Here are the big stories from Karnataka today
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Home Minister’s aide murdered for ruining marital life of accused
Investigations revealed that the motive for the murder was old rivalry between the main accused Venugopal and the victim Srinivasan alias Seenappa. Seenappa had allegedly assaulted Venugopal over a land dispute. Venugopal sustained injuries in his private parts and underwent surgery, but his wife left him. Venugopal decided to avenge Seenappa for ruining his life.
Three elephants — Sagar, Hemavathi and Nethravathi — were chosen for the Dasara procession in Shivamogga. Of them, Nethravathi gave birth to a baby on Monday October 23 night. Forest officials did not know that the animal was pregnant.
Over the past eight years, no new driver, conductor, or mechanic has been recruited by State-run road transport corporations (RTCs). Transport Minister RamalingaReddy said, “Since 2016, 13,669 staff members have retired, causing a shortage in our workforce. The lack of drivers has prevented us from utilising our fleet to its full capacity. To address this, we plan to recruit 8,719 individuals across all four corporations, and also add new buses.”
Santhosh was arrested by Forest Department officials on October 22 late evening after he was seen allegedly wearing a tiger claw pendant inside the Bigg Boss house while the reality show was being recorded at Kumbalagodu.
Telangana government updates building rules, increasing TDR usage, allowing more floors, and easing setback regulations for developers.
The escalating Israel-Iran conflict over the South Pars gas field threatens global energy security and impacts India's energy imports.
Delhi's weather forecast: clear skies, maximum temperature around 30°C, and moderate air quality with an AQI of 154.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju meets Tamil Nadu Bishops and pastors to discuss minority welfare and counter anti-BJP narratives.
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Currently, only the services in the 32 series stop at the section of the road adjacent to the Broadway terminus, temporarily closed on account of reconstruction work. Small traders association tells R. Ragu that ensuring the services now accommodated at the temporary terminus at Island Grounds stop at NSC Bose road would benefit visitors to the markets in Parrys
The Hindu photo feature on Aragam which is now known as book village. Photos and text by Imran Nissar
The silent reading movement in the Mylapore-Mandaveli-RA Puram area showed up first at Nageswara Rao Park around two years ago, with modest ambitions, when Balaji launched it along with other reading enthusiasts from the region. This initiative has now moved parks, and seems to set to get entrenched in one. Due to renovation work at Nageswara Park, the reading session became irregular. With the Nageswara Rao park work gaining more surface area, it had to be shifted elsewhere. And it seems set to continue with a newly discovered green patch in RK Nagar in the Sundays to follow.
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