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Karnataka Police consider new anti-terrorism unit following call for uniform ATS by Union Home Minister Amit Shah

January 19, 2026 9:17 pm

At present, Karnataka has multiple units that deal with anti-terrorism activities.

‘Some even attend rowdies’ birthday parties’: Karnataka minister Parameshwara issues strict warning against police-criminal nexus

January 18, 2026 8:04 pm

Citing reports claiming that thousands of illegal Bangladeshis are residing in Karnataka, Home Minister G Parameshwara directs the police to verify the backgrounds of new residents in an area.

Karnataka BJP worker says cops disrobed, assaulted her during arrest; Hubballi police deny allegations as party seeks action

January 07, 2026 4:55 pm

The Hubballi-Dharwad police said the woman was arrested for allegedly assaulting neighbours in the Chalukya Nagar area when an SIR survey was conducted by government officials on January 1

Bikla Shiva murder case: Karnataka Police move SC against order dropping organised crime charge against BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj

January 05, 2026 5:17 pm

The CID has challenged the Karnataka HC order on the grounds that it is flawed.

93 acres of land, Rs 1.37 crore worth ornaments: Karnataka Lokayukta Police raids 17 locations, seize Rs 19.2 crore properties from 4 govt officers

December 25, 2025 4:09 am

The raids took place at over 17 locations, including the residences, offices, and relatives' houses of the accused officers in Bagalkot, Vijayapura, Karwar, and Raichur districts.

Congress MLA Ashok Kumar Rai, former BJP MLA Sanjeeva Matandoor among several booked for cockfighting in Karnataka

December 22, 2025 3:22 pm

Congress MLA Ashok Kumar Rai defended cockfighting as a cultural practice linked to the Ullalthi shrine in the Dakshina Kannada district.

Karnataka man who tried to grab 512 acres of Chikkamagaluru forest land held after police complaint

December 16, 2025 3:58 pm

Earlier, Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre had written to CM Siddaramaiah seeking a CID or SIT probe into the alleged role of officials and government lawyers in facilitating the grab of government and forest land.

Aland ‘vote chori’ case: SIT files chargesheet, names ex-Karnataka BJP MLA among others

December 13, 2025 7:51 am

Chargesheet has 20,000-plus pages of documents, most of them comprising data provided by EC on IP addresses which were used to make illegal applications for deletion of voter names

No oral summons, notify rowdy sheeters through SMS or WhatsApp: Karnataka HC tells state

December 12, 2025 3:42 pm

The state argued that the general practice was that when the presence of a rowdy sheeter was needed, the police would summon him for enquiry and then send him back, without violating his or her rights.

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