bangalore news times

Bengaluru : Heavy rainfall in Karnataka led to a rise in inflows into the Cauvery basin reservoirs, easing concerns over water scarcity. It also led to three deaths in Shivamogga district and rail traffic was affected in Malnad region, authorities said on Sunday, August 1. Three members of a family, including a three-year-old child, were killed in a rain-triggered landslide in Shivamogga district. Police said Mallikarjun (35), his wife Nagaveni (28) and their son Santosh (3), residents of Kokkaregaru village in Gangavathi taluk of Koppal district, were asleep when a hillock collapsed on their shed at Indiranagar in Thirthahalli taluk at around 2.30 am. A person staying in a neighbouring shed also sustained serious injuries and was admitted to a private hospital . Fire and Emergency Services personnel and police carried out rescue operations to retrieve the bodies from the debris. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said extremely heavy rainfall continued over ...

Bengaluru: Karnataka Police have directed all officers and personnel to strictly comply with traffic regulations after repeated complaints from the public over police personnel themselves violating road safety rules while enforcing the law. Traffic and Road Safety Wing Deputy Inspector General of Police Prabhushankar issued a statewide circular on Saturday, August 1, instructing all police units to ensure strict adherence to traffic norms by officers and staff, both on and off duty, while driving official or private vehicles. The circular notes that police personnel are responsible for enforcing traffic laws, maintaining road discipline and taking action against violators. However, several instances have surfaced where police officers were found riding without helmets, using mobile phones while driving, triple-riding on two-wheelers, parking vehicles in no-parking zones, driving on the wrong side of one-way roads and failing to wear seat belts while driving cars. Such vi...

Bengaluru : Karnataka Police have achieved the highest recovery rate of stolen mobile phones in the country among the five states with the largest number of mobile theft cases, highlighting the effectiveness of technology-based policing through the Centre’s CEIR portal. Mobile phone theft has become one of the most common crimes across India, with thousands of complaints lodged every day. Although many victims assume their phones are lost permanently, Karnataka has demonstrated that a large number of stolen devices can be successfully traced and returned to their owners. Official statistics show that 5,72,972 mobile theft cases have been reported in Karnataka. Using the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR), police have recovered 1,55,940 handsets, translating into a recovery rate of 47.48 per cent, the highest among the leading states. The CEIR portal tracks stolen phones using their unique IMEI numbers. Once a complaint is registered, any attempt to use the...