Articles by Arun Dev
BJP MLA Munirathna, four others booked for gang-rape
The woman, claiming to be a BJP worker, filed a complaint at RMC Yard police station in northwestern Bengaluru and said the incident happened on June 11, 2023

Published on May 22, 2025 08:06 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Karnataka government plans to ban basement parking in flood-prone areas
Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar said the state government is working on a new regulation that will prohibit the construction of basement parking in vulnerable areas prone to waterlogging

Published on May 22, 2025 08:00 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
ED raids K’taka institutes linked to min
The institutes are managed by the Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education, a deemed-to-be university where Parameshwara holds the position of Chancellor.

Published on May 22, 2025 07:22 AM IST
Arun Dev, New Delhi/ Bengaluru
Karnataka: SBI branch manager transferred over ‘refusal to speak Kannada’
CM Siddaramaiah called the manager’s refusal to speak in Kannada and English “strongly condemnable” and welcomed the bank’s decision to transfer the employee

Updated on May 22, 2025 07:18 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Woman staff killed in IT company wall collapse amid heavy rains in Bengaluru
Bengaluru witnessed widespread waterlogging, traffic disruptions, and property damage caused by torrential rains that have battered the city since Sunday evening

CM to showcase performance of 2 years in power at Hosapete
The government will distribute one lakh title deeds to beneficiaries from undocumented settlements that have recently been designated as revenue villages

Published on May 17, 2025 08:32 AM IST
GBA elections in four months, says DK Shivakumar
The GBA was officially constituted earlier this week through a government notification, following the Governor’s assent to the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act, 2024

Published on May 17, 2025 08:30 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Ranya Rao’s mother challenges detention under the smuggling law
Ranya Rao's mother seeks Karnataka High Court relief from her daughter's detention under Cofeposa for alleged gold smuggling. Hearing set for June 3.

Updated on May 17, 2025 04:31 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Karnataka orders FIR against MP minister Vijay Shah over Colonel Sofiya remark
Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara said that the FIR would be registered in Belagavi, the district where Colonel Sofiya’s in-laws reside

Updated on May 15, 2025 10:05 PM IST
Days after Suhas Shetty murder, government plans expansion of anti-communal force in state
The force, initially announced for Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, will have the authority to intervene independently while working in close coordination with local law enforcement.

Published on May 15, 2025 06:52 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
5 teams formed to probe religious book burning in Belagavi
The unrest began on Monday when worshippers at a mosque in Santi Bastawad discovered that several prayer books, including copies of the Quran, were missing from a shelf

Published on May 14, 2025 07:02 AM IST
Arun Dev, Belagavi
Cybercriminals exploit Indo-Pak tension to steal data: Bengaluru police chief
Cybercriminals are capitalising on the public’s curiosity about the Indo-Pak conflict by circulating fake news and phishing links that can compromise both personal and financial information

Karnataka caste survey begins; to be completed in 3 stages
Siddaramaiah said the survey was in line with the Congress’s poll promise to ensure equitable distribution of SC reservation

Published on May 06, 2025 04:45 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Siddaramaiah denies knowledge of ‘link’ between aid to Fazil and Shetty murder
Suhas Shetty, facing five criminal cases in Mangaluru and Dakshina Kannada districts, including two charges of murder, was hacked to death on May 1

Published on May 05, 2025 04:00 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Auto driver killed as sudden rain and strong winds lash city
IMD attributed the conditions to localised thunderstorms caused by moisture inflow from both the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea

Published on May 03, 2025 06:38 AM IST
Parts of Karnataka tense after murder of right-wing activist
Police stated Shetty was travelling with 5 of his associates in Mangaluru when their vehicle was intercepted by unidentified assailants who hacked him to death

Published on May 03, 2025 04:30 AM IST
Karwar base searches continue on second day
The inspection drive, which started on Wednesday, involved thorough checks of boats and ships approaching the Uttara Kannada district’s coastal waters

Published on May 02, 2025 07:38 AM IST
Siddaramaiah questions Centre’s timing of caste census move
Chief minister Siddaramaiah termed the move as politically motivated and was possibly linked to the forthcoming elections in Bihar

Published on May 02, 2025 07:28 AM IST
Arun Dev, New Delhi
On caste census move, Siddaramaiah questions timing, sees a Bihar poll link
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah credited Rahul Gandhi’s sustained advocacy for the Union government’s decision to enumerate caste in the next census

Updated on May 01, 2025 08:04 PM IST
Man held in Kerala for molesting woman in Bengaluru
In the early hours of April 3, CCTV footage from BTM Layout in Bengaluru showed a man stalking two women and groping one of them outside a house before fleeing

Published on Apr 15, 2025 07:32 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Caste report roils Karnataka: Congress fends off BJP, internal discord
News reports on the yet-unreleased survey said backward classes comprised 70% of the state’s population. Dominant Vokkaligas and Lingayats made up less than 25%

Updated on Apr 15, 2025 03:59 AM IST
Man seen groping woman on Bengaluru CCTV footage was 29-yr-old cab driver, held
Deputy commissioner of police (South-East) Sarah Fathima said five teams were formed to nab the culprit, who was found in a hideout near Kozhikode in Kerala

Published on Apr 14, 2025 06:06 PM IST
SIT files probe report in suicide of 33-year-old harassed by DySP
The 2,300-page report, which includes statements from witnesses and video evidence, points to misconduct by Crime Investigation Department (CID) DySP Kanakalakshmi.

Published on Apr 14, 2025 06:34 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Karnataka caste survey suggests quota shake-up
A Karnataka caste survey shows SCs at 18%, Muslims at 13%, suggesting a reservation increase to 75%, stirring political controversy ahead of April 17 meeting.

Updated on Apr 14, 2025 05:04 AM IST
Graft charges against BJP government, SIT to probe
Karnataka forms an SIT to investigate corruption claims against the former BJP government, following a judicial report highlighting irregularities in contracts.

Published on Apr 12, 2025 08:46 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Karnataka caste survey tabled, govt set to discuss findings on April 17
The caste survey report was submitted to chief minister Siddaramaiah by Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes chairman K Jayaprakash Hegde on February 29 last year.

Published on Apr 12, 2025 06:52 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Karnataka Cabinet accepts caste census, to discuss findings on April 17
Backward classes welfare minister Shivaraj Tangadagi said the survey covered 59.8 million or 94.17% of the estimated 63.5 million population

Published on Apr 11, 2025 04:43 PM IST
2015 socio-economic survey to be tabled in Karnataka Cabinet today
The report was compiled in 2015 during the tenure of H Kantharaj as chairman of the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes

Published on Apr 11, 2025 08:02 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Petition alleges corruption in mining lease renewal by Sidda
The petition, filed by social activist H Ramamurthy Gowda, alleges that the government extended licences to eight companies with a documented history of illegal mining

Published on Apr 10, 2025 09:32 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Government to regulate online betting, gaming sectors
Home minister G Parameshwara announced on Wednesday that a committee comprising senior officials and industry stakeholders has been formed to draft the proposed law.

Published on Apr 10, 2025 09:28 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru