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Man arrested for threatening wife with posting pvt pictures on social media after divorce refusal

Belagavi: A 45-year-old man was arrested here for allegedly threatening his wife with making her private pictures and videos viral on social media platforms after she refused to divorce him, police said on Thursday.

 


Vistara News' Editor-in-Chief is new spokesperson of BJP Karnataka

Bengaluru: In preparation for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, BY Vijayendra, the State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), issued a directive on Thursday appointing 11 members as spokespersons, with former MLC Ashwath Narayan named as the chief spokesperson.

 


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Engineering student shoots himself dead with his father's pistol in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: A first-year engineering student shot himself dead with a licensed pistol of his father at his residence here, police said on Thursday.

 
After 4-year break, Karnataka postal circle reboots its annual philatelic exhibition

Bengaluru: As part of its ongoing effort to redefine connecting people' in the online era, the Karnataka Postal Circle will be reviving its annual state-level philatelic exhibition, which was last held in 2019 in Mangaluru.

 
Crimes against women & children rise in Bengaluru in 2023, show police data

Bengaluru: Bengaluru has witnessed a significant increase in crime against women in 2023 with the city police registering 3,260 cases including 1,135 related to molestation, shows official data.

 
BJP leader Sunil Kumar detained during protest against Srikanth Pujari's arrest

Bengaluru: V Sunil Kumar, the BJP State General Secretary, was taken into custody by Sadashiva Nagar Police in Bengaluru during a solo protest staged against the arrest of Srikanth Pujari. Pujari was apprehended in connection with a three-decade-old incident of violence in Hubballi following the Babri Masjid demolition.

 
BJP launches ''I'm also a Karsevak, Arrest Me Too'' campaign in Karnataka

Bengaluru: The BJP in Karnataka on Thursday launched a campaign, 'I'm also a Karsevak, Arrest Me Too' as it stepped up its protests in several parts of the State over the recent arrest of a Hindu activist in connection with a 31-year-old case related to the Ram Janmabhoomi agitation.

 
HC take cognisance of media report on manual scavenging in K'taka, says it is 'shame on humanity'

Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday took cognizance of a newspaper report on prevalence of manual scavenging in the state and termed it as a "shame on humanity".

 
Cong spokesperson Lavanya Ballal faces online trolling after BJP spokesperson’s ‘Lavanya BJ’ remark

Bengaluru: Lavanya Ballal Jain, a spokesperson for the Congress party, has become the target of online trolling after a heated TV debate with BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla. The incident occurred during a live interview where Poonawalla made comments on Jain's name, leading to a sharp exchange between the two.

 
Godhra-like incident possible in Karnataka in the run up to Rama temple consecration: B K Hariprasad

Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader B K Hariprasad on Wednesday claimed that there is a possibility of ‘Godhra-like incident’ in Karnataka in the run up to the consecration ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22. “The Karnataka government should be alert because in Gujarat during the same occasion, the Kar Sevaks were set on fire at Godhra,” the MLC told reporters here.

 

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