Bengaluru: Bannerghatta police have arrested four persons in connection with the murder of gym trainer Vijay Kumar, 32, whose decomposed body was found in Kaleshwari village near Jigani on June 10.The accused have been identified as Srirama, Sumith, Venkateshaiah, and Babu, all residents of Anekal.Vijay, a native of Mulbagal in Kolar district and a resident…
Bengaluru: A high-level committee of senior revenue officials will probe the multi-crore land scam involving alleged large-scale forgery of revenue records and illegal takeover of over 16 acres of govt land in KG Thornahalli village in Malur taluk of Kolar district.The govt’s decision to set up the panel comes a day after former Malur MLA…
Bengaluru: What initially appeared to be routine order cancellations at a Flipkart delivery hub in north Bengaluru has now unravelled into an alleged fraud involving four delivery executives accused of swapping expensive products with fake items and pocketing the originals worth over Rs 4.2 lakh.The alleged fraud took place at Flipkart’s delivery office in Varadaraju…
A two-year-old boy died after choking on a wild gooseberry (bettada nelikayi) at Malur in Kolar district Monday afternoon.Police said the victim, Vijayendra, accidentally swallowed the large gooseberry while playing at home. The boy soon began struggling to breathe, prompting his parents to rush him to the govt hospital in Malur, where doctors declared him…
Bengaluru: Think twice before reaching for your favourite namkeen or savoury/salted snacks. Namkeens such as boondi, sev, chips and chow chow mixture, along with dairy products, emerged as the most unsafe food items in Karnataka in 2025-26, according to the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA).The findings came after the department analysed 35,639 food samples…
