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Bengaluru PG Murder: CCTV Footage Shows Bihar Woman Being Dragged, Stabbed To Death. Killer Abs

Bengaluru: A 24-year-old woman from Bihar was stabbed to death by a man at her paying guest accomodation at Koramangala on July 23. The killer is on the run and efforts are on to nab him. Meanwhile, the chilling CCTV footage of the entire incident has emerged two days after the murder, showing the young woman being murdered mercilessly as she cries for help. The deceased, identified as Kriti Kumari, was killed by the assailant who sneaked in at night and dragged her in the corridor before stabbing her multiple times. The incident allegedly happened on July 23 between 11:10  and 11:30 PM, as shown in the CCTV footage.  Police sources told news agency PTI that the victim was staying with another woman. A few days ago, her roommate had moved out of the payi...
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Splitting BBMP — how Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill proposes to change city’s governance model

Bengaluru: The Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in Karnataka Tuesday tabled a bill, which proposes to divide the state’s capital, Bengaluru, into smaller administrative zones for “effective governance”, and to “streamline political accountability” and “improve the quality of life”.Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who holds charge of the Bengaluru City Development portfolio in the Karnataka Cabinet, tabled The Greater Bengaluru Governance Bill, 2024, in the ongoing assembly session. The 114-page bill proposes to establish as many as 10 smaller city corporations in the Greater Bengaluru Area with the rationale that previous attempts to govern the city were “inadequate and did not institute any mechanisms to address the fragmentation of governance in the city due to the multiplic...
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Karnataka Govt Mulls 14-Hour Workday For IT Employees, Union Calls It Bid To ‘Impose Slavery’

Following a significant uproar over a recent bill mandating job reservations for Kannadigas in private firms, the Karnataka government is now considering extending the working hours for IT staff to 14 hours per day. The Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union (KITU) disclosed this development on Saturday. According to KITU, the proposal to amend the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishment Act to accommodate a 14-hour working day was discussed in a meeting organised by the Labour Department, involving various industry stakeholders, NDTV reported. If implemented, this extended working period — amounting to 70 hours a week — will predominantly affect Bengaluru, the state capital renowned as India's IT hub. The Siddaramaiah-led government has yet to iss...
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Elderly Man Denied Entry By Bengaluru Mall For Wearing ‘Lungi’, Allowed In After Protests

An incident at a mall in Bengaluru has sparked controversy and protests after an elderly man was initially denied entry for wearing a lungi only to be later allowed in amidst public outcry and video footage of the incident going viral. On Tuesday evening, around 6 o'clock, the elderly man arrived at the mall with his family to watch a movie. However, he was stopped by a security guard who insisted that he cannot enter wearing a lungi and needed to wear pants instead. A bystander recorded the incident prompting the security guard to eventually allow the man to enter. The incident has since stirred outrage among Kannada organizations and farmers' groups, who have been demanding action against the mall for its discriminatory policy. The situation escalated ...
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Video | Regalo Kitchens: उत्तर भारत के प्रमुख शहरों में रेगालो किचन के कई स्टोर्स | NDTV India

  Regalo Kitchens: इंटीरियर और किचन डिज़ाइन के क्षेत्र में जाना माना नाम रेगालो किचन ने अब बेंगलुरु में अपनी फ्रेंचाइजी खोल दी। इस का उद्घाटन संसद सदस्य राहुल केसवानी ने किया। रेगालो किचन दक्षिण में एक साल के दौरान सात से दस स्टोर्स खोलने जा रही है। उत्तर भारत के प्रमुख शहरों में रेगालो किचन के कई स्टोर्स हैं और ये एक जाना माना नाम है। पिछले 12 वर्षों में अपनी अत्याधुनिक तकनीकों और प्रीमियम डिज़ाइनों की वजह से तकरीबन 200,000 से अधिक घरों के रसोई घर को नया लुक और साज सज्जा देकर अपनी एक अलग पहचान ग्राहकों के बीच बनाई है। रेगालो किचन देश में उभरता हुआ एक भरोसेमंद ब्रांड है जो ग्राहकों के लिए समर्पित है। इंटीरियर और किचन डिज़ाइन कंपनी रेगालो किचन के CEO सुरेंद्र कुमार ने कंपनी की भविष्य की योजना के बारे में बताया। Sou...
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Bengaluru Man’s Dash Camera Saves Him From ‘Staged Harassment’ On Busy Road: Watch

