The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized more than ₹3 crore in cash and collected documents related to alleged overseas investments following searches at 18 properties linked to Karnataka Public Works Department Minister Satish Jarkiholi, his family members and associates. The searches, which continued for nearly 37 hours, were conducted across Bengaluru, Belagavi and Goa as...
Seven people, including two prison personnel, have been booked in connection with the alleged supply of a mobile phone and SIM card to former MP Prajwal Revanna, who is serving a life sentence in a rape case at Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru. The investigation has raised concerns over the alleged movement of prohibited...
The Karnataka Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested 2016-batch IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar in connection with an ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities in the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) recruitment examination for veterinary officer posts. Gangwar, who previously served as the Controller of Examinations at the KPSC, was taken into custody after being questioned...
A 25-year-old man has been arrested in Karnataka on charges linked to an alleged terrorist act after police found that he was reportedly in contact with individuals associated with Pakistani gangsters through social media, officials said. The accused, identified as Syed Abubakar, is a resident of Islampur and works as an air-conditioner mechanic. His arrest...
Actor and former Lok Sabha candidate Prakash Raj has claimed that his name has been removed from the electoral roll in Bengaluru during Karnataka’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists, prompting him to question the process and the documentation required to restore his voting rights. Raj raised the issue through a video posted...
The trial in the Renukaswamy murder case has taken a significant turn after three accused approached a Bengaluru sessions court seeking permission to become approvers and testify for the prosecution against the other accused, including Kannada actor Darshan. The applications were filed during the ongoing day-to-day trial and could potentially provide the prosecution with additional...
Three workers lost their lives and two others were critically injured after a toxic gas leak occurred at a private pharmaceutical manufacturing unit in Karnataka’s Yadgir district during the early hours of Wednesday. The incident took place at the Kadechur Badiyal Industrial Area, which falls under the jurisdiction of Saidapur police station in Gurmitkal Assembly...
Farmers and several Kannada organisations staged protests near the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) reservoir on Friday, opposing the Cauvery Water Management Authority’s (CWMA) directive to release water to Tamil Nadu. The demonstrations were held amid growing concerns among farmers over water availability for agricultural activities in the region. The protesters gathered near the KRS dam, raising...
Former Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) chairman Shivaraj Shankarappa Sahukar is facing a fresh investigation over alleged irregularities in the recruitment of veterinary officers, adding to the controversies surrounding his tenure at the state’s premier recruitment body. The Vidhana Soudha police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Sahukar, certain KPSC members and other...
Ten migrant workers from West Bengal were injured after an LPG cylinder explosion, suspected to have been triggered by a gas leak, occurred at a paying guest accommodation in Bengaluru’s Bommasandra area. The incident has raised fresh concerns over fire and gas safety measures in densely occupied residential buildings used to house migrant and industrial...