Category: Karnataka

The Karnataka High Court on Friday made it clear that it will issue warrant against the liquor baron Vijay Mallya for his production before the court if he does not personally appear on January 19, 2017, to face trial in a contempt of court case. He allegedly violated an “oral undertaking” given before the Bengaluru Bench of the Debt Recovery […]

In the biggest seizure of cash in new currency post demonetisation, the Income Tax department today confiscated Rs 4.7 crore during searches in a dozen premises in Bengaluru and other locations. Officials said the searches were launched on the premises of two engineers, working with the state government, and some “connected persons”. A team of over 50 I-T sleuths and […]

A team of 10 Income Tax Department sleuths from Hubballi conducted a survey and inquiry at the offices of Obulapuram Mining company and Associated Mining company, owned by mining baron G. Janardhan Reddy, on Monday. The sleuths, divided into two groups, entered the two offices located in Veeranagouda Colony, close to Mr. Reddy’s residence. The inquiry comes close on the […]

Students, teachers and management of a city school have come together and pooled in Rs 50 lakh to be donated to the Army Welfare Fund. This comes a month after Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealing to the country to send inspiring messages to soldiers of Indian Army during Diwali. Chairman of the New Horizon Educational Institution Mohan Manghnani will hand […]

In another embarrassing incident by a Karnataka politician, Tanveer Sait, Education Minister was caught on tape watching porn during Tipu Jayanti celebration in Raipur on Thursday. Footage of Sait looking at nude pictures on his mobile was captured by a TV channel. After the function, the minister tried to downplay the incident saying he was trying to know the status […]

In a big relief to the former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP State president B.S. Yeddyurappa, a special CBI court on Wednesday acquitted him and all other accused in the case of alleged receipt of illegal gratification from mining companies through the trusts managed by his family members.