) of the PMLA, attaching properties worth Rs. 70,27,857. The Provisional Attachment Order was confirmed by the adjudicating authority. Later a pro

Bengaluru : Karnataka on Friday clocked 2,130 fresh COVID-19 cases and four fatalities, taking the cumulative number of infections and deaths to 40,03,785 and 40,101 respectively, the Health Department said. Also, the day saw 1,395 people being discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 39,53,776, according to a bulletin. Active cases stood at 9,866, the bulletin said. Bengaluru urban accounted for the maximum number of 1,615 cases and one death. Also Read Only 11% of 69 cr beneficiaries have taken Covid precaution doses Other districts reported infections, including 70 in Dharwad, 51 in Mysuru, 47 in Kodagu, 41 in Tumakuru, 40 in Hassan, 34 in Belagavi, 33 in Kalaburagi, 27 in Ballari and 22 in Mandya. Other than Bengaluru, one death each was also reported in Kalaburagi, Koppal and Raichur. The bulletin said Yadgir alone reported zero infection and nil death. A total of 32,685 samples were tested in the State, they included 24,496 using RT-PCR methods, taking

Dakshina Kannada: Sri Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik was detained on Friday for trying to enter Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district to meet the family of the slain BJP activist, defying the ban imposed on his entry to the region. Police have banned Muthalik’s entry to Dakshina Kannada as his visit might lead to disturbance in the region. Muthalik has been launching scathing attacks on the ruling BJP following the murder of Praveen Kumar Nettare. Also Read Basavaraj Bommai to meet family of slain BJP activist When Pramod Muthalik tried to enter Dakshina Kannada district through Udupi, he was detained near Hejamadi and later sent back, the police said. The police have taken 12 people into custody for violating prohibitory orders. Funeral of Mohammad Fazil Mangalpet, who was killed on Thursday night was conducted peacefully. Thousands of people gathered to pay homage to Fazil. No untoward incident was reported. ADGP Alok Kumar has stated that the funeral is over and the s

Dakshina Kannada: A gang of miscreants allegedly hacked a Muslim youth to death in Karnataka’s Mangaluru district, hours after the state Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s visited the family of slain BJP activist Praveen Kumar Nettaru, police said. The deceased Muslim youth has been identified as Mohammed Fazil, a resident of Mangalpete near Surathkal, located on the outskirts of Mangaluru. The incident took place on Thursday evening. The police sources suspect the incident to be a revenge killing allegedly by Hindutva activists, however, an official statement is yet to be made regarding the motive behind the murder. Mangaluru Police Commissioner, N. Shashikumar said on Thursday that prohibitory orders are clamped within the limits of four police stations in surrounding areas of Surathkal. The prohibitory orders will be clamped in Surathkal, Mulki, Bajpe and Panambur till Saturday. Liquor shops have been closed down and police are not permitting more than five persons in a group

Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday will meet family members of BJP activist Praveen Kumar Nettare who was murdered in Dakshina Kannada’s Bellare town on Tuesday. State BJP President Nalin Kumar Kateel and Home Minister Araga Jnanendra will accompany the Chief Minister. As per the scheduled plan, Chief Minister Bommai will spend 45 minutes with the grieving family and is expected to announce an ex-gratia. The state BJP chief has stated that the party would fulfil the demands of Praveen’s family — “who was killed by communal forces”. Also Read Karnataka: Yogi’s model will be adopted if required, says Bommai The family has demanded that the murderers should be arrested and hanged immediately. When asked about the outrage of Hindu activists against him, the state BJP chief maintained that the act was “prompted by grief and outrage” in the backdrop of the murder. On Wednesday, activists gheraoed his vehicle and tried to turn it upside down. Get the

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday announced that the state will adopt his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath’s model to deal with communal forces only if required. Addressing a press conference on the occasion of completion his government’s first year in office, Bommai said that as per the existing situation in Uttar Pradesh, Yogi had been the taking right decisions, but in Karnataka, there are many regulating mechanisms to deal with the issues in the statement. However, if the need arises, Yogi’s model would be taken up, he reiterated. The Chief Minister came under pressure to adopt Yogi’s model in the wake of BJP activist Praveen Kumar Nettaru’s murder. He maintained that there is an organised network to disrupt the system in the state. Regarding the hijab crisis, the Chief Minister said that his government has “totally controlled the situation and today most of them are following uniform rules”. “The government has also implemented rule

