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Om Prakash was an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1981-batch Bengaluru: Karnataka’s former police chief Om Prakash was found dead at his Bengaluru home on Sunday. He was 68. There was blood everywhere on the floor where his body – which had injuries – was found, the police …

Bengaluru: The prime accused in the cyber fraud case involving an elderly couple in Karnataka’s Belagavi, which led them to die by suicide, has been arrested less than a month after he swindled Rs 50 lakh from them. The accused Chirag Jeevarajbhai Lakkad was arrested from Gujarat’s Surat after investigation …

Bengaluru: A patient was dragged and brutally assaulted at a rehabilitation centre near Bengaluru, prompting outrage and the subsequent arrest of perpetrators. CCTV visuals of the incident showed a man undergoing treatment being cornered in a room and then being beaten relentlessly with a stick by a man, while others …

Bengaluru: A mob of men allegedly assaulted a 38-year-old woman in Karnataka’s Davanagere city after her husband filed a complaint against her at a local mosque over a domestic dispute. The incident that took place outside the mosque last week was captured on camera and circulated on social media, sparking …

Bengaluru: A man who allegedly kidnapped and killed a five-year-old girl in Karnataka’s Hubballi has been killed in an encounter with the police, officials said today. A policeman was injured during the operation, they said. The accused, 35-year-old Nitesh Kumar, attacked a police team after they caught him, and despite …

New Delhi: The Karnataka caste census report which was presented before a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday recommended increasing reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) from 32 per cent to 51 per cent. In 2020, the Karnataka government headed by the BJP appointed Jayaprakash Hegde as …

The Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes has submitted the caste census (socio, economic and educational survey) report to the state cabinet. The report will be discussed in the next cabinet meeting on April 17. The caste census report, the second by a Congress-ruled state – after Telangana – has …

Yadgir, Karnataka: A sudden electrical malfunction triggered a cascading series of fires, panic, and destruction in the quiet hamlet of Jalibenchi in Karnataka’s Yadgir district. The incident, which occurred late last night, saw nearly a hundred homes affected, leaving behind a trail of charred appliances and injured residents. Several videos …

Of the total 6,37,405 students who appared for the exam, only 4,68,439 have successfully qualified registering an overall pass percentage of 73.45 per cent. The Science stream has recorded the highest percentage with 82.45 per cent. Around 2,80,933 students appeared for the exam, of which 2,31,461 have qualified.   Around 2,03,429 …

Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara has tendered his apology after his remark on a sexual assault case in Bengaluru triggered massive public anger. After a video emerged yesterday showing a man groping a woman on a street in Bengaluru, the Congress leader had suggested that such incidents occur in …