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Bengaluru: Karnataka Police said on Tuesday that it has cracked the murder case of a 71-year-old man in Bengaluru and arrested his son and two contract killers in connection to the crime. Investigations have revealed that the victim’s son, Manikantha (30), had hired the contract killers by paying them a sum of Rs 1 crore. The two other accused were identified as T. Adarsha (26) and Shivakumar (24). The victim, Narayanaswamy, was hacked to death on February 13 in the parking lot of his apartment. The police said that they also suspect the role of other persons in the case and will arrest them soon. Also Read Video: Teen in Telangana collapses due to cardiac arrest while dancing According to the police, the victim favoured Manikantha’s second wife and decided to register his property in her name. Feeling dejected by this, he then decided to kill his father. In 2013, Manikantha was jailed for allegedly killing his first wife. He was again imprisoned for a second time for try

Bengaluru: A group of male activists from the Save Indian Family Federation (SIFF) NGO, which fights for men’s rights, organised a special ‘puja’ here for Tesla and Twitter CEO Elon Musk and thanked him for purchasing the micro-blogging platform “allowing men to express their views against the oppression of authorities”. The video of the incident that took place in the city’s Freedom Park has gone viral on social media. In a Twitter post on Monday, the NGO said that “men’s Activists of SIFF used to be often shadow banned from Twitter by previous woke admins of the company”. Also Read PM to inaugurate Shivamogga airport in Karnataka today “After Elon Musk fired them, the MRAs have got back their right to free speech.” The “special worshipping” was done on the sidelines of a protest against PILs on marital rape in the Supreme Court. The post by the activists stated “SIFF members are worshipping guru Elon Musk in Bengaluru, India for purchasing Twitter and allowing men to expr

Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Shivamogga airport in poll-bound Karnataka on Monday. He will also hold a 10 kilometre road show in Belagavi city. All eyes in Karnataka are on the Shivamogga event, as former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa hails from the district and he had announced retirement from electoral politics last week. Yediyurappa is looking forward to allotment of tickets to his son B.Y. Vijayendra from Shikaripura constituency, which he represented throughout his career. PM Modi had appreciated Yediyurappa’s farewell speech and stated that it inspired him as well. Yediyurappa had also announced that the Lingayat community should not have hard feelings about his retirement and continue to support the BJP. He is likely to give a message in terms of Yediyurappa’s concerns on accommodating his son Vijayendra in the party. The Prime Minister, who is expected to arrive in Shivamogga at 11.35 a.m, is scheduled to address a public rally after ina

Dhaka: Bangladesh was “constrained” to abstain from the UNGA vote on Ukraine as it believes that the resolution lacked “intensive” diplomatic engagement and “dialogue” between the parties involved in the conflict, a government official said on Sunday. “Bangladesh continues to remain concerned over the loss of civilian lives, the deteriorating humanitarian situation in conflict zone, and consequential socio-economic fallout around the globe and calls for cessation of hostilities,” the Dhaka Tribune quoted Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Seheli Sabrin as saying. Bangladesh pursues a peace-centric foreign policy based on the principles of respect for all states, peaceful settlement of international disputes, and in line with principles of the United Nations charter, Sabrin said. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on Thursday that demanded Russia leave Ukraine. The resolution got 141 votes in favor, seven against while 32 countries abstained. Get the latest update

Bengaluru: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday visited the M Chinnaswamy cricket stadium here and interacted with men and women players of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru team. Scholz spoke to the officials of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), RCB men and women team members for about 15 minutes. The Chancellor understands that cricket is India’s number one passion when it comes to sports, a German Embassy official said. “In Germany, cricket is not as popular. Although more than 200,000 Indians in Germany are popularising the sport there,” he said. So, Scholz wanted to acclimatise himself about the sport and what cricket means to India, the official added. “Moreover, he wanted to understand what the RCB, both the men’s and women’s team, mean to the city, especially as the RCB women’s team embark on the first season of the Women’s Premier League,” the official further said. Earlier, the German Chancellor arrived at the Kempegowda International Airport in the aft