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said that his government will initiate decisive action with regard to attacks on Hindu activists and BJP workers in the state. “We are resolved to deal with the situation. Apart from regular investigations, special laws will be formulated. Kerala High Court has made comments on the Popular Front of India (PFI) and other organisations as terror outfits. The acts of these organisations validate this observation. “We will completely destroy the organisations which are involved in killing innocent people. Apart from the available system, a full-fledged commando force, with a capacity of intelligence and ammunition will be formed,” he announced. Bommai stated that his government has taken the killing of BJP activist Praveen Kumar Nettaru very seriously. “Every party worker and civilian’s life is important. The nefarious organisations have committed enough sins and their time has come. In the coming days, it will not be o

Bengaluru: The ruling BJP in Karnataka faced the heat of Hindu activists on Wednesday over the murder of BJP Yuva Morcha member Praveen Kumar Nettaru in Dakshina Kannada district. The protesters laid siege to the vehicle of BJP state chief Nalin Kumar Kateel and did not allow him to step down. The angry activists even attempted to turn Kateel’s vehicle according to eyewitnesses. RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat was also booed and chided by the crowd, which also raised anti-BJP slogans. Meanwhile, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Mining and Coal, Pralhad Joshi stated on Wednesday in New Delhi that initial reports are suggesting the role of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and Popular Front of India (PFI) behind the murder. Media and social media reports also indicated their role, he added. “The SDPI and PFI organisations are being supported in Kerala and in Karnataka also the opposition Congress party is supporting them. During his tenure as CM in Congress gov

Bengaluru : Giving a “zero” score for the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government in Karnataka, as it is all set to complete one year in office, the state Congress on Tuesday said sowing the seeds of hatred and destroying harmony were the only achievements of this administration, under which large-scale corruption has taken place. The principal opposition party in the state assembly, also sought to rechristen BJP government’s ‘Janotsava’ (celebration of people), the event organised to mark the occasion at Doddaballapur on July 28, which would be inaugurated by the saffron party’s national president J P Nadda, as “Bhrashtotsava” (celebration of corruption). State Congress President D K Shivakumar , Leaders of Opposition in state legislative assembly and council — Siddaramaiah and B K Hariprasad — held a joint press conference, during which they attacked the Bommai government, accusing it of having failed in all aspects. “Bommai is celebrating one year in office on July 28, but actuall

Koppal: Karnataka BJP Vice President and former chief minister B S Yediyurappa’s son B Y Vijayendra on Monday said he will contest the 2023 state assembly polls, if the party’s central leadership gives its nod. He maintained that the party leadership will take a decision at an appropriate time regarding his candidacy, and that Yediyurappa announcing him as candidate from the family bastion of Shikaripura for the polls, was under pressure from people there, which is subject to the party’s approval. “There is no confusion, my father and former CM B S Yediyurappa has a very strong relationship with the Shikaripura constituency, so on the pressure from party leaders, workers and people of the constituency, he made an announcement. He also has said the party and its central leadership will decide,” Vijayendra told reporters here. “…if the party approves, I will contest the polls,” the younger son of Yediyurappa, who is largely seen as his political heir apparent, added. Signalling the

Bengaluru: Left organisations have alleged that Bengaluru South MP and President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Tejasvi Surya is trying to privatise a government hospital, which, however, has been denied by the BJP leader. Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) Staff and Workers Union President H.V. Anantha Subbarao on Monday alleged that young parliamentarian Tejasvi Surya is exerting pressure on Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Transport Minister Sriramulu and officials to privatise the government dedicated hospital to the KSRTC staff. He alleged that the government has set up the KSRTC Hospital in Jayanagar locality of Bengaluru for treatment of the staff. For decades, thousands of staff from KSRTC have been availing the benefits of treatment here. Also Read Suspected LeT terrorist arrested in Bangalore “Tejasvi Surya wants to give the hospital on lease for 30 years to Vasavi Group to set up a dialysis centre. However, there is a demand to expand and modernis

