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The Central Crime Branch (CCB), Bengaluru has arrested 11 persons including two rowdy sheeters and seized 18 sharp weapons and two cars. According to the CCB, in a quick and swift action, CCB officers prevented gang rivalry and attack and dacoity by the Rohit gang and Kadbisnahhi Soma gang. Eighteen machetes and long swords and two vehicles seized, while two rowdy charge-sheeted persons from Mangaluru were also arrested during the operations.

An Arabic teacher from Sullia, about 90 kms from here, was arrested on Tuesday on the charges of misbehaving with a student on a bus. The police said the incident allegedly happened on the Dharmasthala- Uppinangady route where the accused had allegedly touched a girl student inappropriately. The student objected to his gestures and brought the incident to the notice of the bus conductor. After being informed by the conductor, the driver of the bus took the bus straight to Uppinangady police station. The police arrested the accused, after receipt of complaint by the survivor, police stated.

Congress MLC Veena Achaiah on Tuesday said farmers are carrying firearms when they go out of house as they fear for their lives owing to prowling of tigers in the border areas of the Nagarahole tiger reserve. Speaking to reporters, the MLC said that foresters have captured a tiger which had killed two persons in Virajpet last week. “But foresters have sighted another tiger prowling in the same area which has created fear among the people. The coffee growers and labourers are in fear. Villagers are asking permission from the government to hunt the tigers which enter their villages. The fear has made the farmers carry guns with them while going to coffee estates,” she said. The legislator demanded Rs 25 lakh compensation for the family of those who lost their lives in the tiger attack.

Chikkaballapur police probing into the blast that claimed six lives have arrested four persons; one of the three partners of the quarry-Raghavendra Reddy, his associate Madhusoodhan Reddy, quarry staff-Praveen and Riyaz, driver of the Tata Ace vehicle, in which the explosives were transported. Police have booked case against 11 persons including three partners of the quarry and six victims.

Deputy chief minister of Karnataka Dr. Ashwathnarayan on Tuesday supported the state government's decision to allow only those people from Kerala who have tested negative for Covid-19. "We are not trying to close borders but are only trying to ensure the safety of the people. I support the state government's decision," Ashwathnarayan said. Soon after Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention regarding the new travel restriction imposed by Karnataka, Health Minister of Karnataka Dr. K Sudhakar on Tuesday clarified that inter-state travel between Karnataka and Kerala has not been prohibited.

The BJP brass appears to be in two minds about the ‘Game of Thrones’ between chief minister BS Yediyurappa and senior BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, but quick developments could force the party to come out unequivocally in support of one sooner than later. Yediyurappa and his loyalists have been reportedly mounting pressure on the leadership to rein in Yatnal, who has been issued a show-cause notice, by suspending him since he has been hitting out at the CM and his son, highlighting all their alleged wrongdoings, much to the embarrassment of the party. But the party brass is keeping its cards close to its chest. For, Yatnal has carved out a group of his own to emerge as a Lingayat leader and he is no more the lightweight he once was.

A software application developed by BBMP in 2017 to help with National Urban Health Mission work is being used to collect data on senior citizens in Bengaluru and draw up a list of beneficiaries for the Covid-19 vaccine. Called ‘Namma Samudaya’, the app has led to paperless surveys. Palike officials say the pilot project of the door-to-door survey has already begun. Nearly 600 Asha workers have been given tablets to conduct a survey of people above 50 years.

It’s been over two and half months since chief minister BS Yediyurappa announced a probe by a joint house committee into the alleged irregularities in installation of safe drinking water units across the state. But till date, no committee has been set up, making people doubt the government’s intentions. Yediyurappa, in December last year, had announced in the assembly that a house committee will be formed to probe the allegations after many MLAs, including a few from the treasury bench, complained of largescale corruption in installation of safe drinking water units and majority of them being rendered defunct.

A 33-year-old private firm employee from Marathahalli has alleged that he lost Rs 6 lakh to cybercriminals after he uploaded his profile on a matrimonial site. Rajesh (name changed) said a woman identifying herself as Jonitha Hiremath, a medical researcher in the UK, expressed interest in marrying him. The duo exchanged numbers and started conversing via calls and messages. Jonitha told Rajesh she is returning to India on February 11. Rajesh received a call from an unknown person claiming to be a customs official from Delhi airport, who informed him that Jonitha was caught with a cheque for a huge amount. The caller demanded that he pay customs clearance charges, money exchange and other charges.

A sweeper with the Maddur town municipality hanged himself on Tuesday, three months after he was allegedly forced to get into a manhole and clean it with his hands. In a note he left behind, Narayana, 37, blamed top officials for harassing him to declare that he had voluntarily gone without safety gear. Sources said on November 2, Narayana was forced to clean a manhole and he was being hounded since as the incident made headlines.

Hours after explosives allegedly transported from a quarry went off in Chikkaballapur district early on Tuesday, killing six men, first responders described the distressing scenes of strewn body parts and authorities filed an FIR naming 11 people. Three owners of Sri Sai Shiradi Aggregate Quarry, whose employees were killed, and a mini-truck driver, whose vehicle was used to move the explosives, are among those booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder and other offences. The owners are on the run.

While diesel and petrol prices were a record high in Bengaluru on Tuesday — Rs 86.21 and Rs 93.98, respectively — Bescom’s public electric vehicle charging stations in 70 locations across the city have only a few takers. Only 800-1,000 charging sessions are recorded in these stations every month. However, Bescom officials are hoping the number of users will increase in the near future.

Spending evenings in a chic neighbourhood café working on a laptop or reading may sound idyllic, but some Bengalureans say it only shows the lack of good public libraries in the city. A discussion on the need for public libraries and inclusive spaces began on Twitter after Sneha Visakha, research fellow at Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, tweeted a thread ‘Demanding public libraries’. “All the cafes where you can go, sit down, get free Wifi, so you can plug in your laptop to work for hours should be what our public libraries should be doing. Tired that you have to spend Rs 200 for coffee you hate just for human company, plus get the library feel to work/read,” Sneha tweeted.