Bengaluru : Names of 9,159 Muslim voters in the Shivajinagar constituency in Bengaluru have been removed from the voters’ list. This removal is done based on a complaint filed by a private agency named Chilume which has links to the BJP. The complaint was filed on November 16, 2022, and the action was taken by the Election commission in January 2023. It is reported that the private agency, Chilume prepared a list of 26,000 voters after collecting the data illegally since October 2022 for the Shivajinagar constituency. The complaint filed to the Election Commission alleged that 26,000 fake voters are identified in the Shivajinagar constituency who have either shifted from that place or are dead. The Election Commission published the final electoral roll for the Shivajinagar constituency on January 15, 2023. This is when the BJP private agency swung into action with its voters list some eight days after the electoral roll was published. The private agency of the BJP went to the Electi

Bengaluru : To promote coastal tourism in Karnataka, the country’s first marina will be constructed at Byndoor in the Udupi district, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said. After seeking permission from the central government for the relaxation of Coastal Regulation Zone rules, it is proposed to take up beach tourism in coastal areas and pilgrim tourism, Bommai said. Speaking at a function ‘Seven Wonders of Karnataka’ hosted by Kannada Prabha and Asianet Suvarna News, Department of Tourism here on Saturday, he said the history of the greatest dynasties such as Ganga, Kadamba, Rashtrakoota, Chalukya and Hoysala will be collected from the Department of Archaeology to develop the historic tourism. This will not only in the development of tourism but also help people understand the rich history of Karnataka. The CM said the government proposed to build a corridor of the ancient temples like Madhukeshwara in Banavasi and Dattatreya in Ganagapura and promote ‘Yatra tourism’. Instructions

Bengaluru: A 6-year-old girl allegedly died after falling into the pit at an under-construction site within K.R. Market police station limits in Bengaluru on Saturday. The deceased child has been identified as Maheshwari. Her parents worked as labourers at the construction site in Sultanpet. They lived on the premises of the under-construction building. According to police, the child fell into the pit made for lift installation late Friday night. The pit was filled with water. Unaware of this, the parents of the kid searched all over the place. They got to know about the child only when the dead body came up in the morning. The building belonged to one Vikram. It has been alleged that no precautionary measure was taken at the construction site. Taking up the investigation in the case, K.R. Market police have inspected the spot. Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscrib

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a notice issued by the Enforcement Directorate in 2018 under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) and the Information Technology Act for the blocking of Amnesty International India Pvt Ltd’s bank account. The Karnataka High Court’s single-judge bench dismissed the October 26, 2018 notice for blocking Amnesty India’s account because it was only valid for 60 days. Amnesty International India and the Indians for Amnesty International Trust have petitioned the High Court in response to the ED letter. The case was disposed of on Friday. According to a report by the Indian Express , the senior counsel for the NGO said that the notice issued by the ED under section 37 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, read with section 132 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, is only valid for 60 days. Amnesty stated in the HC that sub-section 8A of the IT Act stipulates sixty days, and there is no mechanism for exceeding sixty days from the date of the rul

Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Friday that the people have faith and belief in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as it has a strong leadership. Speaking after flagging off the BJP Pragati Rath Yatra here on Friday, he said 130 raths (chariots) will tour all over the state to highlight the achievements of both the state and the Central governments. This information will be disseminated to the women, poor, and the school-children. The BJP can alone build Nava Bharath through Nava Karnataka, he said, adding “once the vehicles of hope complete one round, there will be a BJP tsunami in Karnataka”. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi said determination is the key to success and the work done by the government would be taken to the doorsteps of people. The raths will visit every village in the state to take the achievements of the governments,” the Karnataka Chief Minister said. Also Read Rs 6K cr earmarked to implement 7th Pay Commission report: Bommai He sa

