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Bengaluru: A 3.5-year-old toddler was raped and killed in Bengaluru, police sources said on Wednesday, adding that the accused has been arrested. According to the sources, the 26-year-old accused and the girl child’s mother were in a relationship for a year and the latter was living with him after she left her husband. Preliminary investigations revealed that he committed the crime under the influence of marijuana. Also Read Pak: Married Hindu girl raped after refusing to convert to Islam The toddler was found dead on Monday night after which the police had lodged a suspicious death case. The post-mortem reports later confirmed that the girl was raped and killed. The police immediately arrested the accused and after being interrogation, he confessed to the crime. The woman worked in a garment factory. Taking advantage of her absence, the accused raped and beaten the child to death. Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Pol

Bengaluru : A day after accusing Congress state president D K Shivakumar of being involved in a conspiracy behind the sex scandal that led to his resignation as minister in 2021, BJP leader Ramesh Jarkiholi on Tuesday held a lengthy discussion with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, sources said. Jarkiholi had on Monday demanded that the sex scandal case should be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation as a “big racket” is involved in which politicians and bureaucrats are honey trapped and blackmailed. Calling for the arrest of the young woman in the case and her accomplices including two people from Mandya, the BJP MLA had charged that Shivakumar was behind the scandal. “Today, Ramesh Jarkiholi had a long meeting with the Chief Minister. He met him at his residence for 10 minutes, then travelled with him in the flight till Hubballi,” sources close to the Chief Minister told PTI. Also Read Priority on working classes in upcoming budget: Basavaraj Bommai The sources

Bengaluru : The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday ordered issuing of notices to Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) and others in a public interest litigation taken on its own over the death of two persons due to the collapse of an under-construction metro pillar here. The BMRCL was given two weeks’ time to respond to the court. The state government, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the BMRCL chief engineer and Nagarjuna Construction Company Limited are the other respondents in the case. The High Court had initiated the suo-moto (on its own) PIL on January 13 following the death of software engineer Tejaswini and her two-year-old son when the pillar pier collapsed on the two-wheeler they were travelling in, near Hennur main road in the city on January 10. Also Read Controversial BBC documentary on PM Modi screened in Bengaluru The division bench of Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty heard the petition that the court had itself dire

Belagavi : Karnataka BJP President Nalin Kumar Kateel said on Tuesday that those who criticise Hindu religion and say the word ‘Hindu’ has a different meaning, should say that they don’t want Hindu votes. Addressing a public rally here, Kateel slammed Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) working president Satish Jarkiholi for his statement regarding the origin and meaning of the word ‘Hindu’. Jarkiholi had said that the word Hindu had its origin in Persia, and it meant ‘slave’. The statement had stirred a big controversy, forcing the Congress to distance itself from the remarks. Also Read BJP doesn’t hold patents on Ram, Hinduism, says Uma Bharti Kateel, who was attending the Vijaya Sankalpa Yatra in Yamakanamardi constituency represented by Jarkiholi, dared him (Jarkiholi) to announce that he does not want Hindu votes. “The Hindu community has woken up. This time he can’t contest from this constituency, he will have to search for another,” he said. Get the latest up

Bengaluru:  Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi on Tuesday said her party is setting the agenda for the upcoming Karnataka assembly election with BJP promising ‘Namma Clinic’ on the lines of Delhi’s Mohalla Clinics and Congress promising 200 units of free electricity as has been implemented in the national capital. The party will fight in all the 224 assembly constituencies across the state in the election, which is less than three months away, and the list of candidates would be announced in the first week of March, the AAP leader said at a press conference here. The party leader said people do not want a “copycat version of the Delhi model of governance and want the original”. Hence, the party has decided to fight the election in Karnataka with all its vigour. She said the BJP and the Congress are “poor copycats in implementing schemes”. While the saffron party has been in power for the past three-and-half years, it is only at the brink of assembly polls that it is promising to impleme

Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday warned that it would be forced to initiate contempt of court proceedings against the Chief Secretary if the State fails to implement its order of providing land for graveyards in all villages and towns within two weeks. A Division Bench of the court is hearing a civil contempt petition filed by one Mohammed Iqbal who has alleged that the State has failed to follow an earlier order of the HC in 2019 that had directed it to provide land for graveyards in all villages within six weeks. In September 2022, the State informed the HC in a compliance report that it had handed over 23,815 burial grounds to local authorities and the process of handing over 3,765 burial grounds was still pending. Also Read Two additional judges appointed to Karnataka High Court The government was also in the process of identifying and purchasing land for burial grounds in 516 places where there was no government land available. On Tuesday, the State sou

