Ex-Kendriya Vidyalaya principal convicted in Rs 4,000 bribery case, sentenced to six months RI

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: A special CBI court in Aurangabad has convicted Vinayak Rayappa Kattimani, the former principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) Nanded, in a bribery case involving the clearance of school furniture bills. Special Judge S.K. Kulkarni sentenced Kattimani to one-year rigorous imprisonment, bringing an end to a trial that spanned nearly 14 years.The case dates … Read more

Balewadi, Baner residents demand separate substation for commercial & residential areas, hold protest against power cuts

Residents protest against unplanned power cuts in Baner on Saturday Residents protest against unplanned power cuts in Baner on Saturday Residents protest against unplanned power cuts in Baner on Saturday Residents protest against unplanned power cuts in Baner on Saturday Residents protest against unplanned power cuts in Baner on Saturday Pune: Baner and Balewadi residents … Read more

20-yr-old man shifting hotel signboard electrocuted at Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway

Vasai: A 20-year-old man died due to electrocution on Friday afternoon, after he along with three others, were moving a hotel’s name board. The other three were not affected, but the 20-year-old, Abhay Tiwari, was declared dead on arrival when he was taken to a Mira road hospital. Naigaon police reached the spot and registered … Read more

JD(S) functionaries call for party unity

GTD meets party’s national president before Sunday rally GT Devegowda Mysuru: A day after former minister and disgruntled JD(S) MLA representing Chamundeshwari constituency, GT Devegowda, met the party’s national president HD Deve Gowda in Bengaluru, senior JD(S) functionaries from the district appealed to him to remain loyal to the party and they assured that they … Read more

Karnataka high court sets aside lookout circular against driver working in Saudi Arabia

Bengaluru: The high court has set aside the lookout circular (LOC) issued against Abdul Khadar Nihad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Dakshina Kannada district who works as a driver in Saudi Arabia.“The state cannot, under the guise of investigation, reduce a citizen to economic destitution. The constitutional guarantee under Article 21 is not confined to … Read more