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Hyderabad: In India, after Hyderabad, Bengaluru got a US consulate post-2000. The long-pending demand for a consulate in Bengaluru became today. The inauguration ceremony was attended by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, and US Ambassador Eric Garcetti among other dignitaries. Addressing the gathering, EAM Jaishankar remarked, “The inauguration of the US Consulate in Bengaluru is a significant milestone, fulfilling a long-standing demand of the people of Bengaluru and Karnataka. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government has taken steps to address this need. This consulate provides an exceptional platform for the people of Karnataka to connect with global aspirations. Being part of this event has brought me immense happiness.” He later posted on X also, saying: “Pleased to join the opening ceremony of the US Consulate in Bengaluru. Congratulate @USAmbIndia Eric Garcetti and his team…partnership is dr...

Bidar : In a shocking incident, a gang of robbers shot dead a guard, seriously injured another, and looted an ATM cash vehicle in broad daylight in Karnataka’s Bidar city on Thursday. The incident occurred in front of the SBI Main Branch in Bidar city, with the robbers escaping with Rs 93 lakh in cash. The robbers, who were following the vehicle, attacked the cash van in front of the bank where the ATM was also located. One of the guards in the vehicle, Giri Venkatesh, died on the spot after being shot, while another guard, Shivakumar, sustained critical injuries. the doctors said that Shivakumar’s condition was extremely critical. Before opening fire, the robbers threw chilli powder on the guards. In a daring daylight robbery on Thursday, two security guards were fatally shot by armed assailants in #Bidar , Karnataka. The incident occurred at the bustling Shivaji Chowk, located in the heart of Bidar, as the guards were preparing to refill an SBI #ATM with ₹93 lakh in… pic.t...

Hyderabad: In India, after Hyderabad, Bengaluru is set to get a US consulate post-2000. The long-pending demand for a consulate in Bengaluru will become a reality on January 17. Location of the US Consulate in Bengaluru While the consulate officials are yet to be named, the location too is yet to be revealed. It has been reported that the consulate would initially function with a limited number of officers from the JW Marriott Hotel on Vittal Mallya Road before moving to a permanent office. Also Read Tragic end to search for missing Indian student in Scotland Bengaluru South MP Surya posted a video Late on Wednesday evening, Bengaluru South MP Surya posted a video with the Foreign Minister welcoming the US Consulate. “It’s been made possible only and only because of PM Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s efforts. What better way to thank our EAM than with our own Mysuru Pak!” the video caption read. Also Read US Consulate in Hyderabad ends opera...

Justice V Srishananda of the Karnataka High Court is in the middle of controversy again after a video went viral showing him making insensitive remarks involving women and a certain community of Karnataka. His remarks drew ire from community organisations and the legal circles. In the video which went viral, the Karnataka HC judge was seen making objectionable comments referring to women of the Nayak community in Surpur Taluk in Yadgir district. He alleged that while one is allowed to marry anyone, the women of this community are sent to stay with their leader on the first night of their marriage. He went on to add misogynistic comments that married women of the locality are “second-hand or third-hand.” His comments objectifying women drew sharp criticism from senior advocate and gender equality activist Indira Jaising. Taking to X to condemn the Karnataka judge’s remark, she asked “Is this man fit to be a judge ?” Is this man fit to b a judge ? He claims , falsely , that all w...

Bengaluru : Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said on Wednesday that the caste census report should be made public. He said this while commenting on the controversial caste census report being tabled in the upcoming cabinet meeting on Thursday. Speaking to media in Bengaluru , he said, “Let the details of caste census come into the public domain. The decisions over the report are a different matter. We have seen earlier that the decisions are made based on census. I won’t be able to tell now whether there will be a discussion on it in the cabinet meeting. At least we will know about the abstract of the report. About Rs 160 crore of tax payer’s money has been spent on the caste census by the government. That report needs to come into the public domain. Taking action on the report is different. It will be the discretion of the government to take action on the report. The decision of the government is final in this regard.” “The caste census report has to be opened in the cabine...

