The century-old well, believed to have been constructed during the 1920s under the British administration, was rejuvenated over the past one-and-a-half months Bengaluru: What was once a neglected, silt-filled well hidden inside NC Colony in Cox Town is now full of clean water again, thanks to the efforts of nearly 50-60 residents who came together…
Gold and silver seized from arrested suspects Mangaluru: Mangaluru City police arrested three notorious house burglars from Nepal and recovered stolen gold and silver ornaments valued at approximately Rs 10 lakh on Friday.The arrested are Thilak Kumar Khadka alias Tilak Khadka,36, a resident of Khetkot, Masta Rural municipality, Chainpur; Ashok Raj alias Ashok Singh alias…
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada police on Friday arrested the man accused of hacking a 21-year-old woman to death near the KSRTC New Bus Stand at BC Road in Bantwal. Dakshina Kannada SP Arun K said the accused, identified as Chethan,22, a resident of Odinala in Belthangady, had allegedly consumed rat poison before he was traced and…
Police arrested five rowdy sheeters for extorting a gym trainer by posing as CCB police officers BENGALURU: Sleuths from Central Crime Branch arrested five rowdy sheeters on charges of extorting Rs 40,000 from a gym trainer, by posing as CCB cops and threatening the trainer to fix in a drug case.The trainer had lodged a…
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the election of BJP’s MK Pranesh into the legislative council from the Chikkamagaluru local authorities’ constituency and declared Congress candidate AV Gayathri Shanthegowda the winner, upholding a vote-recount order of the Karnataka High Court.In the Dec 10, 2021 election, Pranesh was declared elected by a margin of…
A 22-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with the machete murder of a nurse, who he was distantly related to MANGALURU: A day after a 21-year-old nurse was hacked to death at a crowded bus stand in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district, the accused was admitted to hospital after allegedly consuming rat poison during interrogation,…
NEW DELHI: Former India Under-19 World Cup winner Manjot Kalra was arrested by Sri Lanka’s sports anti-corruption investigators on Friday over allegations of attempting to bribe a player during the Lanka Premier League (LPL), according to news agency PTI.Kalra, who struck a match-winning century in the final of India’s victorious 2018 ICC Under-19 World Cup…
BENGALURU: A proposed Rs 2,588-crore intra state transmission project in Mandya district, Karnataka’s first to be implemented under the tariff-based competitive bidding (TBCB) model, has trig-gered concerns over its long-term financial impact on electricity consumers. The Karnataka Electrici-ty Board (KEB) Engineers’ Association has filed objec tions before the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Com-mission (KERC), arguing that…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan star all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has been suspended for three months after failing a dope test during the T20 World Cup earlier this year. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the decision on Friday, saying the positive test was linked to a “substance of abuse” that was not related to improving sporting performance.However,…
BENGALURU: Bengaluru’s wait for elected representatives in its city corporations will continue after the Supreme Court on Friday extended the deadline for completing elections to the five city corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) until December 31, 2026. The latest extension came after the state government informed the court that a large number of…
