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No evidence of mass molestation, says Bengaluru police chief

No evidence of mass molestation, says Bengaluru police chief

Rediff.com6 Jan 2017

According to the police, the images of women crying on the shoulders of policewomen and friends were not linked to incidents of molestation, but reactions to stampede when the police resorted to lathi-charge to control the crowd.

2 rebel K'taka MLAs fail to appear before Speaker

2 rebel K'taka MLAs fail to appear before Speaker

Rediff.com15 Jul 2019

"Speaker is yet to fix another date for them to appear before him," the sources added.

Central forces deployed in Bengaluru after violence over PF

Central forces deployed in Bengaluru after violence over PF

Rediff.com20 Apr 2016

The city police commissioner has promulgated prohibitory orders under Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure in the limits of Bengaluru city till the midnight of April 22.

CM takes tough line on lawyer-media clash in Bengaluru

CM takes tough line on lawyer-media clash in Bengaluru

Rediff.com2 Mar 2012

Gowda will also meet representatives of the media, judiciary and the police to chalk out a plan to streamline media coverage in the courts and frame guidelines to avoid such chaos in the future.

Disproportionate asset case: Jaya resumes deposition

Disproportionate asset case: Jaya resumes deposition

Rediff.com22 Nov 2011

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday resumed her deposition before a special court in Bengaluru for the third time in connection with the Rs 66 crore disproportionate asset case against her and two others.

Upset over Congress MLA's remarks, Kumaraswamy threatens to quit

Upset over Congress MLA's remarks, Kumaraswamy threatens to quit

Rediff.com28 Jan 2019

His comments a day after a ruling Congress MLA demanded that Siddaramaiah be made the chief minister again.

Kumaraswamy allocates portfolios, retains finance

Kumaraswamy allocates portfolios, retains finance

Rediff.com8 Jun 2018

Portfolio sharing had turned out to be a thorny issue between the Congress and JD-S and was thrashed out after much haggling, with both parties announcing an agreement on June one.

CBI books Karnataka minister, senior cops in DSP Ganapathy death case

CBI books Karnataka minister, senior cops in DSP Ganapathy death case

Rediff.com26 Oct 2017

Ganapathy was found dead at Madikeri in Karnataka on July 7 last year.

18,000 cops will guard B'luru tonight

18,000 cops will guard B'luru tonight

Rediff.com31 Dec 2010

Ahead of a very specific threat that terrorists may attack Bengaluru City on New Year's eve, the administration has deployed 18,000 policemen to guard the city. City Police Commissioner Shankar Bidri asked all citizens to remain alert and inform the police about anything suspicious.

COVID-19: Priest in Kerala arrested for holding mass

COVID-19: Priest in Kerala arrested for holding mass

Rediff.com23 Mar 2020

Police also lodged criminal cases against home quarantined persons who ventured outside and have warned that violators of home quarantine order will face arrest.

Aircraft bomb episode: police yet to find leads

Aircraft bomb episode: police yet to find leads

Rediff.com23 Mar 2010

"We have not chanced upon any leads so far," Bengaluru City Deputy Commissioner of Police (North-East Division) Basavaraj Malagatti told PTI, even as a police official said in Thiruvananthapuram "we are collecting all the details from both the airports for analysis". The investigation would look into all aspects including on how the explosive material made its way into the cargo hold, the source from where it was procured, the official said in Thiruvananthapuram.

Bengaluru ACP files complaint against Taslima

Bengaluru ACP files complaint against Taslima

Rediff.com3 Mar 2010

The intelligence wing of the Bengaluru City Commissioner's office has filed a complaint against controversial Bangaldeshi writer Taslima Nasreen in connection with the controversial article that appeared in a vernacular daily that led to large-scale rioting in parts of Karnataka on Monday.

66.59% turnout in Karnataka bypolls

66.59% turnout in Karnataka bypolls

Rediff.com5 Dec 2019

The by-elections are being held to fill the vacancies caused by the disqualification of 17 rebel Congress and Janata Dal-Secular MLAs, whose rebellion led to the collapse of the H D Kumaraswamy-led coalition government in July and paved the way for the BJP to come to power.

Exclusive: Confessions of a terrorist

Exclusive: Confessions of a terrorist

Rediff.com29 Jan 2010

T Naseer was a prized catch for the Indian security agencies. The man the intelligence agencies claim is Lashkar-e-Tayiba's chief of southern India was picked up from the Bangladesh border a month ago. A dossier on him prepared by the Bengaluru city police provides more information on Naseer.

GJM will give 12-hr relaxation to schools to evacuate students

GJM will give 12-hr relaxation to schools to evacuate students

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

Tamang said, "All schools in Darjeeling will be given relaxation for 12 hours on June 23 to evacuate students from the city."

SC orders CBI probe into Karnataka cop's death

SC orders CBI probe into Karnataka cop's death

Rediff.com5 Sep 2017

SC asked the CBI to file a status report on the probe before it within three months.

Gauri Lankesh's killers identified her as 'durjan', claims probe team

Gauri Lankesh's killers identified her as 'durjan', claims probe team

Rediff.com26 Nov 2018

In August 2016, at a meeting of the syndicate, the main members identified Lankesh as a durjan "as told in the Kshatra Dharma Sadhana based on her speeches and writings

Karnataka: BJP presents farmer-friendly budget

Karnataka: BJP presents farmer-friendly budget

Rediff.com18 Jul 2008

The BJP presented a surplus, farmer friendly budget for Rs 18.85 crore for the year 2008-09. Emphasis was also given to Bengaluru city with Rs 36,000 crore being allocated for infrastructure development. In his budget speech, Yeddyurappa said that the main intention was to improve the image of Bengaluru and put it on the global map. For this to take place the development of infrastructure was the key.

