Bengaluru: Twelve men were arrested on charges of robbing Rs 17 lakh in cash from a trader after promising him to convert it into cryptocurrency.The arrests were made based on the complaint filed by Vishwas Y, 31, resident of Kodigehalli. A techie, Vishwas wanted to open a hotel near Sira on Bengaluru-Pune Highway and for…
Bengaluru: Residents of Sri Dhama Apartment complex in NGEF Layout of Sadanandanagar in east Bengaluru were left stunned after a thief stole 27 pairs of branded shoes, worth over Rs 1.3 lakh, in a pre-dawn theft recently.Sujeet Kumar TG, 50, a marketing professional, told police he found seven pairs of his shoes, worth around Rs…
Bengaluru: In a detailed clarification on observations made by the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) on the Gruha Lakshmi scheme, the women and child development department Thursday asserted the programme is being implemented transparently and in accordance with prescribed rules.Responding to audit findings related to payments made to deceased and allegedly ineligible beneficiaries, the department,…
Bengaluru: A proposal in the DPR for Bengaluru’s planned 5.2km elevated corridor between Old Madras Road and Hosur Road to recover project costs of Rs 1,300 crore through a small incremental property tax has sparked a clarification from Bengaluru Smart Infrastructure Ltd (B-Smile), which insists the project will be funded by state govt.B-Smile technical director…
(From left) CMs Revanth Reddy, DK Shivakumar & N Chandrababu Naidu with Union minister CR Patil during the event in Koppal Thursday Koppal: The central govt is preparing a nationwide programme to remove silt from reservoirs and improve water storage capacity, Union jal shakti minister CR Patil said Thursday.Speaking during the inauguration of the new…
Bengaluru: Ulsoor police have cracked a silver shop burglary in which a thief drilled through a wall and stole around 10kg of silver ornaments from a shop on Car Street on April 29. Police arrested the accused from Shankarpuram, Tamil Nadu. During interrogation, he confessed that he had sold the stolen ornaments in Madanur. Police…
Bengaluru police apprehended 12 individuals for allegedly robbing a trader of Rs 17 lakh. BENGALURU: City police have arrested 12 men for allegedly robbing a trader of Rs 17 lakh after luring him with the promise of converting the cash into cryptocurrency.The arrests were made following a complaint by Vishwas Y, 31, a resident of…
Davangere/Bengaluru: A 20-year-old man accused of plotting an attack on the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya was arrested in Harihar in Davangere district, making him the third terror suspect to be held in the state in little over a fortnight.Davangere district police Tuesday arrested Suhail, a native of Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, from Harihar, where he…
Bengaluru: A special court for corruption cases registered and investigated by Lokayukta in Tumakuru held a former assistant executive engineer with Bescom-Kunigal and an electrical contractor guilty of accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000 to install a transformer in 2014 and sentenced them to five years’ simple imprisonment with fine.The convicted are then AEE PN…
Breakdown Sparks Demand for Better Emergency Transport Plan Bangalore metro disruption Bangalore metro disruption Bengaluru: The disruption of Namma Metro services Tuesday evening left thousands of commuters stranded and scrambling for transport home, with one of the most striking visuals being tech professionals squeezing into old, dust-covered trucks after failing to find other options. The…