Bengaluru: The State Anganwadi Employees Association has given a 48 hours deadline to the ruling BJP government in Karnataka for fulfilling the demands of Anganwadi workers, failing which it has threatened to lay siege to the residence of the Chief Minister in Bengaluru. Thousands of Anganwadi (government preschool) workers are staging a protest demanding gratuity and implementation of the Supreme Court guidelines. The protest is being staged in Bengaluru and completed eight days on Tuesday. S. Varalakshmi, Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) President warned that “if Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai does not give orders fulfilling their (Anganwadi workers’) demands, thousands of Anganwadi workers, who are staging protests would lay siege to the residence of Chief Minister Bommai”. “The functioning of Anganwadi centers should be changed and elevated in order to ensure that every child in the state gets food and education. Gratuity should be given to Anganwadi workers. It has been

Bengaluru: Telugu actor and politician Nandamuri Taaraka Ratna continued to be in a critical state on ventilatory and other support in Bengaluru’s Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences (Narayana Hrudayalaya) on Monday, the hospital said. “We would like to clarify certain media reports, and state that he has not been put on any ECMO support till now. His family is constantly updated about his condition. Any changes to his clinical condition will be notified as required. We request that the public continue to support us in providing privacy and uninterrupted treatment,” a hospital statement said. Also Read Actor Taraka Ratna faints during Lokesh’s padyatra The famous Telugu actor and Telugu Desam Party leader suffered cardiac arrest in Andhra Pradesh’s Kuppam on January 27 and was shifted to a hospital there. He was transferred to Narayana Hrudalaya via road on January 28. On arriving at the hospital, higher level diagnostics showed that his condition was highly critical due t

Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that the priority would be given to all the communities in the coming budget and focus will also be on farmers, women and workers. “First and the primary work must be to uplift them economically and programmes will be on those lines,” he underlined. On the Cabinet expansion, the CM said a suitable decision would be taken at a suitable time. Talking to reporters here on Monday after observing a two-minute silence on the Martyrs Day, he said that on this day when Mahatma Gandhi became a martyr, they must have self-introspection and make honest efforts to tread the path shown by the Mahatma. Also Read Pro-BJP wave in Karnataka, says CM Bommai “As Gandhiji had said that his life is a message for everyone and his life history must be read and adopted in their lives. The Mahatma had propagated both truth and morality in life and would undergo self-test to ascertain whether he was following it or not to become clea

Bengaluru: The All-India Students Association (AISA) has screened the controversial documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the city for the first time. However, the ruling BJP has put the ball in the police’s court saying that it is for them to act. Joint Spokesperson for BJP Prakash. S, on Monday, said, “It is for the police to act if a banned documentary is screened.” BJP insiders stated that it is an age of the internet and the party is not really bothered about screening. Reacting to it, the Karnataka Education department maintained that since the screening did not take place in any of the schools or colleges, no action could be taken. AISA screened the ‘India: The Modi Question’ documentary late on Saturday night at the office of the organization on Infantry Road. It put out an invitation on social media on January 25 and invited people to discuss the rise of communalism in India. Also Read SC agrees to examine plea against ban on BBC documentary on Gujarat riots

Bengaluru: Karnataka police have arrested a relationship manager of IDBI bank in Bengaluru in connection with transferring Rs 4.92 crore illegally to various accounts, police said on Monday. According to police, 34-year-old Sajila, a relationship manager attached to IDBI bank, Mission Road branch in Bengaluru is the arrested person. The police have recovered Rs 23 lakh worth LIC bond and the computer used to commit the crime. The accused has been taken into police custody for further investigation. Sajila, from Tamil Nadu, worked between June 2022 and December in the Mission Road Branch during which she had illegally transferred money to various bank accounts from customers’ accounts. Also Read Video: Bikers ram, chase car in Bengaluru, police launch hunt for accused This has been done without the knowledge of customers. Sajila had managed to prevent the withdrawal messages to the customers. The accused manager had targeted rich clients’ accounts. The accused had transferre

