Karnataka
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Bengaluru tops India with 25 lakh private cars
Bengaluru: Bengaluru has emerged as India’s city with the highest number of privately owned cars, with registrations crossing 25 lakh, underlining the city’s growing dependence on personal vehicles and raising fresh concerns…
- Bangalore
Rain, gusty winds forecast across Karnataka for two days
Bengaluru: After a brief lull, monsoon activity has picked up again across Karnataka, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting rainfall and gusty winds in several coastal and interior districts over the…
- Bangalore
Deepfake video of Nirmala Sitharaman used to cheat Bengaluru man
Bengaluru: A 66-year- old Bengaluru resident was allegedly cheated of Rs 6.88 lakh after fraudsters used a deepfake video of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to promote a fake investment scheme on…
- Bangalore
Son murders father over property, dies by suicide in Hassan
Hassan: A family dispute over money and property ended in tragedy in Karnataka’s Hassan district, where a 42-year-old man allegedly murdered his retired headmaster father before dying by suicide at their residence…
- Bangalore
Karnataka CM holds cabinet meet on drought today
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has convened an emergency Cabinet meeting on Sunday to review the worsening drought situation in the state and discuss immediate relief measures for affected regions.…
- Bangalore
Newlywed stabbed to death by friend on reception night
Ballari: The Ballari police have cracked the murder of a 21-year-old newlywed who was allegedly stabbed to death by his friends on the night of his wedding reception, arresting three accused, including…
- Telangana
Tummala seeks joint southern push for oil palm farmers’ MSP
Hyderabad: Telangana Agriculture minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has urged the agriculture ministers of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh to jointly press the Centre to safeguard the interests of oil palm…
- Bangalore
Fake MKP fertiliser sale sparks farmers’ protest in Karnataka
Chikkaballapur: Hundreds of farmers staged a protest against an agricultural input dealer in Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka, alleging that they were supplied counterfeit Mono Potassium Phosphate (MKP) fertiliser instead of the genuine…
- India
Cyber fraud syndicate exploits poor people’s bank accounts
Chikkamagaluru: A major cyber fraud racket that allegedly exploited the poverty and innocence of daily wage earners by using their bank accounts to route crores of rupees has come to light in…
- Bangalore
Video sparks outrage over moral policing in Bengaluru park
Bengaluru: Allegations of moral policing have resurfaced in Karnataka after a video showing a woman wearing a burqa being confronted by an unidentified man in a public park went viral on social…
- India
Karnataka: Hassan residents resist evacuation from landslide zones
Hassan: Authorities in Karnataka’s Hassan district have identified 16 landslide-prone locations and four flood-prone areas in Sakleshpur taluk following concerns over heavy monsoon rains in the Malenadu region. As a precautionary measure,…
- India
FIRs filed over false Bantwal murder posts on social media
Mangaluru: Police have registered multiple First Informations Reports against several social media pages and WhatsApp groups for allegedly spreading false and misleading information about the Lavanya murder case in Bantwal. Cases have…
- Bangalore
Teen boy shoots minor girlfriend dead in Karnataka
Ramanagara: A 16-year-old boy allegedly shot dead his minor girlfriend with a country-made firearm after suspecting her of being in contact with another boy in Karnataka’s Ramanagara district. The incident, which occurred…
- Bangalore
Plan to transform Mysuru Exhibition Grounds into amusement park
Mysuru: Karnataka Exhibition Authority is planning to transform the Mysuru Exhibition Grounds into a year-round amusement park to boost tourism and ensure continuous public engagement, Minister Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah said on Friday.…
- Bangalore
Lokayukta operations expose alleged bribery in court
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Lokayukta launched three major anti-corruption operations on Friday, resulting in the arrest of an Assistant Public Prosecutor in Kalaburagi, the detention of a senior Tourism Department official in Chitradurga…