Bengaluru is known for its incredible weather and scenic beauty, but the idea of exploring the city on the road can quickly turn into an unpleasant experience due to its traffic woes and increasing road rage incidents. Recently, an X user shared his horrific experience on a Bengaluru road where he was subjected to “staged harassment” while driving on the city's outskirts around 10.25 pm on Monday. A man named Piyush Kukkar shared two dashcam videos showing how his car was stopped on Varthur Road, near Prestige Lakeside Habitat, by another car and was subjected to verbal abuse by another driver.  Advocating for the use of dashcams in vehicles, Kakkar wrote, "When someone tells you Dashcam isn't a necessity in BLR show them this, Another such incident in B...
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Bengaluru Court Rejects Bail Plea Of Former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna

A Bengaluru court denied bail to former Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna, who is facing multiple charges of rape and sexual harassment. The 33-year-old ex-MP is currently in the custody of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) that was established to investigate his alleged involvement in the sex crimes. The special court for public representatives stated that Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (rape charges) had been added to the case, and given the gravity of the crime, bail should not be granted. The court's decision to reject Revanna's bail plea marks a significant development in the ongoing investigation into the serious charges against him. On Wednesday, SIT team brought rape accused and suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna to his m...
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BJP leaders plan to lay siege to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s residence on June 17 seeking rollback of fuel price hike

R. Ashok addressing a press conference in Bengaluru on Sunday. | Photo Credit: special arrangement The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has announced a Statewide protest on Monday against the increase in fuel prices, on Sunday said the latest hike is part of a series effected by the Congress government in the last one year. The protest to seek rollback on the prices will be held at Freedom Park in Bengaluru, in which State BJP leaders, and present and former MLAs and MPs will take part. The protesters will later lay siege to the official residence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The government hiked the prices of milk, alcohol, and power, and also increased stamp duty and guidance value in the last one year, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashok told presspersons here on Sunda...
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Fees for Engineering and Architecture courses in private colleges to be hiked by 10% for 2024-25

The Karnataka government has decided to allow private colleges to increase the fee for Engineering and Architecture courses by 10% for 2024-25.The decision was taken in a fee fixation meeting held on Friday, chaired by M.C. Sudhakar, Minister for Higher Education, and Sharan Prakash Patil, Minister for Medical Education, with representatives of private professional college managements, including the Karnataka Unaided Private Engineering Colleges’ Association (KUPECA). They had, however, demanded a 15% increase. After a long discussion, a consensus was finally reached to increase the fee by 10%.The previous BJP government had given permission to hike the fee by 10% for the academic year of 2023-24. But, after the Congress came to power in 2023, it had allowed an increase of only 7%.With ...
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Video | POCSO Case में कोर्ट में पेश न होने पर बेंगलुरु कोर्ट से BS येदियुरप्पा के खिलाफ गैर ज़मानती वारंट

Bengaluru Court On BS Yediyurappa: बेंगलुरु में यौन अपराधों से बच्चों का संरक्षण (POCSO) अधिनियम के तहत दर्ज मामलों की सुनवाई के लिए विशेष अदालत ने गुरुवार को कर्नाटक के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री और वरिष्ठ भाजपा नेता बीएस येदियुरप्पा के खिलाफ गैर-जमानती वारंट (NBW) जारी किया है। न्यायाधीश एनएम रमेश ने येदियुरप्पा के खिलाफ दर्ज एक मामले की जांच कर रहे आपराधिक जांच विभाग (सीआईडी) द्वारा दायर आवेदन पर सुनवाई के बाद एनबीडब्ल्यू जारी करने का आदेश इस आधार पर पारित किया कि वह नोटिस जारी होने के बावजूद पूछताछ के लिए उपस्थित नहीं हुए। Source link ...
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Ex-K’taka CM BS Yediyurappa To Face Arrest In POCSO Case As Court Issues Non-Bailable Warrant

A special court in Bengaluru on Thursday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against against former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in connection with POCSO case against him. On March 14, a 17-year-old girl's mother had filed a complaint alleging molestation of her daughter by the ex-Karnataka CM and senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa at the Sadashivanagar police station. Following the complaint, the Bengaluru police charged the former CM under the POCSO Act and IPC Section 354A (sexual harassment). A Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO was filed against the senior BJP leader alleging that he molested a 17-year-old girl. The police have issued a non-bailable warrant against him. On Wednesday, the state CID summoned Yediyurappa to ap...
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Ambulance Carrying Critically Ill Baby Stopped For Overtaking In Bengaluru, Driver Beaten Up

In a distressing incident from Bengaluru, an ambulance carrying a critically ill five-month-old baby on oxygen was stopped and the driver beaten up by four people for allegedly overtaking their car. The incident was reported from Bengaluru on Sunday night when the ambulance, en route to Vani Vilas Hospital from a private hospital in Tumakuru, was transporting the infant. The ambulance driver was pulled out by the men near Nelamangala toll plaza for the mere reason that it had overtaken them. A video of the incident is getting viral on social media. In the video, the four men could be seen thrashing the driver. Ambulance carrying a 5 month old critical baby on a oxygen support to Bangalore for emergency treatment was waylaided by three youths and th...
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Prajwal Revanna’s Judicial Custody Extended Till June 24 In Sexual Assault Case

