The Chikkamagaluru police with the recovered bikes on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Chikkamagaluru police arrested three people on charges of bike theft and recovered 17 bikes worth over ₹8.5 lakh and ₹2.15 lakh in cash from them. The arrested are Khayyum of Mallapura near Hole Honnur in Bhadravathi taluk, Naveen Kumar of Gollenahalli … Read more
Chikkamagaluru police seized valuables worth over ₹4.21 crore being transported in a vehicle without proper documents at MC Halli near Tarikere taluk on Tuesday. The vehicle belonged to BVC Logistics was transporting the valuables that included gold ornaments of 6.5 kg, silver items weighing 1.8 kg and jewellery with diamond. Vikram Amathe, Chikkamagaluru Superintendent of … Read more
Chikkamagaluru Deputy Commissioner Meena Nagaraj has prohibited the movement and parking of vehicles between Hanumanthappa Circle and Azad Park (MG Road) in Chikkamagalur city on January 8 because of the Bhima Koregaon Vijayotsava to be held by pro-Dalit organisations. Hundreds of people are expected to take part in the celebrations on the day. To avoid … Read more
Two persons were shot dead at Bidare near Khandya in Chikkamagaluru taluk on Monday. The police identified the deceased as Praveen, 24, and his cousin, Prakash, 28. They were allegedly shot by Ramesh, 38, also a resident of the village. The accused and victims are distant relatives. According to information the police gathered from the … Read more
Tourists at Thottikallu Falls (TK Falls), also known as Swarna Mukhi, off the Kanakapura road in the Bangalore Urban district. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar After taking severe blows for the better part of two years due to the pandemic, the tourism sector made a strong comeback in the State in 2022, as “revenge … Read more