Bengaluru: In a terrifying incident for a couple in Bengaluru, a pair of bikers rammed deliberately into their car on early Sunday and asked them to come out, going on chase them for five km till their residence when they did not comply, police said. The Bengaluru police have launched a hunt for the bike riders. The incident, which occurred on Sarjapur Road under Bellandur police station, came to light after the Citizens Movement, East Bengaluru, posted the horrific video on social media. Horrific incident reported on Sarjapur road near Sofas & More around 3 am today. Miscreant riders collided purposefully to a couple traveling in car. They chased the car for 5km till their society in Chikkanayakanahalli. Don't open your car in night. Use dash cam. @BlrCityPolice . pic.twitter.com/4QVYtBZ67B — Citizens Movement, East Bengaluru (@east_bengaluru) January 29, 2023 As per the video, recorded by the dashcam camera, the accused persons, who came on two bikes, rammed into

Bengaluru : The Karnataka High Court has permitted a woman to settle down in Australia with her kid as the father did not turn up to see his child for eight years after getting divorce. The bench headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna has accepted the petition in this regard by the mother seeking to settle down permanently in Australia with the kid. The father also did not turn up to attend the court proceedings in this regard. The petitioner had claimed that after divorce, she had settled down in Australia with her second husband. She had questioned the order by the local civil court in Maddur quashing her request to get visa for her child to settle with her in Australia. Also Read Australia opener David Warner admits to being ‘exhausted’ ahead of India tour The bench observed that the father had not come to see the child for eight years after obtaining divorce. He did not attend the inquiry regarding visa. All this shows that he does not have any interest in taking care of the ch

Bengaluru : The Karnataka unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has posed several questions to the ruling BJP government in Karnataka about the investigation in power broker ‘Santro Ravi’s’ case. K.S. Manjunath, also known as ‘Santro Ravi’, was nabbed by the Gujarat Police earlier this moth. The alleged human trafficker was on the run for the past 11 days. Ravi was in the eye of a political storm over his alleged role in police transfers and links to several politicians. He has at least 21 criminal cases lodged against him related to human trafficking, murder, fraud, and kidnapping. Speaking to the press at the party office here, AAP’s communication in-charge for Karnataka, Brijesh Kalappa, said, “It has been over two weeks since the arrest of Santro Ravi, but the government has not goven any information about the investigation. Are they trying to shield him or do away with him?” Kalappa asked several pointed questions to the government, including why Ravi was apprehended in Gujarat and no

Kundgol : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday took part in a road show here, as part of Karnataka BJP’s ‘Vijaya Sankalp Abhiyan’, in the run-up to the Assembly polls in the state, due by May. Targeting the opposition Congress and JD(S) and accusing them of dynasty politics and corruption, he sought support for the BJP to form a government with full majority in Karnataka. Shah took part in the road show on a specially decorated open vehicle, for over a km distance from Basavanna Devara Matha to Gali Mariyamma temple here, amid loud cheers and waving of BJP flags by large number of party supporters and workers gathered. Shah was accompanied by Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa, party’s General secretary in-charge Arun Singh, state President Nalin Kumar Kateel, former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, along the road show. People gathered along the stretch showered flower petals at the vehicle carrying the l

Bengaluru: The Bengaluru civic body has issued a notice prohibiting the slaughtering and sale of meat within the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) limits on January 30 in view of Sarvodaya Day (Martys’ Day). “On the occasion of “Sarvodaya Day” on Monday: 30-01-2023, the slaughtering of animals and sale of meat in shops under the jurisdiction of Bangalore Municipal Corporation is completely prohibited,” the notice read. Meanwhile, BBMP issued a notice to restaurants and proprietors of meat stalls near the Yelahanka Air Force Station to stop the sale of meat and non-vegetarian dishes from January 30 to February 20. According to the BBMP officials, the decision was taken as the non-vegetarian food littered in public places attracts lots of scavenger birds, especially kites, which could cause mid-air mishaps. Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our chan