A Bengaluru court on Monday remanded suspended Janata Dal (S) leader Prajwal Revanna to judicial custody till June 24, in connection with sexual assault case. On May 30, the SIT had arrested Prajwal at the Bengaluru Airport on his arrival from Germany. Revanna fled the country as soon as news broke out about the Karnataka State Commission for Women's request Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seeking probe into the huge cache of explicit videos showing several women being sexually assaulted by him.  Following his arrest by the SIT, the court had remanded him to custody till June 6, which was later extended till June 10. So far, the sitting MP from Hassan has been booked in two cases of sexual assault.  Last week, Revanna’s mother Bhavani Revanna who is accused ...
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Three KPTCL employees killed in accident in Chickballapur

Three Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited employees were killed and another severely injured, when their car toppled into a roadside canal on the outskirts of Gauribidanur in Chickballapur on Thursday night .The deceased have been identified as Venugopal, 34, Sridhar, 35, and Manjappa, 35. They were working as mechanics and linemen in Gauribidanur town.According to the police, the trio, along with another KPTCL employee, were heading to rectify a defective line and Venugopal was driving. As it was raining and dark, Venugopal, suspected to have been driving rashly, lost control of the car and it toppled into the canal. The impact was so great that the three were killed on the spot. Though the accident occurred at midnight, the incident came to light in the early hours when p...
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Bengaluru Court Grants Bail To Rahul Gandhi In BJP Defamation Case

A Special Court in Bengaluru has granted bail to Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed by the BJP. The case revolves around allegations of advertisements targeting BJP leaders. Rahul Gandhi was granted bail on the security provided by DK Suresh. The next hearing is scheduled for July 30. Karnataka | Special Court in Bengaluru grants bail to Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed by the BJP. The case stemmed from allegations of false advertisements against BJP leaders.On the security of DK Suresh, bail has been granted to Rahul Gandhi. The matter posted to 30th… pic.twitter.com/2NMD6DtOeH — ANI (@ANI) June 7, 2024 Earlier, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah arrived at Bengaluru airport to receive Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gan...
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Perch restaurant in Bengaluru lets you indulge without guilt

Phoenix Mall Of Asia has put North Bengaluru on the map for some good and bad reasons. While localities point fingers at the mall for causing traffic jams and unnecessary vehicular honking, they are also pleased to have a mall within their residential vicinity as we north Bangaloreans need not travel all the way to south or central Bengaluru for entertainment or shopping. The mall has dedicated the third floor exclusively for the food court and restaurants. Yet, Perch, the newly-opened all-day wine and coffee bar chooses to place itself on the ground floor, spilling out a section of seating onto the atrium, surrounded by lush greenery and trees with bar stools and wooden tables and chairs. A blessing in disguise for lazy walkers like yours faithfully and those who only plan an errand th...
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M.B. Patil blames Centre’s ‘faulty policies and lack of vision’ for decline in FDI

 Observing that the decline in FDI is not just confined to Karnataka, Large and Medium Industries Minister M.B. Patil on Monday blamed the Centre for the trend by wondering who is responsible for the decrease in the overall FDI in India in the last three years. In a communique from his department, the Minister pointed out that the data released by the Union government reflects the declining trend in FDI in India. Blaming “faulty policies and a lack of vision of the Union government” for the reduction in FDI, he observed that global developments also might have contributed to this. The FDI in India decreased from $71 billion in FY23 to $70 billion in FY24. The FDI which stood at ₹4.42 lakh crore in FY 21-22 reduced to ₹3.67 lakh crore in FY 22-23 and ₹3.427 lakh crore in FY 23-24, he sa...
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17 students graduate from Air Force Test Pilots School in Bengaluru
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17 students graduate from Air Force Test Pilots School in Bengaluru

New Delhi: Seventeen students have graduated from the 46th Flight Test Course of the Air Force Test Pilots School.A valedictory ceremony was held at the school in Bengaluru on May 24 and the students were handed over certificates of qualification by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Anil Chauhan, according to a statement by the Press Information Bureau (PIB). Students were also given trophies for their outstanding performance under various categories. The graduating students are Sqn Ldr A Berwal with the Suranjan Das Trophy for best Test Pilot, Sqn Ldr Kapil Yadav – CAS Trophy for best flight evaluation, Sqn Ldr V Supriya – Maharaja Hanumanth Singhji Sword for best FTE, Sqn Ldr Rajnish Rai – Kapil Bhargava Trophy for best in ground subjects and Lt Cdr Gaurav Tyagi – Dunlop Trophy for mos...
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