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Belagavi: An elderly couple in Khanapur taluk, Belagavi district, died by suicide after falling victim to cyber fraud and alleged harassment, police said on Friday. Diogjeron Santan Nazareth (82) and his wife Flaviana (79), residents of Beedi village in Khanapur, had no children, police added. A two-page handwritten death note …

The offerings were made over 30 days Bengaluru: A total of Rs 3,48,69,621 in cash, 32 grams of gold and 1.24 kg of silver have been donated at a temple in Karnataka’s Raichur. A video has gone viral showing over a hundred priests counting the donations at the Raghavendra Swamy …

Bengaluru: The state Assembly on Friday passed the ‘Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which proposes significant salary hikes and allowances for MLAs, MLCs, ministers and Assembly staffers. The move which has come amid the government complaining of shortage of funds has invoked criticism and also raised …

Bengaluru: The Karnataka minister targeted with a failed honey trap said today not just him, but 48 MLAs have been targeted this way over the last 20 years. KN Rajanna, known to be close to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, was targeted twice, PWD (Public Works Department) Minister Satish Jarkiholi has said. …

Bengaluru: Karnataka lawmakers – from the Chief Minister down to MLAs – will vote on doubling their salaries, as well as those of top government officials like the Assembly Speaker and the Leader of the Opposition. They will also vote, possibly tomorrow, on expansive increases to other facilities, ranging from …

Actor Ranya Rao’s stepfather, a senior cop in Karnataka, has been sent on “compulsory leave” days after the actor was arrested in a gold smuggling case. The order for the Director General of Police (Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation) K Ramachandra Rao’s leave was issued this evening. It did not …

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has withdrawn the police involvement in the probe into the Ranya Rao gold smuggling case. The state police’s Criminal Investigation Department or CID was initially tasked with investigating protocol violations at the Bengaluru International Airport. The Home Ministry has now revoked the probe order. The government …

Bengaluru: Days after an Israeli tourist’s gang-rape near the UNESCO World Heritage site of Hampi in Karnataka, the police have increased night patrolling and launched raids on hotels, assuring better security amid a reported outflow of foreign tourists from the state. Koppal Superintendent of Police L Arasiddi held random checks for …