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A top cop’s tumble
HL: A top cop’s tumble Strap: Viral sleaze videos, a pending inquiry & a looming retirement converge as Karnataka suspends a senior IPS officer Blurb: For the police force, the episode raises harder questions.
Secured, not safe
Strap: The sexual assault of a Korean woman at Bangalore airport exposes how authority can override women’s safety Blurb: The woman immediately alerted airport security. CCTV footage corroborated her account. The staffer was detained
World sees India through Bangalore: DKS at Davos
OB Bureau Striking a confident note at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Switzerland’s Davos, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said global investors increasingly see India through Bangalore, underlining the State’s growing
A safety tag on trial
HL: A safety tag on trial Strap (Page 1): Named India’s safest city for women, Bangalore earns trust, but street-level safety remains uneven across neighbourhoods Strap (Page 8&9): Crowned India’s safest, Bangalore faces uncomfortable questions
So, why was Rahul in town?
HL: So, why was Rahul in town? Strap: Rahul Gandhi’s brief stopover midweek was enough to reignite speculation that simmering power tussle within Congress is far from settled Blurb: “What speculations? It’s only media
Immigration war at Kogilu
HL: Immigration war at Kogilu Strap: Kogilu layout turns political battleground as BJP demands NIA probe & Congress warns against vigilantism Blurb: ‘They are living here openly and fearlessly,’ Yelahanka BJP MLA S.R. Vishwanath said,
2 lakh Bangladeshis in Bangalore
HL: ‘2 lakh Bangladeshis in Bangalore’: BJP OB Bureau Karnataka BJP unit stirred a fresh political storm by claiming that nearly 2 lakh illegal Bangladesh nationals may have settled in Bangalore, pressing the Congress-led state
‘Strip’ row in Hubballi
HL: ‘Strip’ row in Hubballi Strap: A viral arrest of a woman sparks rival narratives & political slugfest, leaving citizens hunting for truth & accountability Blurb: Amid the political din, voices from civil society
CM in front
HL: CM in front Strap: With 2,792 days in office, Siddaramaiah becomes Karnataka’s longest-serving chief minister Blurb: Felow Mysurean Devaraj Urs, widely remembered as an icon of social justice and land reforms in Karnataka,
NEWS AT A GLANCE
HL: Whitefield Horror: 6-yr-old dead in drain OB Bureau A migrant colony near Whitefield was gripped by shock and grief midweek after a six-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and murdered. According to police, the victim
