Bengaluru: The investigation into the case of obscene messages sent to actress and former MP Ramya on social media has been transferred to the Central Crime Branch (CCB), Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh confirmed on Tuesday.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday said that the former Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda, whose suspension has been revoked by the government along with three other police officers, will not be reinstated in the same position, and will be given a post equivalent to his ranking.

Bengaluru: Three people have been arrested following the recovery of a bag containing gelatin sticks and detonators at Kalasipalya BMTC bus stand here, police said on Tuesday.

Karnataka Science and Technology Minister N S Boseraju on Tuesday said the state is set to witness a historic moment in India’s scientific journey as the state government is all set to host Nobel laureates Duncan Haldane and David Gross for an exclusive dialogue on July 30. 

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday said there is nothing wrong if party national President Mallikarjun Kharge wants to return to state politics.

In a major anti-corruption operation, officials from the Karnataka Lokayukta raided the residence of Jayanna, the Executive Engineer of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Hassan division, early Tuesday morning. The raids were conducted based on allegations of accumulating assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.

The Lokayukta sleuths on Tuesday raided multiple locations linked to five government officials who are accused of amassing wealth disproportionate to their known sources of income.

Raichur: A differently-abled man from Devasugur village in Raichur taluk attempted suicide on Monday afternoon by climbing an overhead water tank, allegedly upset over being denied a government-provided tricycle vehicle and non-receipt of 11 months’ pension.