Bengaluru, July 24 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of the reported kidnapping, forced intoxication and sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in Bengaluru, expressing serious concern over the safety and protection of minor girls.In a statement, the Commission said the incident raises grave concerns over crimes against children and underscores the need for stringent action against sexual offenders.NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has written to the Direc…
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Bengaluru, July 7 (IANS) In a major anti-drug crackdown, Bengaluru police have seized more than 35 kg of banned narcotic substances worth around Rs 5.70 crore and arrested 11 alleged drug peddlers, including nine individuals from other states and two local residents.In an official statement issued on Tuesday, the police said they seized 2 kg of MDMA, 1.767 kg of hydro ganja and 32.920 kg of ganja during the operations. In addition, the police recovered Rs 5.90 lakh in cash, two iPhones and a two…
Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday warned of a potentially severe drought this year, urging farmers not to depend on reservoir water for cultivation as inflows into most major reservoirs have dropped drastically. Addressing a press conference after the state Cabinet meeting at Vidhana Soudha, Shivakumar said the state was witnessing a worsening rainfall deficit and appealed to farmers to plan their cropping pattern cautiously based on rainfall.”There ar…
Bengaluru, June 27 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday led the 517th Kempegowda Jayanti celebrations by paying floral tributes to the 108-foot ‘Statue of Prosperity’ of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda near Bengaluru International Airport and announcing a drive to plant 15 lakh saplings across Bengaluru in honour of the city’s founder.He said the initiative reflects Nadaprabhu Kempegowda’s vision of sustainable urban development and environmental conservation.The Chief Minister offe…
Bengaluru, June 25 (IANS) Referring to the alarmingly decreasing levels of water at the KRS reservoir, the Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has alleged that the Congress government led by Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has secretly released water to Tamil Nadu and questioned why CM Shivakumar is not taking strong decisions in the interest of the state. Speaking at a press conference, BJP leader R. Ashoka alleged that the Congress government is releasing water to Tamil Nadu to please its al…
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that the Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway project will significantly enhance connectivity to major industrial and logistics hubs, strengthening economic activity and infrastructure development in the region.Sharing details of her visit to the expressway corridor under the ‘Pragati Path Yatre Darshan’ programme in Karnataka’s Devanahalli, FM Sitharaman said the greenfield project is a key infrastructure initiative being deve…
Bengaluru, June 5 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and Minister K.H. Muniyappa, who had publicly expressed dissatisfaction over portfolio-related issues, has withdrawn his decision not to assume charge of the Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies after receiving assurances from Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. Muniyappa on Friday met LoP Rahul Gandhi, AICC General Secretary K.C. Venugopal, and AICC General Secretary and Karnataka In-Charge Randeep Singh Surjewala, where he co…
Bengaluru, June 5 (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge filed his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka at the Vidhana Soudha here on Friday.Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah were present on the occasion.Biennial Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka are due to be held on June 18.Earlier, amid the crisis faced by the new Congress government led by Chief Minister Shivakumar,…
Bengaluru, May 25 (IANS) Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar on Monday called for collective efforts to protect citizens’ voting rights amid concerns surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Speaking to reporters after participating in the ‘Congress Nade, Mata Rakshane Kade’ (Congress March for Protection of Votes) programme organised by the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) in Devanahalli, Shivakumar said no citizen s…
Chikkaballapur (Karnataka), May 5 (IANS) A shocking incident linked to an alleged extramarital affair was reported on Tuesday near Jinke Bacchahalli near Doddaballapura town in Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka, where both a woman and her alleged lover have died.The deceased have been identified as Sujatha and Ramanjinappa. The police investigations have revealed that Ramanjinappa had burnt Sujatha alive and later fearing arrest, killed himself.According to police, the deceased woman, 35-year…