Karnataka: Congress wins Jayanagar assembly seat

Karnataka: Congress wins Jayanagar assembly seat

Rediff.com13 Jun 2018

Congress' Sowmya Reddy secured 54,457 votes against her nearest rival from the BJP.

India's 10 fastest growing cities; Surat tops

India's 10 fastest growing cities; Surat tops

Rediff.com7 Dec 2018

Besides Surat, which will also be the world's fastest growing city during 2019-35, the other nine cities are Agra, Bengaluru Hyderabad, Nagpur, Tiruppur, Rajkot, Tiruchirappalli, Chennai and Vijayawada.

Cops use the Game of Thrones way into millennial hearts!

Cops use the Game of Thrones way into millennial hearts!

Rediff.com7 Jun 2017

City police, metros, airports, even power utilities are using pop culture and social media to reach the young and encourage public ownership of public services. Amritha Pillay reports.

Efforts to mollify rebel Karnataka Cong MLAs fail

Efforts to mollify rebel Karnataka Cong MLAs fail

Rediff.com14 Jul 2019

Nagaraj reached Mumbai accompanied by Karnataka BJP president B S Yeddyurappa's personal assistant Santosh and BJP MLA R Ashok.

Karnataka cabinet expansion sets off huge discontent in Congress

Karnataka cabinet expansion sets off huge discontent in Congress

Rediff.com22 Dec 2018

With the cabinet expansion being deferred repeatedly, several aspirants, especially those from Congress, had openly expressed their displeasure over the delay, piling pressure on the party to fill its quota so as to avoid any trouble ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

PM Modi on speaker/airplane mode, never on work mode: Rahul

PM Modi on speaker/airplane mode, never on work mode: Rahul

Rediff.com7 May 2018

Rahul said Modi cannot speak on corruption as the party's chief ministerial candidate Yeddyurappa faced graft allegations.

Bengaluru limps back to normalcy, curfew lifted

Bengaluru limps back to normalcy, curfew lifted

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

Curfew, imposed late on Monday night, continued to remain in force in 16 police station limits of the city which were under prohibitory orders.

Karnataka bandh on Saturday over Cauvery row

Karnataka bandh on Saturday over Cauvery row

Rediff.com17 Apr 2015

Normal life in Karnataka is likely to be affected on Saturday as pro-Kannada outfits have called for a statewide dawn-to-dusk bandh to protest Tamil Nadu's opposition to Mekedatu drinking water project across the inter-state river Cauvery.

Bengaluru police busts gang trafficking children to US

Bengaluru police busts gang trafficking children to US

Rediff.com9 Feb 2016

They said the kingpin -- through his agents in Gujarat, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and other places -- brought children under the age of 10 years and paired them with the couples in Bengaluru who acted as family.

2 arrested in connection with seizure of Rs 5.63 cr in new notes

2 arrested in connection with seizure of Rs 5.63 cr in new notes

Rediff.com5 Dec 2016

The money was allegedly diverted by an ATM servicing company in criminal conspiracy with bank officials.

Truck rams into Bangalore-Nanded Express; Congress MLA among 6 killed

Truck rams into Bangalore-Nanded Express; Congress MLA among 6 killed

Rediff.com24 Aug 2015

The truck broke the closed boom gate at Madakasira after "overlooking all safety warnings" and hit the H-1 coach of the Nanded-bound train at around 2.20 am.

Transport strike: Commuters suffer as buses, taxis stay off roads

Transport strike: Commuters suffer as buses, taxis stay off roads

Rediff.com30 Apr 2015

The 24-hour transport strike began on Thursday, affecting normal life in several parts of the country including in Kerala and Karnataka, even as the Centre asked private operators and employees of state transport authorities to call off their strike.

Violence over Cauvery waters will cost Sonia, Rahul dearly

Violence over Cauvery waters will cost Sonia, Rahul dearly

Rediff.com13 Sep 2016

The Congress leadership should have immediately called on the Karnataka chief minister to implement the Supreme Court order and crack down on the violence, says R Rajagopalan.

'Distress-sharing' may be a workable option whenever Cauvery comes up again

'Distress-sharing' may be a workable option whenever Cauvery comes up again

Rediff.com16 Feb 2018

Considering that the Supreme Court has now included two, rather three, new variable to the tribunal's findings, it could imply that whenever the current order comes in for review, the two states could raise specific issues flowing from them, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Tipu row: Karnad gets death threats; BJP wants CM to quit

Tipu row: Karnad gets death threats; BJP wants CM to quit

Rediff.com12 Nov 2015

Jnanpith awardee Girish Karnad and Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Prathap Simha have allegedly received death threats on social media as the controversy rages in Karnataka over the birth anniversary celebrations of 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan.

Cauvery row cripples Karnataka, Tamil Nadu; 1 killed in firing in Bengaluru

Cauvery row cripples Karnataka, Tamil Nadu; 1 killed in firing in Bengaluru

Rediff.com13 Sep 2016

Suspected pro-Tamil protesters attacked and damaged a hotel run by a native of Karnataka in Chennai.

Destination detox

Destination detox

Rediff.com25 Mar 2015

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal undertook a course in naturopathy in Bengaluru recently. We take a look at what the treatment involves.

Desi WTF News: It's weird, true and funny!

Desi WTF News: It's weird, true and funny!

Rediff.com5 Nov 2014

Want to know about some weird stuff happening in your backyard? Read on...

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