Category: BANGALURU

The government has set the target for all scheduled commercial banks and NBFCs for providing additional MSME credit of Rs 1.54 lakh crore in the current financial year (FY25).

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday urged Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) to increase credit disbursement for MSMEs under various flagship government schemes such as MUDRA, PM Vishwakarma, etc, with the active support of their sponsor banks.

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with a plea seeking a CBI probe into the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case.

Karnataka Police registered an FIR against Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy, on Tuesday as per the directions of a court. 

In a significant development in connection with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land scam matter involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the Karnataka High Court has listed the petition demanding the probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged irregularities for hearing on November 5 (Tuesday).

In a major development, the Karnataka Lokayukta probing the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land scam matter has served notice to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to appear on November 6 for questioning in connection with the alleged irregularities.

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday granted conditional bail on medical grounds to Kannada actor Darshan for six weeks in the fan murder case.

In a major development, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have taken former commissioner of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) D.B. Natesh has been taken into custody on Tuesday night, sources confirmed.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam conducted raids at the residences of former MUDA commissioners D.B. Natesh and G.T. Dinesh Kumar on Monday, sources said.

An under-construction building collapsed in Bengaluru on Tuesday, following heavy rains that continued to lash the city.  According to sources, about 17 construction labourers are feared trapped inside the debris.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths conducted raids at the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) office on Friday in connection with the MUDA scam.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched an investigation into the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam in which Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is the prime accused.

In a major setback to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed the Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) against him in connection with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case, sources confirmed.

The Karnataka High Court has issued an interim stay order on the FIR filed by police against Union Finance Minister Niramala Sitaraman, BJP State President B.Y. Vijayendra, former State President Nalin Kumar Kateel, ED officials and others.

The Karnataka Police have arrested a Pakistani national, who was living illegally in India, and three other foreigners from the outskirts of Bengaluru in the Jigani police station limits.

In a major development, the Karnataka Police registered an FIR against Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday in connection with allegations of 'extortion' through electoral bonds. 

In a major development, Karnataka Lokayukta Police has filed an FIR against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday in connection with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case, sources confirmed.

The Karnataka BJP staged a massive protest opposite the Mahatma Gandhi statue in the premises of the Vidhana Soudha on Thursday demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah against whom the court has ordered a probe. 

The suspected killer, who chopped 26-year-old Mahalaxmi, a single working woman in Bengaluru, into 59 pieces and stuffed the body parts into a fridge, wrote in his death note that he committed the brutal crime as he was fed up with her conduct.

In a major development, the suspected killer who chopped 26-year-old Mahalaxmi, a single working woman in Bengaluru, into more than 50 pieces and stuffed the body parts into a fridge has committed suicide by hanging, police sources on Wednesday.

In a major development, the Special Court for MLAs/MPs in Bengaluru on Wednesday gave the nod for an investigation against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam case.

The prime suspect in the gruesome case of a woman's killing at her home, the chopping up of her body into pieces, and stuffing them into the fridge, where her horrified family found them, has been identified, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B. Dayananda said on Monday.

The incident was reported from Veeranna Bhavana near Pipeline Road, located within the limits of Vyalikaval police station of the city. As per preliminary investigation, the deceased woman has been identified as Mahalaxmi, 26, who hailed from West Bengal or Chhattisgarh.

The Karnataka BJP on Saturday lodged a police complaint with the High Grounds police station in Bengaluru against Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi.

Adding to the woes of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, yet another private complaint has been lodged against him and others in the Special Court for MLAs/MPs in Bengaluru, alleging a fraud of over Rs 68 crore committed against the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP).