Spa in Mantri mall used for prostitution: police
Police have unearthed a suspected prostitution racket being run in a spa in Mantri Square, the bustling shopping mall in Malleswaram, north Bengaluru. Three women, hailing from Thailand and Russia,...
View ArticleTraffic curbs for PBD
The traffic police have imposed restrictions on the movement of heavy vehicles on Tumakuru Road in view of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD), which will be held from January 7 to 9 at the Bangalore...
View ArticleBank fraud: ED attaches assets of city firm
Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth Rs 6.5 crore of Bengaluru-based Ignis Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd and its director in a Rs 30-crore bank fraud case, the agency tweeted on...
View ArticleCongress corporator 'assaults' man for talking to woman outside his house
The Congress corporator from HBR Layout, P Anand, has been booked for assaulting a man who was talking to a female friend outside his (politician's) house on Wednesday night. It was around 11 am when...
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Parents 'induced' abortion: Ibrahim's daughter
Congress leader C M Ibrahim's daughter Iffa Afza has accused her parents of "pressuring" her to get aborted from the day her pregnancy was confirmed, and suspected that her family was involved in the...
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4 arrested in molestation case
Two days after CCTV footage emerged of a girl being molested in Kammanahalli, police said they had cracked the case with the arrest of four youths. Aiyappa alias Nitish Kumar (19), a delivery boy...
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Bid to tarnish Brand B'luru: Parameshwara
Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday rued Bengaluru was being portrayed in a bad light in the wake of reports of mass molestation during the new year celebrations."We cannot stop the media from...
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BBMP to launch mobile banking facility to collect property tax
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will have mobile banking services in all its eight zones to collect property tax.It has also been decided to accept property tax through cheques but the...
View ArticleTraffic curbs for Vaikunta Ekadashi
The traffic police have imposed following restrictions on January 8 in view of Vaikunta Ekadashi celebrations at Iskcon temple.Vehicles coming from Tumakuru Road and travelling towards West of Chord...
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After snag, flight from city lands safely in Delhi
A SpiceJet flight from Bengaluru with 176 people on board made a precautionary landing at the New Delhi airport on Friday morning following partial failure of the hydraulic system.All passengers and...
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Woman found hanging
A 20-year-old womans decomposed body was found hanging at a house in Basaveshwaranagar on Thursday. The deceased Uma Devi is a native of Magadi taluk and a resident of Housing Board Colony in...
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Another woman assaulted in Bengaluru
A 25-year-old woman was molested in K G Halli on Friday. She has suffered cuts and bruises. She was walking towards Govindapura Circle, near Arabic College, when she was accosted by a man who groped...
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One more held in Kammanahalli incident
The East Division police on Friday arrested one more person in connection with the Kammanahalli molestation case. With this, the total number of arrests made in the case has gone up to five. The...
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Woman exposes 'unofficial' husband's flirtations on FB
A Facebook post by a man's unofficial wife has exposed his suspected philandering ways. Police are now hot on his trail following complaints by the unofficial spouse as well as his legally wedded wife...
View ArticleNIAS fellowship scheme for SSLC, class 12 students
The National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) on Friday launched a prodigy fellowship programme that provides talented SSLC and class 12 students Rs 50,000 and five-year mentoring from experts in...
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Indiranagar may give 'Open Streets' a miss as residents oppose it
Eight Residents' Welfare Associations (RWAs) representing more than 20,000 households in Indiranagar are determined to stall the 'Open Streets' event scheduled for January 15 on 100-Feet Road. Local...
View ArticleCops rescue kidnapped businessman, arrest three
The Bagalur police on Thursday rescued a 41-year-old businessman after arresting three persons from Telangana.The trio had kidnapped Srihari Sudharshan to recover Rs 2.9 crore he owed to his estranged...
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Shortage of judges to try women's cases upsets George
Special courts set up by the state government to hear cases of sexual harassment and atrocities against women are short of judges. Bengaluru Development Minister K J George has promised to request...
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Jalahalli rail overbridge finally opens, relief for motorists
The much-awaited railway overbridge (RoB) on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) near Jalahalli was thrown open to traffic on Friday by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. This will bring relief to motorists travelling...
View ArticleBoy dies as hospital refuses treatment for want of money
A four-year-old boy succumbed to seizures after a hospital refused to treat him until money was paid, the police said. The incident took place in Peenya on Saturday.The deceased is Yashu Kumar, who was...
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