Bengaluru: Anekal police have arrested seven persons on charges of dealing in illegal country-made pistols and seized five pistols and 10 live bullets from them.The accused are Manoj alias Jackie, Pradeep Ramesh Mesharam, Rizwan Pasha, Shivaraj, Nanjappa, Venkataraju alias Raju, and Gopi alias Sunavara Gopi. Mesharam is from Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh while the others…
Bengaluru: The Supreme Court Tuesday stayed an order passed by Karnataka high court directing a departmental inquiry against Mohammed Mohsin, additional chief secretary to medical education department, in connection with a case involving Dr Ashwin Hebbar, associate professor at Shivamogga Institute of Medical Sciences (SIMS).An SC bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Sheel Nagu…
Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has refused to stall the investigation against Ozone Urbana Infra Developers Pvt Ltd and its directors over complaints filed by homebuyers, as well as proceedings initiated by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.Justice M Nagaprasanna, in a detailed order passed on Sept 21, said the…
Chief minister DK Shivakumar speaks during the special legislative assembly session to discuss drought Bengaluru: In a warning to chief minister DK Shivakumar and his cabinet, the finance department (FD) has asked for prudence in expenditure and flagged the likelihood of budgetary cuts across departments.The warning comes as the state’s liabilities touched 24.9% of gross…
Kolar: Kolar city municipal council (CMC) has decided to take action against the landowners who fail to maintain vacant sites, following the Greater Bengaluru Authority’s (GBA) initiative to clean up neglected properties.At a CMC general meeting Sunday, deputy commissioner MR Ravikumar said overgrown vegetation and accumulated waste in vacant sites had resulted in an increase…
Bengaluru theatre artist Joseph John to participate in international puppet festival in Indonesia Bengaluru theatre maker Gagan Prasad to participate in international puppet festival in Indonesia Bengaluru theatre maker Gagan Prasad to participate in international puppet festival in Indonesia Bengaluru theatre artist Joseph John to participate in international puppet festival in Indonesia Bengaluru theatre maker…
ITBP personnel who died in accident Bengaluru: A 46-year-old member of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) succumbed to injuries after his motorbike rammed into a wrongly parked tractor by the side of the road near Kanakapura in Ramanagara late Monday night.The deceased is DS Channaveeragowda, a resident of Shivanahalli village in Kanakapura. According to police, Channaveeragowda,…
Bengaluru: Karnataka high court Tuesday deferred hearing on a PIL plea challenging the state govt’s order restricting the singing of Vande Mataram to its first two stanzas at govt programmes, except those attended by the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister or Governor.Advocate Girish Bharadwaj has challenged the Sept 8 order.A division bench of Justices Anu Sivaraman…
Bengaluru: Karnataka legislature Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution rejecting the Centre’s seventh draft Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) notification. The resolution followed a discussion, held in both the assembly and council, on the Kasturirangan report on the Western Ghats.Moved by chief minister DK Shivakumar, the resolution seeks a one-year window from the Centre for a ground-level…
Bengaluru: Supreme Court Tuesday said the Premium floor area ratio (FAR) scheme should not be used for regularising unauthorised constructions in Karnataka.The scheme, introduced in April 2025 under Karnataka Town and Country Planning Act, permits developers to purchase additional floor space after paying premium charges to the civic authorities.Ordering notice to Karnataka govt on a…
