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Bengaluru: In a major breakthrough, city police busted an interstate mobile thieves gang and recovered 120 cell phones worth over Rs 30 lakh. The gang of women pickpockets operating in the bustling IT-BT areas of Bengaluru was apprehended by the Mahadevpura police officers. Their modus operandi involved preying on unsuspecting female commuters travelling in BMTC buses and stealing their mobile phones. The gang, consisting of members named Radha, Nandini, Sujata, and Shankaramma, hails from Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. However, upon arriving in Bengaluru, they established a base in Chokkanahalli near Hoskote on the outskirts of the city. From there, they embarked on their criminal activities, targeting BMTC buses known to be heavily frequented by commuters, especially women. Their strategy was simple yet effective. They would strategically position themselves on the bus routes, often during peak hours when buses were packed with passengers. Under the guise of boarding for urgent matte

Mandya : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday asserted that the Congress will win at least 20 out of 28 seats from the state in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He also junked the BJP’s claim of winning all the 28 seats. “We are preparing to win at least 20 seats this time. The BJP is making exaggerated claims that they will win all the 28 seats because they have realised that people will bless Congress this time,” the Congress leader told reporters at Malavalli in Mandya district. Regarding the Congress strategy to fight against the coalition of BJP and Janata Dal (Secular), Siddaramaiah said there are no two parties in the opposition. Also Read Shops will be allowed to remain open till 1 am in Bengaluru: Siddaramaiah “This time we have only one opposition. There are no two parties but only one party in the opposition. JD(S) has merged with the BJP and is not functioning like a separate party,” he said. The BJP swept the 2019 Parliamentary polls in Karnataka by

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the Constitution belongs to every citizen of the country and efforts to undermine its foundations must be thwarted. While speaking to reporters here in connection with the National Unity Convention, Siddaramaiah said some people have no faith and respect for the Constitution and hence, they are misleading people. “The principles of secularism, equality and fraternity are the foundations of the constitution. It is the responsibility of every citizen to thwart attempts to undermine it,” Siddaramaiah said. Several rights mentioned in the Constitution would not have been possible without struggle, he said. “It has been 77 years since independence and 75 years since the Constitution was adopted, but not everyone has got all the rights,” the chief minister said. Even after all these years, inequality has not yet gone away from our society, he pointed out. “Everyone should be aware of this. There should be awareness abou

Bengaluru: Reacting to the appeasement charges, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday asked why can’t government allocate even a 1 percent budget to Muslims. “In 3.71 lakh crore budget, only Rs 3,000 crore have been allocated to Muslims for the schools and development. Shouldn’t we allocate even 1 per cent to Muslims?” Shivakumar told media persons. He said that BJP has a habit of making everything a political issue. Karnataka government has allocated Rs 200 crore for the development of the Christian community and Rs 100 crore for the protection and development of Waqf properties and has also made slew of announcements of release of grants to them. On BJP and JD (S) planning to field a strong candidate against his brother, Shivakumar said that he is confident that people will not vote for their candidate. “I had contested against former PM Deve Gowda in 1985 and 1990 elections. I have contested against H.D. Kumaraswamy also. When BJP and JD (S) had fielded

Bengaluru: In a shocking incident, a 19-year-old student committed suicide by jumping off a building after going through the question paper during an examination in Manipal town of Udupi district in Karnataka on Saturday. The deceased student has been identified as Satyam Suman from Bihar. Police said that he was studying in the second year in the MCHP division at Mahe University. Also Read Hyderabad: Woman ends life over poor results in TSPSC Group IV exam “Satyam had entered the examination hall and appeared visibly tense after receiving the question paper. He left the exam hall and jumped off the building, resulting in his death,” the police said. A case has been registered with the Manipal police station. Police said that the exact reason for the student’s action is yet to be ascertained. “It is unclear whether the victim was struggling with exam fear or was going through any other issue. We have initiated an investigation,” police said. Get the latest updates in Hydera

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced that shops and other establishments will be allowed to open till 1 a.m. in Bengaluru and 10 other corporation areas in order to further trade and commerce. While presenting the budget on Friday, Siddaramaiah said: “To develop Bengaluru into a world-class city, we have conceptualised Brand Bengaluru. After assuming power, our government has accorded approval for white-topping works of major roads of 147 km length at a cost of Rs 1,700 crore. These works will be completed before December 2025.” The state government has decided to resolve traffic congestion in the city by constructing underground tunnels. On a pilot basis, a tunnel will be constructed this year at Hebbal junction on the Bengaluru International Airport Road where there is high traffic congestion, the CM said. It is proposed to reposition the peripheral ring road as the Bengaluru Business Corridor to address traffic congestion and to promote large scale ec

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Friday issued a stay on the FIRs against senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister KS Eshwarappa in connection with his controversial remark regarding shooting down of Congress MP DK Suresh over his separate nation for south India comment. The Bench headed by Justice Krishna S. Dixit issued the orders and pulled up politicians for issuing objectionable statements. “Why are our leaders not using good language? Why don’t they reflect good culture while issuing statements? Why do they commit atrocities on language?” he observed. “Politicians should be careful as Karnataka state has people from different ideologies. They must be aware that schoolchildren will be watching them,” the Bench stated. Eshwarappa, while participating in a BJP function stated that Congress MP DK Suresh and MLA Vinay Kulkarni were anti-national. “I will appeal to PM Modi to enact a law to shoot down such persons who speak about dividing the country,” he declared