Bengaluru : Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday accused Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai of using the Justice H S Kempanna Commission’s report to give wrong information in the Assembly regarding the Arkavathy Layout denotification. The Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly said the Chief Minister was acting with an intention to “hide” the corruption charges against the BJP government. He was reacting to Bommai, who on Thursday in the Assembly, reading out the excerpts from the Justice Kempanna Commission’s report which is not in public, had accused the previous Congress government of “redo” or denotifiation of Arkavathy Layout land. “When I was not present in the Assembly, Bommai shouted and created an impression that there was a big scam worth Rs 8,000 crore. The Kempanna Commission has said that I did not denotify even one gunta of land. Bommai is speaking plain lies,” Siddaramaiah told reporters here. One gunta is equal to 1,089 square feet. He noted

Shivamogga : Former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah for making sarcastic remarks on dynastic politics in JD(S). The JD(S) second-in-command pointed out at the dynastic politics prevailing in the Karnataka unit of BJP where former chief minister B S Yediyurappa and his sons are holding key positions in the saffron party. During an interactive session in Bengaluru on Thursday, Shah had said the JD(S) is a dynastic party. “You can’t find anyone in their family who doesn’t contest polls. Everyone wants to contest polls and lead Karnataka. I don’t understand as to who runs the house,” Shah had quipped. Also Read RSS training helped me rise, says Yediyurappa in Karnataka Assembly “We should felicitate Amit Shah for his concern for our house as to who will run our household matters. He should have asked the same to Yediyurappa once… Probably, he (Yediyurappa) would have answered,” Kumaraswamy told reporters at Theerthahall

Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister, BJP Central Parliamentary Committee Member B.S. Yediyurappa on Friday said the training imparted by RSS and Sangh Parivar is responsible for his rise in politics. In his farewell speech on the last day of the 15th Assembly session, the veteran leader gave all credit to RSS for his growth and stated that he can never forget its contribution. Also Read Karnataka: Will take care of Janardhan Reddy factor, Amit Shah assures party leaders “I am speechless, unable to figure out what to say,” he said. “I thank the people of Shikaripura constituency for having elected me continuously. I will be 80 years old on February 27. On the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is arriving to inaugurate the Shivamogga airport. This is a matter of joy and complacency for me,” he said. Yediyurappa stated he got many good opportunities in life. “When roads were not proper, I had the opportunity to travel along with late PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the state. Atalj

Bengaluru: The BJP is trying to expand its base in southern districts of poll-bound Karnataka with frequent visits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to the state. Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to visit the state on March 11 during which he will inaugurate Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway and address a public gathering. The Prime Minister will travel by road till Maddur town from Ramnagar city by road on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway. After inauguration, he will address a huge public gathering at Maddur. Also Read Bengaluru: FM Sitharaman meets US Treasury Secy ahead of key G20 meet Higher Education, IT and BT Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan is making all-out efforts to turn the inaugural event of the expressway into a mega show. Recently, Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited Mandya district and addressed a public rally. The south Karnataka districts of Chamarajanagar, Mysuru, Mandya and Ramnagar are considered as strong bastions of JD(S). The

Bengaluru:  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday met US Treasury Secretary Janet L Yellen ahead of the First G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting under the G20 Indian Presidency scheduled on February 24 and 25 here. The two leaders exchanged views on G20 Finance Track priorities under G20 India Presidency in 2023. “The two leaders discussed their perspectives on strengthening #MDB (Multilateral Development Banks), #GlobalDebt vulnerabilities, #CryptoAssets, and #health, besides the Just Energy Transition Partnership #JETP and possible takeaways for the two sides,” the Ministry of Finance said in a tweet. FM Smt. @nsitharaman meets US Treasury Secretary Ms @SecYellen ahead of the first #G20 #FMCBG meeting, in Bengaluru, today. The two leaders exchanged views on #G20 #FinanceTrack priorities under #G20India Presidency in 2023. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/Hl2ewXWC8S — Ministry of Finance (@FinMinIndia) February 23, 2023 It said both