Bengaluru : Karnataka Congress government on Wednesday clarified that the police will investigate the involvement of more people in the horrific incident of slashing of udders of three cows in Bengaluru. Addressing the media, Home Minister G. Parameshwara said in Bengaluru , “The police have arrested one person in connection with the case. The legal action is being taken against him. If the investigation needs to be done from the angle of involvement of more persons, the police will investigate as demanded by the opposition. If there is an involvement of more people behind the act or the man was instructed to carry out this crime, the probe will reveal everything,” he stated. “Once it is revealed in the probe that the accused has been forced or provoked, the action will be taken against them as well,” he assured. When asked about the charges by the BJP leaders that the Congress leaders are involved in the case, he stated, “I can’t give answers to statements made by the BJP leader...

Bengaluru : A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Bengaluru, police said on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 7.30 p.m. on Monday when the victim’s parents were out for construction work and she was alone at home in the Rammurthynagar police station area. The accused, identified as 25-year-old man Abhisheik Kumar from Bihar , has been arrested. When the accused, who also worked as a mason, found the victim alone, he lured her outside. Also Read 62 named, 15 held in rape of a Dalit minor athlete in Kerala He took her to an isolated place and raped her. However, the sources said that the girl died during the sexual assault. More details are awaited and police are yet to issue an official statement. The police have booked the accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. On July 10, 2024, a gang of five men abducted two minor girls and sexually assaulted one of them on the Karnataka-Kerala border in Kodagu district. The ot...

Vijayanagara: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday hinted that the caste census would be tabled in the next cabinet meeting. “We received the report last year. The report has to be tabled before the cabinet. We have spent Rs 160 crore on it. Let’s see what discussion and decision takes place in the cabinet,” Siddaramaiah told reporters here. When asked about people opposing the caste census, the CM said, “There will be either support or opposition to the caste census and reservations.” The Chairperson of the Commission for Backward Classes, K Jayaprakash Hegde, submitted the socio-economic and education survey report, commonly known as the caste census report, to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on February 29, 2024. It has triggered a debate among various backward communities as some have opposed it. State Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil said on January 2 during the cabinet briefing that the cabinet would discuss the caste census in its next meeting. Ge...

Hyderabad: Two persons were killed and 12 were injured in an accident involving a bus and a truck on the Hyderabad- Bengaluru highway early on Saturday, January 10. The accident was reportedly caused by a tyre burst. The bus driver applied a sudden break to avoid a collision with a car and rammed into the truck from behind. Speaking to Siasat.com , the Jadcherla police said, “The bus cleaner and a passenger are dead. The injured were shifted to a hospital. A case of accident due to negligence has been registered under Section 106 (1) and 125 (a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.” Also Read Bus enroute to Hyderabad collides with truck, 4 migrant workers killed Due to the accident, traffic came to a standstill for sometime on the National Highway, but the police managed to clear it. The accident comes a day after a bus heading to Hyderabad from Chhattisgarh rammed a stationary truck on January 10. It led to the death of four people. Freak accident kills two injures 12 on Hy...

A Bengaluru court has granted bail to Sharad Bhausaheb Kalaskar, the final accused still in custody in the Gauri Lankesh murder case. This decision, made by Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge B Muralidhara Pai on January 8, allows Kalaskar’s release on a personal bond under strict conditions. With this ruling, 17 out of the 18 accused in the case are now out on bail, while one individual remains absconding. Gauri Lankesh murdered in 2017 Gauri Lankesh, a well-known journalist and vocal critic of right-wing ideologies, was murdered outside her home in Bengaluru on September 5, 2017. The case has attracted significant national attention due to allegations that the accused were linked to a secretive organization aiming to establish a “Hindu Rashtra.” The prosecution claims that Kalaskar played a role in training other defendants in weapon handling and bomb-making. Kalaskar in custody since 2018 Kalaskar had been in custody since September 4, 2018, and sought bail under Secti...

