Bengaluru | A married woman was raped by a six-member gang on the pretext of helping her in Gangavathy town in Koppal district of Karnataka. The police said that five accused have been arrested while the hunt for the main accused is underway. The five accused have been identified as Moula Hussain, Shivakumar, Prashanth, Mahesh […]
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Karnataka moral policing victim claims gang-rape by vigilantes, demands police action
Haveri (Karnataka) | In an alarming development, a victim of moral policing released a video on Thursday in which she said that she was repeatedly gang-raped by vigilantes in Haveri district of Karnataka. The homemaker was dragged out of a hotel after being seen with a person from another religion and beaten up in Hangal […]
Ex-PM Deve Gowda’s daughter-in-lawβs outburst at biker, says – ‘Go die under a bus’
Mysuru/Belagavi | The video of Bhavani Revanna, the daughter-in-law of former Prime Minister Deve Gowda, berating a bike rider for colliding with her luxury car went viral on social media on Monday. Bhavani’s outburst that her Rs 1.5 crore car was more important than the bike rider’s life, and her other heartless comments have been […]
Rape accused jumps 40 feet tall prison wall to escape, video goes viral
Bengaluru | The video of a rape accused making an escape after jumping the 40 feet tall prison wall has gone viral on social media in Karnataka. However, the police has nabbed the accused and sent him back to the prison. The 23-year-old Vasantha, an auto driver was jailed in connection with a rape case […]
Woman cop alleges harassment by K’taka Cong MLA, suspended for putting WhatsApp status
Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka) | A woman police constable, who put a message against the alleged harassment she faced at the hands of local Congress MLA, has been suspended in Karnataka. The woman cop, Latha, had put up a post against Kadur Congress MLA, K.S. Anand. She had stated in the status that if anything happens to […]
Karnataka: Man watching waterfall slips from rock into water, accident captured on camera, video goes viral
Udupi (Karnataka) | In a tragic incident, a young man watching a waterfall in Karnataka’s Udupi district, while slipped into the river from the rock he was standing on and went missing on Monday, police said. The episode is captured on camera and the video has gone viral on social media. Police and emergency have […]
Cop trying to stop illegal sand transportation crushed to death in Karnataka
Kalaburagi |Β A head constable, who was trying to stop illegal sand transportation, was crushed to death in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi district on Friday, the police said. Acting on a tip-off about illegal transportation of sand, head constable Mysuru Chouhan and constable Pramod Dodmani went to Narayanapura village on a bike at 10 p.m. on Thursday. The […]
Whenever PM Modi goes to Japan, there’s currency ban in India: Kharge
Bengaluru |Β Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday alleged that whenever Prime Minister Narendra Modi travels to Japan, he imposes a currency ban in India. Kharge made the remarks while addressing the swearing in ceremony of the new Congress government of Karnataka at the Kanteerava Stadium here. “Last time when Prime Minister Modi went to Japan, […]
Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar take oath as new Karnataka CM, DyCM
Bengaluru |Β Siddaramaiah and D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday took oath as the new Karnataka Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister, respectively, at the swearing in ceremony of the new Congress government in the state. The oath of office was administered to the two leaders by state Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot at ceremony currently underway at the Kanteerava […]
‘Opted to go to jail than to join BJP’: Karnataka Congress President Shivakumar breaks down after victory
Bengaluru |Β Congress’ Karnataka President D.K. Shivakumar broke down after defeating his BJP rival R. Ashoka by a whopping 76,408 votes in Kanakapura Assembly constituency. Addressing reporters, Shivakumar said that the “BJP had hatched a conspiracy and gave me options of whether going to the prison or joining BJP. I opted to go to the prison. […]