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An MBA graduate and alleged counterfeit currency kingpin was arrested again. Police busted a fake currency printing unit operating on Bengaluru’s outskirts. BENGALURU: An MBA graduate and alleged counterfeit currency kingpin has been arrested for the second time after police busted a fake currency printing unit operating on the outskirts of Bengaluru.Rudresh, who was arrested…

A file photo of farmers protsting the Bidadi project. Various bodies will also organize the ‘Bidadi Chalo’ march on Saturday, where over 4,000 farmers from across the state are expected to join. Bengaluru: Striking a more aggressive posture after a nearly 500-day solo struggle, farmers protesting against the state govt’s proposed Bidadi Township project are…

Continuous heavy rainfall across the state, including Belagavi, Khanapura, precautionary holidays were declared for schools, colleges, and anganwadis. District administrations in Kodagu and Chikkamagaluru also remain on high alert as water bodies continue to swell dangerously. Bengaluru: Continuous heavy rainfall across the state has pushed the state rapidly from drought anxieties into an intensive flood-preparedness…

Mangaluru: Health and family welfare minister UT Khader sparked a controversy after remarks made during a review meeting in Mangaluru on Sunday were widely shared on social media, with critics alleging that they appeared to endorse police encounters.While reviewing law and order, Khader sought details of murders, robberies and externment orders in Mangaluru city. Referring…

Tejaswini’s body was found Tuesday at Sankey Tank near 18th Cross entrance BENGALURU: A 20-year-old undergraduate student was found dead in Sankey Tank Tuesday morning. Police suspect the girl died by suicide by jumping into the lake Monday evening, as she had sent a message to her male friend stating that she intended to end…

BENGALURU: Three cab drivers from Bengaluru were arrested Monday on charges of hitting a 37-year-old man on the head with a rod in a road-rage incident at Maddur on Bengaluru-Mysuru highway on the night of July 5.Police said M Sagar Kumar, from Attiguppe near Vijayanagar, was driving back from Mysuru to Bengaluru when the alleged…

Bengaluru: The South India Motor Transporters Association (SIMTA) has warned of a flash strike across southern states if the Centre and state govts fail to address its demands by July 20.The demands include withdrawal of the mandatory Vehicle Location Tracking Device (VLTD) requirement and panic buttons for goods vehicles, abolition of border checkposts, rollback of…

Bengaluru: A 51-year-old domestic help, who worked at her employer’s house for nearly 18 years, was arrested by Jayanagar police for stealing gold jewellery, silver articles, and other valuables, worth around Rs 50 lakh.The accused, Jayanthi, from Poornapragna Layout in Uttarahalli, was working at the house of a doctor couple in Jayanagar 5th Block. The…

Minor identity mismatches derail online voter enrolment A joint delegation of BJP and JD(S) leaders submits a formal complaint to the State Chief Electoral Officer in Bengaluru on Monday, accusing the Congress-led state government of misusing the SIR process to manipulate electoral rolls. in Karnataka Bengaluru: Karnataka’s voter roll revision has run into an unexpected…

Saplings Failing Because Of Long Dry Spell, Lack Of Maintenance Guidelines Bengaluru: After Bangalore Development Authority’s (BDA) mega plantation drive on June 27, saplings have begun withering at several locations, raising critical questions over post-plantation maintenance.A TOI visit to plantation sites at Byalakere, Medi Agrahara and Guni Agrahara in Dr Shivaram Karanth Layout found several…