Kalaburagi, July 15 (IANS) One of the three convicts who escaped from the Kalaburagi Central Prison in Karnataka by scaling the 20-foot-high compound wall was apprehended after a police encounter in the early hours of Wednesday, while an intensive search operation is underway to trace the remaining two fugitives.The escaped convict, identified as Santhosh Basappa Metre (28) of Bidar district, sustained a gunshot injury to his right leg after allegedly attempting to attack police personnel during…
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Bidar (Karnataka), July 11 (IANS) A 32-year-old woman was brutally hacked to death with an axe while she was taking a bath inside her house in Halagota village of Bhalki taluk in Bidar district of Karnataka on Saturday. The accused allegedly barged into the house when the woman was alone and attacked her, killing her on the spot before fleeing the scene.The deceased has been identified as Anita (32), a resident of Halagota village. Police suspect that Kailash Vaijinath, who is also from the same…
Bidar (Karnataka), Jan 5 (IANS) An incident involving a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and a Congress MLC nearly coming to blows during an official meeting over alleged forest land encroachment has been reported from the Bidar district of Karnataka on Monday. The legislators allegedly hurled abuses at each other and questioned each other’s authority in front of two state Ministers and senior district officials.The incident took place during the district-level Karnataka Development Programme (K…