Bengaluru: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested seven passengers, including a woman, for allegedly smuggling 18 endangered animals in their baggage at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru a few days ago. Initially, three people were arrested. Their interrogation resulted in the arrest of four more people, the DRI said in a statement on Friday. The recovered animals include extremely rare and threatened species like the Yellow and Green Anaconda, Yellow Headed Amazon Parrot, Nile Monitor, Red Foot Tortoise, Iguanas, Ball Pythons, Alligator Gar, Yaki Monkey, Veiled Chameleon, Racoon Dog, White Headed Piones, etc. which were handed over to Bannerghatta Biological Park, according to the DRI. The passengers had arrived from Bangkok (Thailand) at the airport on January 22 when their baggage was checked following a tip-off and the animals were found in it, the DRI said. “Upon examination of their checked-in baggage, it resulted in the recovery of 18 no

Bengaluru : An incident of Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai grabbing the microphone from a religious seer after the latter flagged Bengaluru’s ‘severe civic issues’ came to light on Friday. Photos and video of the incident, which took place during a religious event organised at a temple in the Garudacharpalya area of Bengaluru on Thursday, have gone viral on social media. Eshwaranandapuri Swami from the Hosadurg Kanaka Peetha, while addressing the gathering, said that there is water-logging due to heavy rains at many places in Bengaluru. “There is no permanent solution to this. I fail to understand why the authorities don’t get into action and solve these issues. Don’t they understand what the problem is when it rains? Many Chief Ministers said they will find a permanent solution. But I won’t agree with just assurances,” the seer said. Also Read PM Modi’s statement on Muslims not appeasement: Karnataka CM Bommai At this point, a visibly upset Bommai grabbed the mic f

New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Go First, founded as Go Air, for violation of rules. On January 9, a Go Air flight on the Bengaluru-Delhi route took off leaving behind 55 passengers in the passenger coach at the Bengaluru airport. The aviation regulator had issued a show-cause notice to the Accountable Manager of Go First, asking as to why enforcement action should not be taken against them for dereliction of their regulatory obligations. Officials said that Go First had submitted its reply to the notice on January 25. “Perusal of the reply of Go First reveals that there was improper communication and coordination between the terminal coordinator (TC), commercial staff and crew regarding boarding of passengers in the aircraft,” said a senior DGCA official. Also Read Go First flight leaves passengers behind, DGCA promises action The official said that the airline failed to ensure adequate arrangement for ground

Bengaluru: A local court in Karnataka on Friday awarded life imprisonment to a man for killing his wife and cutting her body into pieces. Rajesh, the accused from Doddaballapur of Bengaluru Rural district, was married to Lakshmi. Though the couple led a harmonious life initially, later he suspected his wife’s fidelity and killed her in 2018. After murdering Lakshmi, he cut her body into pieces and buried them near a lake. Also Read Never expected Padma Vibhushan: Veteran politician S.M. Krishna Later, preliminary investigations pointed fingers at Rajesh and the police were successful in cracking the case. Inspector Siddaraju recovered the body parts from the spot and arrested Rajesh. The prosecution had produced convincing evidence against him in court. After the long proceedings, the court pronounced the judgment. The family of the victim has expressed gratitude to the police and judiciary for awarding life imprisonment to the accused. Get the latest updates in Hyderabad

Bengaluru: Criminal Santro Ravi, who is in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Karnataka, has been hospitalised for health complications after overdosing on pills. K.S. Manjunath, aka Santro Ravi, who is alleged to have close links with top leaders of the ruling BJP in the state, suffered from blood pressure, diabetes and other complications. He is under medication and had consumed an overdose of pills leading to the deterioration of his health, sources explained. CID sources said that Santro Ravi is now being treated at the Victoria hospital in Bengaluru. Initially, he was taken to the Bowring hospital. The officers are looking into the incident. The photos of Santro Ravi with BJP ministers and son of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai have gone viral on social media causing severe embarrassment the ruling party. Also Read JD(S) will grow beyond old Mysuru, will get majority in Karnataka polls: Kumaraswamy According to the police, Santro Ravi has 1

Bengaluru: More than 38.37 lakh students of primary and high school students chose eggs as their protein source in their mid-day meal amid the “Satvik” food controversy, as per the data given by the education department. After the circular released by the Commissioner of Education Department of Karnataka, opinion was sought from the students on whether they want egg, peanut bar or banana as the protein source in their mid-day meals. The opinion was taken from the students in the different zones, where almost 80 per cent of students demanded eggs in their meals. Also Read Bengaluru: Congress will purify Vidhana Soudha with cow urine once in power, says DK Shivakumar Around 38.37 lakh students are studying in Classes 1 to 8 in Karnataka, among whom almost 80 per cent of students demanded eggs. Other 2.27 lakh students asked the government to provide peanut bars and Bananas, according to the survey of Education Department. Students mainly in the Belagavi division followed by Be

