The car damaged in the incident Bengaluru: High drama unfolded on Magadi Road Wednesday night after a group of locals allegedly thrashed several men and damaged their car, suspecting they were trying to kidnap a young woman. Six persons, including a nine-year-old girl, sustained injuries in the commotion.However, the alleged kidnapping took a dramatic turn…
Bengaluru: The state govt’s proposed 250-metre-high skydeck is being envisioned as much more than a towering viewing structure, with govt now exploring a broader mix of tourism, entertainment, leisure and commercial attractions. But even as the project gathers fresh momentum, questions over its execution, financial structure and the eventual form of the ambitious landmark remain.The…
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Kolar: An 18-year-old student died of electrocution while removing decorative lighting installed near a Ganesha pandal at Beerandahalli village in Bangarapet taluk Wednesday.The deceased has been identified as Mithun, a resident of Beerandahalli. He was a II PU student at a private college in Kolar. According to locals, the incident took place when Mithun was…
Bengaluru: City police will seek legal opinion before considering an investigation into the complaint against BK Hariprasad, president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), for terming imprisoned activist Umar Khalid a “nationalist”.Hariprasad, also a member of the legislative council, told the media Tuesday that opposition parties and ABVP had no moral right to speak on…
On weekend mornings, small circles are forming across Bengaluru, where strangers gather to say the things that are usually left unsaid: the weight of family expectations, the ache of feeling left behind, the fear of ageing and the vulnerability of intimacy. Some truths are easier to share with someone who doesn’t already know your story.Sharing…
GBA officials imposed fines on PVR Inox and Forum South Mall Bengaluru: The Bengaluru South City Corporation Wednesday imposed a fine of Rs 75,000 on PVR INOX on Hosur Main Road and Rs 50,839 on Forum South Mall on Kanakapura Road for various violations, including improper waste segregation, use of single-use plastic and dumping of…
Bengaluru: A local court in the city Wednesday handed one of the key operators of the fake drug racket, Veeresh Kumar Jain, to seven-day police custody.Proprietor of Krupa Health Care at Minerva Circle, Jain was arrested last week after special investigation team sleuths raided his unit. He was in judicial custody at Bengaluru Central Prison.“We…
Bengaluru: Taking a serious view of repeated misconduct, Karnataka high court convicted Pankaj Kaushik, a 51-year-old advocate from Karwar, for contempt of court.A division bench, comprising Justices Anu Sivaraman and Venkatesh Naik T, sentenced him to one-day simple imprisonment along with a Rs 2,000 fine, payable in 15 days. If the contemnor fails to pay,…
Venkatesh arrested in Tumakuru Tumakuru: A month-long, high-stakes game of hide-and-seek in the dense jungles of Pavagada in Tumakuru ended late Tuesday night when police tapped into the one thing a local rowdy-sheeter couldn’t live without: his late-night feast of chicken and alcohol.Venkatesh, alias Kanikalabande Venkatesh, a 45-year-old habitual offender facing over two dozen criminal…
