The accused lured victims with false promises of paying pre-construction EMIs but misappropriated funds without delivering the apartments Bengaluru: Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a chargesheet against Ozone Urbana Infra Developers Pvt Ltd and its director in Bengaluru for allegedly defrauding thousands of homebuyers.The accused lured victims with false promises of paying pre-construction EMIs…
Bengaluru: Karnataka has become the state with the highest number of MBBS seats in the country this year, with the total rising to 15,395. The tally could increase further, as six govt medical colleges have filed appeals seeking additional seats.The latest increase comes from three govt colleges — HK Patil Institute of Medical Sciences, Karnataka…
Bengaluru: No less than 13,077 people bought platform tickets in Bengaluru across 12 stations every day during 2025-26, solely to receive or see off passengers. They came to hug a loved one goodbye, welcome family home, or simply walk a few extra steps with someone before the whistle blows. South Western Railway says 47.7 lakh…
Body of 16-year-old being exhumed Bengaluru: A week-long mystery surrounding the sudden disappearance of a 16-year-old girl ended Saturday evening after Sathanur police exhumed her body from an agricultural farm in Kanakapura. Her murder and subsequent cover-up came to light following a drunken confession by the accused minor boy’s uncle at a local bar.The victim…
Bengaluru: A court held a 30-year-old man guilty of beating his father to death with a rod in their Rajajinagar residence, on Jan 10, 2025, and sentenced him to life imprisonment with a fine of Rs 25,000.Timely collection and preserving evidence like blood samples and biometrics helped in the fast conviction, police said.Raghu C, who…
Bengaluru: Students of an aided school on Magadi Road — Gurukula International School — protested against teachers being recruited for Special Intensive Revision as they were left without any teachers on campus.The school has 88 students and seven teachers, of which six are marked for SIR. The single teacher has combined all grades and is…
SATHANUR/RAMANAGAR: A week-long mystery surrounding the sudden disappearance of a 16-year-old girl ended on Saturday evening after the Sathanur police exhumed her body from an agricultural farm in Kanakapura. The gruesome crime came to light following a loose-lipped, drunken confession by the accused minor boy’s uncle at a local bar.The victim and the 16-year-old accused,…
Bengaluru: Karnataka has recorded a sharp improvement in iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation among pregnant women, with nearly eight in 10 mothers consuming the supplements for at least 100 days during pregnancy, according to National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-6.The proportion of pregnant women who consumed IFA tablets for at least 100 days increased to…
Bengaluru: As the race to house Bengaluru’s second international airport intensifies, Sira in Tumakuru district has emerged as a contender, with MLAs from central and north Karnataka collectively throwing their weight behind the location.Though Sira had been floated earlier as a potential site for an airport, the pitch has now gathered fresh momentum, with several…
BENGALURU: Chennamma Deve Gowda, wife of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, passed away on Saturday after suffering a massive cardiac arrest at a private hospital.She was in her late 80s.According to hospital authorities, Chennamma Deve Gowda was admitted to Manipal Hospital on Old Airport Road in Bengaluru on Wednesday night.She was undergoing treatment for…
