The woman was allegedly forced into a Hyundai Venue on Wednesday evening, triggering a chase. BENGALURU: What initially appeared to be an attempted abduction on a busy Bengaluru road has taken a different turn, with police alleging that the three men who tried to take a 21-year-old woman away had been sent by her in-laws….
Bengaluru: A school bus carrying 52 students and two teachers was stuck in slush on the Kodathi-Avalahalli road Thursday morning, forcing school authorities to deploy additional buses to ferry students to school amid ongoing half-yearly examinations.Residents said this is the fourth such incident involving a school bus on the stretch in two months. Following heavy…
The car damaged in the incident Bengaluru: Investigation into the abduction of a 21-year-old woman by a group of men from Rajasthan has taken an interesting turn, with police finding that the men allegedly acted on the instructions of her in-laws. The incident led to high drama on Magadi Road after alert members of the…
Bengaluru: Panic broke out near a private clinic in JP Nagar 3rd Phase Thursday morning after a 26-year-old nurse was allegedly chased and attacked with a machete and acid by her husband following a marital dispute, leaving shocked onlookers and passersby trying to save her and fleeing for safety amid the sudden assault.Eventually, a traffic…
Bengaluru: The Multiplex Association of India (MAI) has raised concerns over the state govt’s move to impose an additional cess of up to 2% on cinema tickets from Sept 30.The industry body said the extra levy would push up the cost of a movie outing for viewers at a time when theatres were trying to…
Bengaluru: Lokayukta police Thursday trapped a Central GST official while accepting a bribe of Rs 8 lakh through a middleman.GST superintendent Mohit Pratap Singh (south division-4, A-range, south commissionerate), had demanded Rs 20 lakh from a businessman dealing with iron materials to close a case registered against him, according to Lokayukta police. Besides Singh, police…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) member Shanta Hosamani, who went incommunicado after CID took over the KPSC cash-for-job scam probe, appeared before investigators Thursday after a local court rejected her anticipatory bail plea last week.Sources said investigators found Hosamani had been in touch with several candidates who cleared the veterinary doctors’ exams. She was…
Bengaluru: More than any other city in the country, Bengaluru recorded the most number of in-cabin pet travellers in Akasa Air flights. According to data shared by the airline, ferrying over 3,700 furry travelers to and from Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) since Nov 2022, when it started allowing pets inside passenger cabins.Officially named Pets on…
Bengaluru: Nearly half of private paying guest accommodations (PGs) in east Bengaluru, the city’s tech corridor, are operating illegally. A Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) counsel informed the high court that out of 5,000 PGs in east Bengaluru, nearly 2,500 are run without a proper licence, plan sanction or fire safety requirements.Notices are being issued to…
Bengaluru: Stone quarries, jelly stone crushers and M-Sand units across Karnataka will shut from Friday, with operators protesting the collection of royalty at two stages and demanding that the govt discontinue the practice.The Union of Karnataka Quarry and Stone Crusher Owners’ Associations announced the statewide shutdown Wednesday, saying the agitation would continue until the govt…
