Briefs

Bengaluru, Dec 13: Central Crime Branch (CCB) Police has nabbed three drug peddlers and seized 225 LSD strips and two kg ganja worth Rs 20 lakh during a raid on a flat on the outskirts of the city. The arrested were identified as Amatya Rishi (23), native of A R Palace, Saradar Patel North, S K Puri, Patna, Bihar State, local lad Aditya Kumar (21) and Mangal Mukhya (30), Ghanshyam Pur Police

Bengaluru, Nov 11: A 12 feet long python was rescued by the wildlife rescue team of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) in Hemmigepura area here on Monday. The python was found in the compound of a house in Rajarajeshwari Nagar in Ward No. 198 in Hemmigepura, which is located near Turahalli forest reserve area. Mohan, a member of the BBMP wildlife rescue team, said that due to changes in

Hassan, Oct 17: The famous and historic Hasanamba temple, which opens once in a year, in the city opened for devotees for 13 days on Thursday. Hassan city is decorated with colourful illumination, buntings and banners, in view of the Hasanamba Jatra Mahotsava. The temple will be opened up to October 29. The district administration has made all arrangements for the festival, which attracts lakhs of

Madikeri, Sept 24: Two people were arrested by the forest department officials for hunting wild boar in Somwarpet taluk on Tuesday. The alleged arrested have been identified as Ganesh and Subramani. According to the forest officials, they were arrested while trying to escape with the boar.

Bengaluru, Sept 23: A 35-year-old died in a road accident near Sambhram College hear today. The driver of the truck which allegedly killed the man, identified as Lal Bahadur, fled the spot after deserting the vehicle when the public tried to catch him. Bahzadur was working in an apartment as a security guard.

Chamarajanagar, Sept 19: Police in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar on Thursday seized two trucks in a raid at an illegal sand mining spot near Cauvery river belt at the Kollegal taluk of the district. Police had received several complaints about the illegal sand mining activities at Cauvery belt in the Chamrajnagar district. Acting on complaints, a team of police personnel, led by Chamrajnagar

Bidar, Sept 10: Bidar Police on Monday conducted a drive and registered 1,012 cases under various offences of Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019. Total challan of Rs 9,72,700 was imposed on violators. "Apart from it 25 notices were issued to violators who have to appear before the court and face the trial," said T Sreedhara SP, Bidar. The new Motor Vehicles Act has enhanced the penalties for

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 25: In the wake of traffic dislocation in Padil – Kulashekara section of Palakkad Division, some Express trains have been diverted and another was rescheduled. A release from Thiruvananthapuram Division of Southern Railway (SR) on Sunday said, Thiruvananthapuram – Lokmanyatilak Netravati Express on August 25 will be diverted to run via Shoranur, Erode, Jolarpettai

Kalaburgi, Aug 22: District Deputy Commissioner R Venketesh Kumar has sought financial assistance of Rs 31.39 crore to take up rehabilitation works in flood ravaged Afzalpur, Kalaburagi, Jewargi and Chitapur Taluks. According to preliminary reports the loss caused due to excess release of water from river Bhima including utensils and cloths was to the tune of Rs 8.8 lakh, houses located close to

Kasarsgod, Aug 22: The Union Health Ministry has selected the district hospital in Kanhangad near here for its award for quality in health care and overall cleanliness, an official informed on Thursday. The award by the Ministry carries a citation and a financial aid of Rs 40 lakh each for the next three years. According to the district panchayat authorities it was for the first time ever that a