Bengaluru: The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department took action on Thursday by issuing separate suspension orders for 27 Assistant Executive Engineers, Assistant Engineers, and Junior Engineers working within the department. These suspensions were made in response to the officers' dereliction of duty as they failed to report to their newly assigned transfer posts. 

Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government is mulling providing clemency for the one last time to those who are in possession of wildlife products such as pelts, tooth, claws and various other artefacts, Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre said on Thursday.

Tumakuru (Karnataka) (PTI): The Karnataka Forest Department on Thursday arrested three men for allegedly hunting and killing a peacock and later cooking its meat for consumption.

JD(S) state President H D Kumaraswamy on Thursday threatened to go on a fast until death if the Karnataka government decides to go-ahead with the proposal to rename Ramanagara district as Bengaluru South', claiming that he has emotional relationship with the district.

Thirteen people were killed when the SUV they were travelling in crashed into a stationary tanker here on Thursday morning, police said. 

Bengaluru: Amid increasing calls for stringent action against actors Darshan, Nikhil Kumaraswamy and Jaggesh, whose images wearing a tiger claw locket went viral on social media following the arrest of Bigg Boss Kannada season 10 contestant, Varthur Santosh, all three actors surrendered their tiger claw lockets to the forest department officials on Wednesday.

Bengaluru: In a latest development concerning the Chaitra ticket fraud case that has garnered significant attention in the state, S. Manohar KPCC general Secretary on Wednesday complained to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) urging it to register a case under the PMLA act (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) and to initiate an investigation into the case involving alleged fund transfer in exchange for a BJP ticket.

Bengaluru (PTI): A team of senior officials from Karnataka Forest Department would be visiting various places to probe if celebrities and others against whom complaints have been received are in possession of Wildlife articles, officials said on Wednesday.