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Karnataka Today newsletter: ABVP activists booked for trespass, assault at Azim Premji University, and more
Bengaluru police have registered a case against Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members under relevant sections pertaining to unlawful assembly, trespass, assault, criminal intimidation, and property damage a day after around 25 activists allegedly barged into Azim Premji University, created a ruckus in the campus, and assaulted security personnel and a student.
According to the complaint filed by S. Wilson, Security Manager of the university, a group gathered unlawfully and forcibly entered the college premises. When security staff attempted to stop them, the activists allegedly attacked them, abused them verbally, and issued life threats. In the incident, six security guards and one student sustained injuries.
Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) has renewed efforts to collect betterment charges from land ‘notified and later left out’ from the layout scheme in 22 layouts it has developed in Bengaluru. BDA has been trying to mop up over ₹3,000 crore in betterment charge from these properties for a decade now, but has failed to collect the money.
On February 25, BDA issued a public notice in this regard. Sources in BDA said the board may move ahead with stern measures, like demolitions and auction properties of owners who fail to pay the fee. BDA is also collecting betterment fee for properties left out of the layout scheme at K. Shivaram Karanth Layout, the latest layout it has developed.
A day after a 58-year-old agriculturist from Gonitumakuru in Turuvekere taluk of Tumakuru district was arrested on the charge of preventing a newly-wed Dalit couple from entering a temple on February 19, the district administration comprising police and revenue officials convened a peace meeting and escorted the newly-wed couple to perform puja.
A peace meeting was convened in Goni village of the taluk following alleged humiliation of the Dalit couple who were asked to leave the Arasamma Devi temple on February 19. After the meeting, Superintendent of Police K.V. Ashok and Turuvekere Tahsildar M.N. Kunji Ahmed personally escorted the couple into the temple, holding their hands, and ensured they offered prayers.
The Clamorous reed warbler is as loud as they come, but in the urban environment, it is outshouted. Weed clearing in urban habitats brings down its home, the bulrushes. Bulrushes in wetlands are not encroachments, but ‘legal homes’ to birds in the crake and rail family and warblers, so government line agencies ought to tread on them thoughtfully
Uttar Pradesh ATS arrests a dental student for alleged connections to an ISIS online module, probing extremist recruitment activities.
Rajinikanth refutes TVK leader's claims about DMK threats preventing his political entry, expressing gratitude to supportive political figures.
Tamil Nadu CM Stalin celebrates the Union government's approval for archaeological excavations, crediting DMK's persistent advocacy for the win.
Dilip Ghosh will contest Kharagpur Sadar in the 2026 West Bengal polls, aiming for increased BJP votes.
A hotel fire in Pahalgam leads to one death from a reversing fire tender; multiple LPG blasts hinder firefighting efforts.
The Clamorous reed warbler is as loud as they come, but in the urban environment, it is outshouted. Weed clearing in urban habitats brings down its home, the bulrushes. Bulrushes in wetlands are not encroachments, but ‘legal homes’ to birds in the crake and rail family and warblers, so government line agencies ought to tread on them thoughtfully
The people of at least one State will heave a sigh of relief now that the schedule for five Assembly elections — all in April — has been announced.
Four charred bodies discovered in a car near Tirunelveli; police investigate potential murder or suicide.
Five insurgents linked to PREPAK and KYKL arrested near India-Myanmar border; explosives and arms recovered in separate operation.
A.P. DGP pays tribute to Potti Sriramulu on his 125th birth anniversary, honouring his sacrifice for a separate Andhra Pradesh.
Discover the cultural and health significance of neem and jaggery during Ugadi, explained by author Ratna Rajaiah.
A minor fire at Thiruvananthapuram government hospital led to patient evacuations; no casualties reported, situation now under control.