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Bengaluru : As the BJP boycotted the last day of the Assembly session and continued to protest in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue in the premises of the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Friday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah taunted them by saying that they should have protested before the statue of Nathuram Godse. BJP legislators from the Legislative Assembly and Council gathered in front of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi and raised slogans against the ruling Congress government for suspending 10 BJP MLA’s from the House. They slammed the CM Siddaramaiah-led government for deputing IAS officers for private political events. The protest was staged under the leadership of former CM Basavaraj Bommai. Former minister Kota Srinivas Poojari stated, “In 2010, CM Siddaramaiah was the opposition leader and he had kicked the door of the House. Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar had torn the books in the session. Minister Zameer Ahmad Khan had broken the mike in the House. After U.T. Khader took over as t

Shivamogga : The Karnataka Police on Friday said that the principal of a college in Shivamogga district has been arrested for sexually assaulting a minor girl. The incident took place in the limits of the Kote police station and the victim’s family has lodged a complaint in connection to the case. The accused was been booked under the POCSO Act and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. According to the police, the principal, who is also a priest, was well liked by students because of his teaching skills. Also Read Two arrested for selling drug-laced chocolates to students in Karnataka Taking advantage of this, he managed to trap the 17-year-old victim. Unable to bear the assault, the victim attempted to commit suicide on Wednesday night in her hostel room, the police said. Her friends immediately informed the warden about the incident after which she was taken to a hospital, where she disclosed of her ordeal. The police are currently pro

Mangaluru : Two persons were arrested for selling chocolates laced with drugs in Mangaluru city of Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district, said the police on Friday, adding that students and young workers were their prime targets. The arrested have been identified as 45-year-old Bechan Sonar from Uttar Pradesh and 49-year-old Manohar Shet from Mangaluru. The accused were arrested by Mangaluru South Police. According to police, Sonar had put up a small stall and sold chocolates laced with drugs. Also Read 5 terror suspects radicalised by LeT operative arrested in Bengaluru The chocolates were sold in the names of ‘Mahashakthi Munakka’, ‘Bum Bum Munakka Vati’, ‘Power Munakka Vati’ and ‘Anand Churna’. The police seized Rs 5,500 worth chocolates. Sonar had put up his stall near Highland Junction in Mangaluru. Another accused Manohar operated from Car Street in the limits of Mangaluru North Police station. The police seized Rs 48,000 worth chocolates stored in three gunny bags fro

Bengaluru : The New Delhi visit of BJP MLA B.Y. Vijayendra, son of former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, has raised speculations regarding developments in the state BJP unit. Vijayendra had met BJP President J.P. Nadda on Wednesday and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday. The meetings assume importance as Vijayendra had got appointment with the top leaders amid the heavy political activity in the country and back in the state, the BJP is confronting the Congress government in the ongoing session, amid the suspension of 10 party MLAs. As per sources, Vijayendra had gone to New Delhi with a message from his father. The appointment of Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly is pending and the present state President Nalin Kumar Kateel’s tenure got completed long ago. Heavy lobbying is being carried for the posts by different leaders of the party. However, the party top leadership did not entertain any camps following the humiliating defeat in the Assembly elections

New Delhi: Homegrown quick-grocery delivery provider Dunzo has said it will not be able to pay employees salaries until early September, a further delay from the earlier deadline of July 20. The company has also delayed the August salary for senior employees to September 4 as well, it said in an email seen by TechCrunch. The delay comes as the startup focuses on “streamlining our cash flow so we can build a more sustainable business for the future”, according to the Bengaluru-headquartered startup. To improve its financial health, Dunzo reportedly capped employee salaries at Rs 75,000 per month, irrespective of their pay packages. “We need your support as we work through this,” the company wrote in the email. “For those team members who were expecting the balance payouts of their June salary during this week, we regret to inform you that this has been delayed. The pending salaries for June will now be paid on September 4th, 2023,” according to the company email. Additionally, t

Bengaluru: Ten BJP MLAs were suspended from the Karnataka Legislative Assembly for the remainder of the session by Speaker U T Khader for their “indecent and disrespectful conduct” in the House on Wednesday The 10 MLAs are Dr C N Ashwath Narayan, V Sunil Kumar, R Ashoka, Araga Jnanendra (all former ministers), D Vedavyasa Kamath, Yashpal Suvarna, Dheeraj Muniraj, A Umanath Kotian, Arvind Bellad and Y Bharath Shetty. The assembly session began on July 3 and is slated to end on July 21. The Speaker’s action came after the House witnessed chaotic scenes as some members of the BJP tore copies of bills and agenda and threw them at the Chair, as they were upset over the Speaker’s decision to conduct the proceedings of the House without giving a lunch break. This was amid the BJP’s protest against the Congress government for allegedly “misusing” IAS officers for opposition leaders’ meeting in the past two days. The Speaker said, “I am naming them (the 10 MLAs) because of their indecent

Bengaluru : Five people who were radicalised to carry out terror attacks have been arrested by the Central Crime Branch with firearms and ammunition along with 12 mobile phones confiscated from them, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda said on Wednesday. Seven pistols, 45 live cartridges, a bunch of walkie-talkies, and some daggers were seized from the terror suspects, the police officer said. A huge consignment of explosives were also retrieved from their possession. “The Central Crime Branch has succeeded in busting the anti-social forces and foiled their nefarious designs. They were arrested after raiding a place under Hebbal police station limits,” Dayananda told reporters. The suspects were radicalised by T Nazeer, who is an accused in the 2008 Bengaluru serial bomb blasts case, and another accused living abroad. Also Read Jharkhand: Youth arrested on theft charges dies in custody, family alleges torture The suspects are accused of murder, robbery, smuggling of red