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit poll-bound Karnataka’s Hubballi-Dharwad and Belagavi on January 28 to attend various events, including a BJP roadshow. This is his second visit to Kittur Karnataka (Mumbai-Karnataka) region within a month. The BJP’s Karnataka unit hopes this tour and more such visits by the BJP leadership in the days to come, will help the party in mobilising its cadre base and achieve its ‘mission 150’ target (winning at least 150 out of 224 seats) in the Assembly polls, due by May, to retain power. According to a source, Shah will be arriving and staying in Hubballi on January 27, and on January 28 morning, attend two programmes – the 75th anniversary of the KLE’s BVB college and inauguration of an indoor stadium, then, the stone-laying foundation for Forensic Science Laboratory in Dharwad” Also Read Attempts made to forget Netaji, our effort to honour him: Amit Shah “He will then participate in BJP’s ‘Vijaya Sankalpa Abhiyana’ in Kundago

Hyderabad: In view of business expansion, Akasa Air launched its 13th destination in the city and will be operating daily flights from the city beginning January 25. This will be the airline’s first wing in the state of Telangana which will fly between Hyderabad – Bengaluru and Hyderabad – Goa. Two additional Hyderabad-Bengaluru services will be added taking the daily departures to four from February 15. Also Read Akasa Air operates its maiden flight from Pune Co-founder, and chief of Akasa Air, Praveen Iyer said, “A hub for major industries, Hyderabad is not only the perfect gateway to the growing demand for business but also a popular destination for leisure travel. We are pleased with the pace at which we are growing and connecting cities across India.” Co-founder and chief marketing officer, Belson Coutinho, said “Akasa Air had been rapidly scaling up its operations with the commencement of the Hyderabad flights since its launch in August 2022.” The airline will likely

Bengaluru: The Congress is sharply focusing on women voters promising cash transfers and separate manifesto months ahead of Assembly elections in Karnataka as it aims to wrest power from the BJP. Seeking to raise the pitch, women aspirants have also been pushing for allotment of at least 15 per cent of the tickets. The Congress has announced that Rs 2,000 would be credited to the account of woman head of households every month if it’s voted to power. Days earlier, it promised 200 units of free power a month to all homes in the State, where Assembly elections are due by May. A separate manifesto for women is also in the works. The Congress national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra recently announced ‘Na Nayaki’ (‘I am the woman leader’) project here under which the ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ scheme offering Rs 2,000 was promised. Also Read Bengaluru: Congress will purify Vidhana Soudha with cow urine once in power, says DK Shivakumar According to her, a separate manifesto for w

Bengaluru: Asking Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Ministers to “pack up” with assembly polls around, Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said his party will come to power and purify the ‘Vidhana Soudha’ with ‘Ganjala’ (cow urine), alleging that it was polluted by corruption during the BJP rule. Also, hitting out at the ruling BJP and Bommai for leveling “false allegations” against previous Congress regime led by him, Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah challenged the Chief Minister to constitute a Supreme Court Judge led inquiry commission to probe both tenures, if his government has the guts. “It’s about 40-45 days left for your government, pack your tents and do whatever collection that is left and go. We will come with dettol to clean Vidhana Soudha. I have even got some Ganjala (cow urine) for purification….people are wanting to get rid of this evil government,” Shivakumar said. Speaking to reporters here, he said, “Bommai, better, tell all you ministers t

Bengaluru: An incident of man showering Indian currency notes from the flyover was reported on Tuesday from the Mysuru Road flyover in Kalasipalya locality of the state capital. The walkers and vehicle riders were taken by total surprise and couldn’t believe it when they saw currency notes of the denomination of Rs 10 started falling at their feet. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Siasat Daily (@siasatdaily) Also Read ‘I don’t like science’, says Karnataka student in suicide note The development created a huge commotion in the usually crowded Kalasipalya locality. The notes currency notes were thrown from both the sides of the flyover. The people went ahead in a mad rush to pick up the currency notes and created a traffic jam. The traffic policemen present at the spot were clueless. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) (West) Lakshman Nimbaragi stated, “We don’t know much about the incident and once the inputs