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Bengaluru: The sleuths of the Lokayukta are conducting a series of raids at more than 30 locations, targeting at least seven government officials across Bengaluru and other parts of Karnataka on Thursday. These raids are being carried out following a tip-off regarding the amassing of assets disproportionate to the officials’ known sources of income. According to sources, raids are currently underway at 12 locations in Bengaluru, 7 in Tumakuru, 5 in Yadgir, 4 in Mangaluru, and 4 in Vijayapura district. Also Read Karnataka HC calls for tougher laws to curb ‘wheeling’ on roads The locations include the residence and offices of the Project Director of the Nirmiti Centre in Tumakuru, a Survey Supervisor in Mangaluru, and a senior lady officer attached to the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Development Corporation. Raids are also being carried out at the residences of the Additional Director attached to the Bengaluru City and Rural Planning Directorate, an inspector attached to Legal Metrology,...

Bengaluru : The Karnataka High Court has raised serious concerns over the lack of specific legal provisions to deal with the growing menace of ‘wheeling’, and has called for tougher laws to curb it. Wheeling is a dangerous stunt where two-wheeler riders lift the front wheel while driving . Justice V Srishananda, while hearing a bail plea, observed that current laws fall short of effectively deterring such behavior. Presently, individuals performing wheeling can only be charged under provisions related to negligent or rash driving, which are bailable offences. Also Read Karnataka court grants divorce due to bigamy and cruelty Justice Srishananda noted that these provisions are inadequate for law enforcement to take stringent action against such hazardous acts. “At the time of enacting the Motor Vehicles Act, perhaps the lawmakers did not envisage a situation where a two-wheeler would be driven on the rear wheel alone,” he said. Given the sharp rise in such stunts, the Court...

Bengaluru : A man, who purportedly said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence should be bombed, has been arrested in Karnataka, police said on Tuesday. According to the police, the accused, identified as Nawaz, made the objectionable statement against Prime Minister Modi in a video and uploaded it on his social media account named ‘Public Servant’. In the video, which went viral, Nawaz said, “Today, India and Pakistan are at war. Why hasn’t Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence bombed yet? When people were living peacefully, this war like situation was created by PM Modi . His residence should be bombed first.” Taking cognisance of the matter, the Bandepalya Police registered an FIR and tracked down the accused. He has been remanded to judicial custody and sent to Bengaluru Central jail. Earlier, Karnataka Police registered an FIR against a postgraduate student for allegedly posting a message opposing ‘ Operation Sindoor ‘ launched by the Indian armed forces in retalia...

Alt News co-founder and fact-checker Mohammed Zubair alleged on Monday, May 12, that his address and phone number have been leaked online by a far-right social media handler. Taking to X, Zubair tagged Karnataka chief minister M Siddaramaiah, deputy CM DK Shivakumar along with senior police officers, Bengaluru police commissioner, deputy commissioner of police (East Bengaluru), appealing for strict action against Cyber Huntss , who threatened to send pork at the fact checker’s residence. “People have leaked my home address and Mobile Number and have threatened to send Pork to my address. There are already life threats against me. This isn’t the first time. The same person in 2023 had sent Pork to my address and shared the shipping address on Twitter,” Zubair’s X account read. The fact-checker also stated that he had received a similar threat from the same right-wing handle in 2023. “Last time when I filed a complaint, the FIR was closed after a few months,” he alleged. People ...

A temple in Karnataka, which was in the news for Islamophobic remarks made by BJP MLA Harish Poonja, issued a statement on Monday, May 12, expressing regret. “The management committee of the temple regrets these words. Along with this, the committee welcomes the cooperation of your community. In the future, too, we hope that all communities live by cooperating with each other,” read a statement from the authorities of the Gopalakrishna Temple in Thekkar village of Dakshina Kannada. On May 3, a video of Poonja went viral on social media platforms, where he accused Muslims of breaking tubelights and stealing diesel during the Brahmakalashotsava  (consecration ceremony).  He questioned the Thekkar villagers why invitations were sent to local mosques for the ceremony .  “Why did Thekkaru villagers send temple invitations to mosques? There is no connection between them and us. It is because of these invitations that they broke the tube lights,” he claimed. Also Rea...

Bengaluru: Thirteen students from Karnataka, studying at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology in Srinagar, have returned safely to New Delhi, with the timely and coordinated efforts of the Union Government. As per an official statement, the students’ movement was facilitated by the Ministry of Steel and Heavy Industries under the close supervision of Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy. Amid recent security concerns in the region, the Centre acted swiftly to ensure the students were brought to safety. The group travelled from Srinagar to Jammu by bus and then onwards to Delhi by train, with the journey being closely monitored at every stage by Union Minister Kumaraswamy. Also Read Pakistan to bring up IWT suspension in DGMO level talks with India Officials from the Ministry of Steel and Heavy Industries received the students upon arrival at the railway station and escorted them. The Ministry, under the guidance of Union Minister Kumaraswamy, remained...

Tirupati: Four giant silver lamps were donated to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the official custodian of Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple, here on Saturday, said an official press release. Three devotees – Radha Krishna, Shyam Sundar Sharma and Shashidhar – from Bengaluru donated these lamps. “Four giant silver lamps were donated to TTD on Saturday evening,” said the press release. The donors presented the lamps to temple official Ramakrishna at Mahadwaram (grand entrance), said the press release. Earlier, TTD chairman BR Naidu distributed 555 helmets to the temple body employees for their safe commute between Tirumala and Tirupati. Also Read AP: ‘Operation Sindoor’ martyr Murali Naik’s body reaches his village J Raghuram and Naveen from a helmet company in Delhi donated the helmets worth Rs 5 lakh. Naidu promised that another 500 helmets are expected to be donated within 15 days. ”If these are found satisfactory in quality and usage, another 5,000 helmets will be p...