Bengaluru

Fact Check: Did Bengaluru police ask people for vehicle numbers before boarding cabs?

The city police cleared that the message was not forwarded from the official Bengaluru City Police number and requested people to not believe in such hoax messages or share them.

Dec 3, 2019

Shivajinagar candidates create confusion among voters ahead of Karnataka by-polls

Except for the BJP, all the other major political parties have given tickets to Muslim candidates including Rizwan Arshan, standing for Congress and Tanveer Ahmed Ullah for JD-S.

Dec 3, 2019

Nine-year-old girl raped, murdered in Karnataka's Kalaburagi

The incident took place at Yakapur village in Chincholi Taluk of the district, where the minor's body was found in a canal behind the village Anganwadi (rural child care centre).

Dec 3, 2019

Don't hesitate, Dial 100 in Bengaluru as police helpline gets designated wing for women safety

The city police commissioner Bhaskar Rao, IPS said that Bengaluru City Police has put together a separate wing for women safety in the Central Crime Branch (CCB) which will function exclusively for women in the city.

Dec 2, 2019

Bengaluru police books food delivery boy for beating stray dog to death

The incident took place on Wednesday, November 27 around 8 pm near CoLive Hudson apartment in Bandepalya, when a 25-year-old Teja working for an online food delivery app, battered a puppy to death.

Dec 2, 2019

Bengaluru man kidnaps cousin for Rs 50 lakh ransom, city police come to rescue

A 32-year-old Moin Khan along with his two auto-rickshaw driver friends, Mubarak and Ayaz were nabbed by the Banaswadi police for abducting his 13-year-old cousin.

Dec 2, 2019

Unhappy with a girl child, grandmother throws 8-day-old infant from terrace in Bengaluru

The heinous incident took place when the mother of the child had gone to the bathroom. It is suspected that the grandmother had thrown the baby from the house terrace.

Dec 1, 2019

Caught for smoking ganja, miscreants stab Bengaluru police officers

The incident happened near Venkatashamappa Layout in Chamundi Nagar, when the police officers in mufti were patrolling the area.

Dec 1, 2019

Bengaluru detonator blast: 6 injured at Forensic Science Laboratory

The incident took place at around 3 pm inside Forensic Science Laboratory on Sarjapur main road in Madivala, where a few scientists and a staffer was injured in the blast.

Nov 29, 2019

Former Karnataka CMs HD Kumaraswamy, Siddaramaiah booked for defamation, sedition

Top cops including then city police commissioner T Suneel Kumar, former DCP East Rahul Shadpurwad and 6 others have been booked for violating the model code of conduct (MCC) by protesting outside Income Tax office.

Nov 29, 2019

Bengaluru police arrest Congress workers for calling election officials agents of BJP

Nearly 50 Congress workers have been booked by the Bengaluru city police after a complaint was filed by model code of conduct (MCC) officer, Jayasimha HN at Halasurugate Police Station.

Nov 28, 2019

Karnataka CM Yediyurappa's broken promise: BBMP cuts down compensation for Hulimavu flood victims

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa promised to transfer Rs 50,000 as compensation to 319 flash flood victims of Hulimavu, who were hit worst by the lake breach.

Nov 27, 2019

Bengaluru traffic police takes up mannequin challenge to curb traffic violations

Bengaluru Traffic Police has installed mannequins dressed up as traffic police with a white shirt and khaki uniform along with reflector jackets, hats, and black boots to end traffic violations.

Nov 27, 2019

Hulimavu Lake breach: Over 600 houses damaged, Lokayukta seeks interim report

Karnataka Lokayukta Justice P Vishwanatha Shetty, who visited the breach site, has asked the civic agencies including BBMP, BWSSB and KSPCB to submit an interim report over the cause of lake breach.

Nov 26, 2019

Karnataka bypolls: JD(S) extends support to BJP, CM Yediyurappa rejects offer

Addressing a public rally in Karnataka's Ballari, Kumaraswamy said that JD(S) is ready to support the saffron party for December 5 bypolls as he does not want the people to suffer another mid-term election.

Nov 26, 2019

Hulimavu Lake breaches in Bengaluru, thousands flee; BBMP announces Rs 10k compensation

Hulimavu lake breach happened at around 2.30 pm on November 24 flooding nearly 900 houses in Hulimavu, Arekere and BTM layout.

Nov 25, 2019

Home guards deployed at BMCRI hospitals for doctors' safety

The Medical Education Department took the decision to deploy home guards at the hospitals following the attack on a female doctor by a pro-Kannada outfit inside the hospital.

Nov 24, 2019

After JMB, NIA unearths another Bangladeshi terror group Ansarullah Bangla in Bengaluru

Ansarullah Bangla's presence in Bengaluru came into light after the NIA team from Kolkata arrested a man named Mahmood Hassan from Guwahati, who told NIA that he was previously staying in Bengaluru.

Nov 24, 2019

Global prosperity index: Bengaluru tops as India's highest-ranked city; Delhi, Mumbai make it to list

Bengaluru stood at No.83 of the world's 113 cities in terms of social and economic inclusivity. Zurich in Switzerland topped the Global Prosperity Index

Nov 22, 2019

IMA scam: Prompted by viral text, investors stage protest outside Bengaluru office

A WhatsApp forward message was widely circulated among the investors asking them to carry out a protest at 5 pm.

Nov 18, 2019