A 72-year-old cancer patient reportedly killed himself in Bengaluru after being denied insurance benefits of the Ayushman Bharat scheme. He was a retired state government employee who held an insurance card under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). Being above the age of 70, he was eligible a health coverage up to Rs 5 lakhs. Following a diagnosis of gastric cancer at Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KMIO) in Bengaluru, doctors suggested a major surgery after multiple rounds of chemotherapy. However, his Ayushman Bharat coverage could not be availed as the state of Karnataka has not implemented the scheme for senior citizens. Though his family was ready to pay the amount for the surgery, the deceased senior citizen was distressed and took his life on December 25, the man’s kin was quoted by Times of India . “Even though we had created an AB PM-JAY senior citizen card providing him (the deceased) with Rs 5 lakh annual cover, the hospital denied i...

Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara stated on Friday that based on the current information about the Maoist activities in the state, the six individuals, who surrendered recently, are believed to be the last surviving in the state. Speaking to reporters, he responded to questions on one of the Maoists, Ravindra, remaining elusive even though the government claimed that Karnataka is now a “Maoist-free state”. Further, addressing the disappearance of Ravindra, the state home minister said there is information that the group of surrendered Maoists had expelled him. However, the reason for his expulsion is unknown, and an investigation is underway. “If anyone else emerges, they will be monitored,” he added. Regarding the demand for compensation for the family of Vikram Gowda, a Maoist killed in an encounter, he said the request would be reviewed. The surrendered Maoists are believed to have discarded their weapons in the forest, and the police are working to locate them...

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday, January 9, issued directions to stall the process of framing of charges against Prajwal Revanna, the former JD(S) MP and grandson of former Prime Minister, HD Deve Gowda in the sensational sexual assault video case. The bench headed by Justice M Nagaprasanna has passed the order in this regard and issued directions to the lower court not to frame charges against accused Prajwal, who is lodged in the Bengaluru Central Jail, till January 16. Earlier, the date for framing of charges against him was fixed as January 13. The bench passed the order while looking into the petition submitted by Prajwal Revanna in this regard. However, it has directed the trial court to continue the hearing of the case until January 16. Prajwal Revanna in his petition submitted his request for documents and electronic evidence in the form of photos and videos collected from his driver. The driver had allegedly copied the private videos and photos from Prajwa...

Bengaluru: Six hardcore naxals (Maoists) on Wednesday surrendered before Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah here. As a symbol of giving up their armed struggle, Latha Mundagaru handed over her Naxal uniform to the Chief Minister along with a copy of her memorandum. Siddaramaiah welcomed the ultra and her five associates by giving them roses and copies of the Constitution. The CM said Sundari Kutluru is from Dakshina Kannada district, Latha from Chikkamagaluru, Marappa Aroli from Raichur and Vanajakshi Balehole from Chikkamagaluru. Jisha is from Wayanad in Kerala, and K Vasanth from Vellore in Tamil Nadu. Speaking on behalf of the surrendered naxalites, Latha thanked the Chief Minister for helping them return to the mainstream with honour. She also said they have submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister. “Our struggle for people will continue in a legitimate and constitutionally approved manner. We have come before you shunning Naxalism,” she said. Siddaramaiah said thes...

Amid rising competition in the delivery app market, food and grocery delivery platform Swiggy has launched a separate application, Snacc, promising food delivery in just 15 minutes. The app was launched on January 7 and is currently available in select areas of Bengaluru. Snacc can be downloaded from both iOS and Android stores. The app’s landing page features a menu categorized into options such as Indian breakfast, coffee, beverages, and eggs and protein. According to a report by Moneycontrol , Swiggy plans to expand Snacc to other parts of the country in the future. Interestingly, the concept for the app and its offerings was reportedly developed only around mid-December. In a related move, online food aggregator Zomato has also entered the quick delivery space, offering a similar 15-minute delivery service. As reported by Mint , a ’15 mins delivery’ tab appears in Zomato’s app’s Explore section, providing custo...