Bengaluru:  Police in Karnataka have arrested a suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist and detained four other persons in a late night operation in Bengaluru, sources said on Monday. According to the sources, sleuths of the Central Crime Branch’s (CCB) Special Wing in coordination with the Internal Security Division (ISD) and Intelligence Wing raided a residence following a tip-off over the presence of the suspected terrorist identified as Akthar Hussain Lashkar from Assam. The teams comprised more than 30 personnel. The suspected terrorist worked as a food delivery boy and resided with others in the BTP locality near Tilaknagar. The Bengaluru police are yet to make an official statement regarding the case. Also Read Encourage use of bhang, cannabis to prevent crime: BJP MLA The police sources said that an FIR has been lodged at the Tilaknagar police station and sleuths are questioning the five persons. In June, Talib Hussain linked to the Hizbul Mujahideen terror outfit

Bengaluru:  Three police personnel were killed and four injured in a road accident near Chittoor in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh in the early hours of Sunday, Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said. The police personnel were posted at the Shivajinagar Police Station in Bengaluru, he added. According to sources close to the minister, the police personnel were on their way to nab a drug peddler in Chittoor when their car rammed into a road divider. Also Read Special train to run between Mangaluru-Bengaluru till Aug 31 A police team from Karnataka has rushed to the scene of the accident, they said. Arrangements have been made to bring the bodies and injured to Bengaluru, they said. Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .

Mangaluru:  The railways will operate a tri-weekly special express train between Bengaluru and Mangaluru via Mysuru from July 26 in view of the snapped road connectivity between the two cities due to the landslides in the Ghat section. The train will operate from July 26 to August 31 for three days in a week, a railway release here said. Train No. 06547 will depart from Bengaluru at 8.30 pm and reach Mangaluru Central at 9.05 am the following day. The train will run on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Also Read All kinds of property numbers in Karnataka should be cross-referenced: HC Train No. 06548 will run from Mangaluru on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It will depart Mangaluru Central at 6.35 pm and reach KSR Bengaluru station at 6.15 am the following day. The train has two 2 Tier AC, two AC 3 Tier, nine second class sleeper and two general second class bogies. Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel had approached Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav in Delhi on July 18 and the

Bengaluru : The Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to appoint an IAS officer as a nodal official to coordinate with various departments and municipal bodies to prepare a dashboard where the public can access and cross-check with all kinds of property details. This order came in a petition where a builder tried to “take advantage of certain lacunae in the manner and methodology of numbering”. A fine of Rs 1 lakh was imposed on Vandana Infra Estates which had filed the petition. Besides dismissing the petition, the court directed the government to come up with an arrangement with coordination of the Revenue department, Urban Development department, Urban Development authorities, Town Planning authorities, municipal authorities, and municipal corporations, etc., in association with the e-governance department. The court said the nodal officer will “consolidate and cross-reference the survey number with the sub numbers if any, Khane-Shumari (block identification) nu

Bengaluru : Karnataka on Saturday reported 1,456 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the tally to 39,94,627, the State Health Department said. There were, however, zero fatalities in the state. The department in its daily COVID bulletin said 1,096 people were discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 39,45,647 till date. Active cases stood at 8,848. Bengaluru urban district alone contributed 1,154 fresh cases. Other districts in Karnataka too reported infections including 37 in Mysuru, 30 in Belagavi, 29 in Dharwad, 22 in Ballari and 18 in Bengaluru Rural. There were zero infections and fatalities in Ramanagar and Yadgir districts of the state. The positivity rate for the day was 4.66 percent, the department said. As many as 31,183 tests were conducted, those included 23,401 RT-PCR tests. The total tests done so far is 6.76 crore. A total of 88,056 people were inoculated, taking the total vaccination done till date to 11.50 crore, the department said. Get the latest update

Bengaluru : Squabbling in the Congress’ Karnataka unit between leaders owing allegiance to state president D K Shivakumar and former chief minister Siddaramaiah over who should be the chief minister if the party comes to power in next year’s Assembly elections continued with the former calling upon party members to “first work to bring the party to power”. Reacting to party MLA B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan’s remark that people of the state wanted Siddaramaiah to be the next chief minister, Shivakumar asked everyone to “keep their mouths shut and work to bring the party to power”. “I will speak of only those who are of my level. Everyone should keep their mouth shut and work to bring the party to power,” Shivakumar told reporters in response to Khan’s statement expressing support for Siddaramaiah. Though the Assembly elections in the state are about 10 months away, the question of the Congress’ chief ministerial candidate has been a point of debate between the camps led by Shivakumar and S