London: The UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, will arrive in Bengaluru on Thursday to attend the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting, and with a declared mission to enhance the India-UK economic partnership. On his first visit overseas since taking charge at the UK Treasury, Hunt will meet with his Indian counterpart, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and senior business leaders and tech CEOs of the country to explore collaboration opportunities. His office said the tour aims at strengthening the already productive India-UK economic relationship and deepen ties with a rising “economic superpower” to increase new investments and jobs in the United Kingdom. “I want the UK to be the world’s next Silicon Valley this is an ambition within reach thanks to our status as a global financial powerhouse and home to world class universities and research institutions,” Hunt said, on the eve of his India visit. “We already have a USD1 trillion tech in

The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) was recently ordered to pay a man Rs 2,000 in compensation after he was denied Rs 1 change for a bus ride by the Bengaluru Urban District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission. According to several media reports, in 2019, a man named Ramesh Naik went on a BMTC bus from Shantinagar to Majestic bus depot, during which the conductor issued a ticket for Rs 29. The complainant paid Rs 30 and was not given the change. Keeping up the fight, Naik then complained about the conductor to BMTC’s high authorities. To his surprise, the authorities made fun of him and drove him away. Unhappy with this, he filed a complaint with the local consumer court, asking Rs 15,000 in compensation. The court has now ordered the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) to pay the guy Rs 2,000 in compensation. The court also ordered BMTC to pay Rs 1,000 towards the complainant’s legal expenses. “It is the customer’s right to receive the balan

Bengaluru: Social activists, under the aegis of Praja Nyaya Vedike organisation, has demanded Karnataka Lokayukta B.S. Patil to resign due to the serious allegations against his family and misuse of power. Adarsh R. Iyer, Co-President of Janadhikara Sangharsha Parishath (JSP), explained on Thursday that the group of activists had met Lokayukta Justice in this regard on Wednesday and conveyed their demand to him directly. “The Lokayukta was defiant in his response and explained about the civil suit, MFA and the corresponding complaint at Karnataka State Bar Council against his wife and son. He denied all the allegations made as baseless and false,” he said. The social activists conveyed to the Lokayukta that they were not concerned with the civil cases taken up by his family as it is their profession. They further reiterated the fact that they were more concerned about the claims of misuse of power of Lokayukta Justice B.S. Patil by his family members Lokayukta and previously as t

Bengaluru : Controversy has erupted in Karnataka after BJP MLA and party’s national General Secretary C.T. Ravi allegedly entered temples after having non-vegetarian food. The photos of Ravi eating non-vegetarian food at the residence of BJP MLA Sunil Naik in Uttara Kannada district have gone viral on social media. He had come to Karwar to participate in Shivaji Jayanthi. It is alleged that Ravi had visited Nag Ban in Bhatkal city and Karibanta Hanuman temple. Bhatkal MLA Naik and committee members of the temples accompanied him. Also Read If you have capacity, finish me off, Siddaramaiah dares ruling BJP Ravi is being accused of having violated the sanctity of the temples by visiting them after having non-vegetarian food. Local Congress leaders also targeted him over the issue. The BJP had made the incident of Congress leader Siddaramaiah entering a temple after having non-vegetarian food during 2018 elections into a major issue, claiming that he did not have any sensitivity

Bengaluru: In what probably is his “farewell speech” in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of which he was a member for decades, state BJP strongman and former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday said, till the last breath of his life he will honestly strive towards building the party and bring it to power. The 79-year old veteran leader, who has already announced his retirement from electoral politics, said there is no question of him sitting at home, and after the assembly session he will tour the state and campaign for the party and its candidates. Intervening during the discussion on state budget, the four times CM repeatedly urged the ruling party legislators to go before the people with confidence and seek votes and said it is certain that the BJP will come back to power with a clear majority “If god gives me strength in the next election too, which is five years after this election, I will make all efforts for the BJP to come to power. As you are already aware I hav