Hyderabad: The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) Hyderabad Zonal Office has provisionally attached 27 immovable properties of Nowhera Shaik and Heera Group of Companies on Wednesday, January 8, which have a market value of Rs 103.4 crore and a book value of Rs 17.14 crore. Nowhera Shaik, Heera Group, and others were booked under the provisions of the PMLA, 2002 in a case related to defrauding people through a Ponzi scheme by collecting thousands of crores of rupees from them on the false promise of abnormally high returns of around 36% per annum. Also Read Where is the money: SC cancels Nowhera Shaikh’s bail over Rs 580 cr scam The total amount involved in the scam is estimated to be around Rs 5,600 crore, affecting approximately 1.72 lakh investors across states such as Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Kerala. The Supreme Court had previously directed that funds seized by various agencies from Nowhera Shaikh’s company could be utilised for repaying defrau...

Bengaluru : The Lokayukta officials conducted simultaneous raids against seven government officials in Karnataka on Wednesday in connection with the disproportionate assets case, sources said. The raids were conducted in nine places – Bengaluru , Chikkamagaluru, Bidar, Belagavi, Gadag, Ballari, Raichur, Bagalkot and Tumakuru districts. According to sources, the raids were conducted at the residence of a Joint Director of the Transport Department in Bengaluru, the residence of a Health Officer in Kadur Primary Health Centre in Chikkamagaluru, the house of an Engineer attached to the Minor Irrigation Department in Bidar . The Lokayukta sleuths also conducted raids on the residence of a Tehsildar in Khanapur of Belagavi. They also raided his office in Belagavi, another residence in Nippani town. The team headed by Lokayukta SP Hanumantarayappa conducted these raids. Also Read CCI probe order on Amazon, Flipkart: SC transfers all pending cases to Karnataka HC The residence and ...

A five-day arms and combat training was allegedly conducted by the Hindutva far-right group Sri Ram Sene in Todalabagi village in Jamkhandi taluk of Bagalkot district in Karnataka. Videos have emerged on social media platforms showing participants including minors practising airguns, stick fighting, and other martial arts techniques including karate. The training camp was reportedly attended by 186 persons from different parts of Karnataka. A five-day arms and combat training was allegedly conducted by the Hindutva far-right group Sri Ram Sene in Todalabagi village in Jamkhandi taluk of Bagalkot district in Karnataka. Videos have emerged on social media platforms showing participants including minors practising… pic.twitter.com/3KVCAiirM6 — The Siasat Daily (@TheSiasatDaily) January 6, 2025 Among the four videos that were posted on social media, two showcase members of the Sri Ram Sene practising shooting range and target practice on an aiming board. Karnataka police launch ...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday transferred to Karnataka High Court petitions of Amazon and Flipkart, challenging a Competition Commission of India order for a probe into the e-commerce giants for alleged malpractices. A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said if pleadings in some of the transferred petitions were not completed, the judge seized of the matter would grant reasonable time to complete the pleadings. “It will be appropriate if all the petitions which are the subject matter of this transfer petition are transferred for hearing to the High Court of Karnataka ,” the bench said. During the hearing, Attorney General R Venkataramani informed the apex court that, after filing of the present petition by fair trade regulator the Competition Commission of India (CCI), five pleas had been filed in different high courts. The top court directed that these petitions be transferred to the High Court of Karnataka. Also Read Youth kills mother, ends life...

Bengaluru: A woman was allegedly strangled to death by her son, who was in an inebriated state, before he took his life by hanging, in the old Chandapura area on the outskirts of the city, police said on Sunday. The incident occurred on Saturday night, following a fight between the mother and son at their home, the police said. The deceased have been identified as Lakshmi Devi (41) and her son Ramesh (21). According to the police, Ramesh was an alcoholic, and the incident occurred after he quarrelled with his mother, who had objected to his drinking habits. Also Read Schoolgirl dies after tree branch falls on her in Bengaluru A case has been registered based on a complaint lodged by his father, Manjanna. Further legal proceedings will follow, the police said. The family hailed from Vijayanagara district and lived in a rented house in the area, the police said, adding that Ramesh worked as a cleaner but was irregular in his duties. Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City ...