After having identified the man who allegedly attacked a bank official at an ATM in Bangalore last month, the police say that his records indicate that he was a history-sheeter who murdered his wife in 2008. The man identified as Narayan Reddy has been absconding ever since he got bail in the murder case.
Schools and colleges in affected areas have been ordered to be closed for a day on Monday.
The body of Sania Bargi was found on the national highway with stab wounds.
The Centre would start an inquiry into the bomb blast near the Bharatiya Janata Party office in Bangalore which left 16 persons injured, Union Home minister Sushil Shinde said on Wednesday.
About 1,000 northeasterners, who had fled Bangalore to their native states in August following rumours of attacks against them, returned on Tuesday, police said.
He said many Bangalore-based companies, which reported robust growth in terms of revenue and profit, were not investing enough in security aspects.
Amid criticism and protests against the government over allegations that Cauvery water was being released from Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) dam to Tamil Nadu, he clarified that the discharge was meant for Bengaluru, and not for the neighbouring state.
The banned terror outfit Al-Ummah was neutralised to a large extent after the 1998 Coimbatore blasts, but it now appears they are making a come back, reports Vicky Nanjappa
Commissioner of Police, Bangalore city, Shankar Bidri said that the organizers of the Indian Premier League will have to make security arrangements on their own when matches are played in Bangalore during the elections.
The Bangalore police may have to wait a while longer before they get the contents of the hard disc belonging to Khafeel Ahmed, the suspect in the UK terror plot who died a month back.
Police are looking at members of the Al-Ummah outfit, who may have been motivated by the IM to carry out the blast near the BJP office in Bangalore. Vicky Nanjappa reports
Bengaluru police said, action has been taken and the person concerned rounded up. Strict action will be taken against him. No such misbehaviour with foreign tourists will be tolerated.
Five more persons have been arrested in connection with with the April 17 blast near the Bharatiya Janata Party office in Bangalore that left 16 persons injured.
A six-year-old girl student was allegedly raped by "unknown persons" at a prominent school in Bangalore, leading to angry protests by parents who besieged the institution on Thursda, demanding action from the management.
In a fresh twist to rape of a 6-year-old in Bangalore, the police has decided to let off Mustafa, the skating instructor, but have picked up two gymnastics teachers -- Lal Giri and Wasim Pasha.
He has been appointed to the CBI director's post for a period of two years from the date of taking charge after Subodh Kumar Jaiswal completes his tenure on May 25, a government order said on Sunday.
Bareta, who was one of the accused in the incidents related to the desecration of a religious text in Faridkot in 2015, was declared a proclaimed offender.
People can send their Rs 2,000 banknotes to specified regional offices of the Reserve Bank through the insured post for credit in their bank accounts. This is a hassle-free option for the people who are away from the regional offices of the Reserve Bank. Besides, the RBI is offering TLR (Triple Lock Receptacle) form to people for a deposit of Rs 2,000 banknotes in their bank account.
Amidst protests by some Hindu groups in parts of Karnataka, American evangelist Benny Hinn has cancelled his visit to Bangalore on Wednesday.
The investigation into the blast at Bangalore before the Karnataka assembly elections appears to have hit a roadblock. Police had initially suspected that terror outfit Al-Ummah was behind the attack.
Police said she was picked up from a hotel in south Delhi.
About 200 farmers were staging the demonstration on acquisition of land for a layout by BDA, which had given part of it to a private society.
The Pakistan Cricket Board security team expressed satisfaction with the Chinnaswamy stadium.
A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud took note of the submissions by lawyer Nizam Pasha, appearing for the women, that the CBI has asked them to come and depose before it during the day.
The bomb planted in front of the Bharatiya Janata Party's office in Karnataka on Wednesday contained ammonium nitrate, shrapnel and a timer, according to the forensic laboratory that analysed the explosive.Police officials have compared the ingredients of the bomb with those used in the Hyderabad blasts in February this year. Though the bomb used in Bangalore was a more powerful one compared to the one used in Hyderabad, the damage was lesser.
Around 18,000 employees were evacuated from International Tech Park Ltd at Whitefield in Bangalore Rural district on Monday following a bomb scare, police and ITPL sources said.
A senior Bangalore officer told rediff.com that they would not carry out an inquiry against Sabeel, as he is not wanted in any case. There is also no information about him being linked with any terrorist outfit in India. The order of the London court makes this clear, the officer also said.
Two youths from the northeast were allegedly attacked by eight persons at Sikanderpur, police said on Thursday.
It is said the hard disks contain jihadi material used to brainwash and recruit youth.
The woman bank official, who was brutally attacked at an unguarded ATM kiosk in Bangalore, was discharged from the hospital on Saturday after undergoing treatment for more than a month.
The discovery of a crude bomb triggered panic in Bangalore on Tuesday morning, but the police managed to successfully defuse the bomb.Some rag pickers found the bomb near Navrang Bar in Rajajinagar in the outskirts of the city today morning. The police rushed to the spot along with the bomb squad, which managed to defuse the bomb.The police are still trying to find out the motive behind planting the bomb. No arrests have been made in connection with the case.
Khafeel had been admitted to hospital after the UK terror plot with 90 per cent burn injuries. He died in hospital on Friday.
Seven Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorists have been arrested so far in the IISc attack case in which an IIT professor from New Delhi was killed and four others were injured
Case is related to payment of user development and passenger service fee.
A Bangalore court has directed the police to register a case against former Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy and probe whether some of his remarks had hurt the religious sentiments of Veerashaiva community.
The Gulf link to terror in India seems to be getting stronger. While the Bangalore police have managed to get details of four persons from the Gulf who were financing and facilitating terror operations, they have now uncovered a Gulf link to the 26/11 Mumbai attacks too.
A Masters of Business Administration student has been arrested in Bangalore for allegedly sending an anti-Modi multimedia message.
Seven months after the terrorists attack on the city, the Anti Terrorist Cell has revealed that the serial blasts of July 25, 2008, were carried out by associates of key Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative Riaz Bhatkal, who continues to remain elusive. Investigating agencies have in their custody nine persons, including a father-son duo.
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