Karnataka

The sensational case of firing at anti-CAA protesters in December 2019 has been backed by the government as Mangaluru police get a clean chit. During the protest, the police opened fire at the violent mob and two persons had died.

A custom official and his wife are under CBI net after their baggage at Bengaluru airport exposed them of carrying Rs 74.81 lakh, a disproportionate source of income. The official Mohammed Irfan Ahmed, Superintendent Of Customs, Air Intelligence Unit Chennai and his wife were traveling to Lucknow via Bengaluru, and as they missed their connecting flight, the checking at baggage counter exposed them. They failed to give a satisfactory reply for the cash found in the bag.

Speaking to reporters here, he said the decision would be announced in two days based on expert technical committee’s advice.

The complaint stated that he had received a message on his phone instructing him to update his Know Your Customer (KYC) details. The message also warned that his bank account would be blocked if he failed to update the details.

More than 20 cars ferrying passengers broke down and the passengers took a tractor to reach the airport lounge.

Days after an FIR was registered against the online fantasy sports firm Dream11, the company closed its Karnataka operation. Recently the Karnataka government had banned all kinds of online betting and Bengaluru police registered an FIR against its founders Harish Jain and Bhavit Sheth, following a complaint for violation of its new rules.

With multiple cases of religious conversion attempts in Karnataka being reported, talking exclusively to Asianet Newsable, Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said that the government will table the anti-religious conversion bill in the next assembly session.

Following heavy rains, 7 people died after a house collapsed in Belagavi district in Karnataka on Wednesday. Expressressing sincere condolences, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter and also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each under Prime Minister's National Relief Fund.

On the promise of helping to arrange children through surrogacy, a five-member gang reportedly cheated over a dozen childless couples and handed them over children from poor families. The Bengaluru police busted the scam and rescued 11 children so far.

In a report by the Delhi-based think-tank, AF Development Centre (AFDC), the researchers noted that ground-level implementation of tobacco control is lacking, erratic in these states and needs to be improved.