A frustrated and irate tennis legend Bjorn Borg left India after Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai arrived nearly two hours late at an event in Bengaluru on Wednesday. According to several media reports, the program was to honour Borg at the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) stadium. An unnamed official told the Deccan Herald newspaper that the chief minister got late due to ‘some of his other commitments’. “Tennis legend Bjorn Borg had to walk away from a ceremony to honour him in India's Bangalore (Bengaluru) city after a top politician turned up almost two hours late. The programme was scheduled for 9.30am but Karnataka CM Mr Bommai arrived at 11.15am.” ~ @BBCWorld https://t.co/l04CkiiejT — Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) February 22, 2023 Along with Borg, Indian tennis star Vijay Amritraj was also set to be honoured. However, the ceremony was canceled as Amritraj felt it would be ‘inappropriate’ for him to be honoured alone, the source was quoted

Bengaluru: Notwithstanding the punishment transfers without postings for indulging in public spat, the two top IAS-IPS women officers in Karnataka continued to spar with the release of an audio clip. On Tuesday, the Karnataka government transferred senior IPS officer D. Roopa Moudgil, who served as the Managing Director at the Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation Limited, and IAS officer Rohini Sindhuri, who served as the Commissioner for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments. Both the officers have been issued gag orders by the government. They have been directed not to issue any statements to the media and comment on social media handles. However, this morning, an audio clip containing conversation between a RTI activist and IPS officer Roopa surfaced indicating that cold war continued between the officers. The audio clip contains the conversation between Roopa and RTI activist Gangaraju. Roopa is allegedly heard bad mouthing Rohini Sindhuri and alleging misu

Bengaluru : Karnataka Law Minister J.C. Madhu Swamy said on Tuesday that if the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) in Bengaluru refuses to provide 25 percent reservation for Kannadiga students, the BJP government in the state would initiate action against it. “If the university fails to provide reservation lawfully, we will not hesitate to take action,” he reiterated on the floor of the Assembly on Tuesday. BJP MLA S. Suresh Kumar had raised the question in this regard. “The stand of the state is very clear on this issue. We are committed to providing reservation to our children,” Madhu Swamy said. “The matter is coming up before the Supreme Court on February 24 and we are hopeful that we will get justice. The Supreme Court has also expressed the same feelings which we have. NLSIU was questioned as to why reservation is not given in Karnataka when it has been provided in other states,” he said. Karnataka has appointed Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta to argue

Bengaluru : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Shivamogga airport — the dream project of former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP Central Committee Member, B.S. Yediyurappa on February 27. The supporters of the Lingayat strongman are looking forward to the programme as it was perceived at some point that Yediyurappa was snubbed by the party. Yediyurappa hails from Shivamogga and is looking forward to an appropriate position in the party for his son B.Y. Vijayendra. Sources in the BJP said the Cabinet expansion was shelved as Yediyurappa was expecting a Cabinet berth for his son. The party had also snubbed him by denying a ticket for Vijayendra to contest MLC elections earlier. Also Read Operation Dost: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacrts with NDRF personnel B.Y. Raghavendra, MP from Shivamogga, also the son of Yediyurappa, stated on Tuesday that PM Modi will inaugurate the Shivamogga airport on February 27 and his special flight will be the first to land in the a

Two days after Hindutva leader and head of the Sri Ram Sena Pramod Muthalik declared to “provide security and employment to young Hindu men who trap Muslim women and ruin their lives”, Bangaloreans gathered outside the office of Director General of Police (DGP) Praveen Sood protesting against Muthalik. The concerned citizens asked why no action is taken against hate speeches. A questionnaire addressing the DGP comprising eight questions in English and Kannada was displayed by the protestors and shared on social media concerning hate speech. “Who is stopping @DgpKarnataka police to comply with SC Guidelines?” – Placards were displayed reminding the senior Karnataka police officer of Supreme Court’s guidelines on hate speech which states that police can take suo motu action against those who incite hate through their speeches. Also Read Take action on those making hate speeches irrespective of religion: SC tells 3 states Questions on women’s safety, in general, were rais