Singh’s clarification, one of the several he has issued on the topic, came following another round of speculation that Bommai could be on his way out

DHNS, New Delhi, AUG 13 2022

BJP national general secretary and Karnataka in-charge Arun Singh on Friday said there will be no change of guard in Karnataka and Basavaraj Bommai will continue as chief minister. Singh’s clarification, one of the several he has issued on the topic, came following another round of speculation that Bommai could be on his way out. Singh said that Bommai is the best man for the job. “In my position as the prabhari of the state, I can assure you that we will contest the next elections under Basavaraj Bommai. His work for different sections of society is proof that he is doing a good job,” Singh told reporters at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi. Singh said these speculations are being fuelled by the Congress. “The Congress, which is leaderless at this moment and does not have its house in order, is fuelling these rumours. In their own party, there’s a tussle for power between Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar, and we do not know who will be their chief ministerial contender,” Singh said. Singh said that the BJP has set a target of 150 seats for the upcoming elections. Speculations over Bommai’s future has been swirling for months. A series of controversies over the hijab, azaan and the recent murder of a BJP Yuva Morcha worker in Dakshina Kannada has dented the image of Bommai.

Security tightened around Idgah Maidan ahead of Independence Day

The move is prompted by an ongoing row over the ground

DHNS, Bengaluru, AUG 13 2022,

Bengaluru police have beefed up security around the Idgah Maidan in Chamarajpet ahead of Monday’s Independence Day celebrations. The move is prompted by an ongoing row over the ground. Police also held a route march in Chamarajpet on Friday. Senior officials, including Sandeep Patil, Additional Commissioner of Police (West), and Laxman B Nimbargi, Deputy Commissioner of Police (West), took part in the march.“We have deployed a KSRP battalion, a police inspector and 10 police constables. They will work round the clock till Independence Day,” Patil said. “We have also booked a few preventive cases against those suspected of indulging in activities that shatter the peace in the area,” he added.

Flag hoisting permitted: Following the Bengaluru Deputy Commissioner’s request to allow the hoisting of the flag on August 15 at the Idgah Maidan, the revenue department has granted permission for the same to the Assistant Commissioner, Bengaluru North subdivision. The Bengaluru DC, in a letter to the revenue department, had stated that they were receiving requests from various organisations to celebrate Independence Day at the Idgah Maidan. However, he further opined that granting permission to all organisations could disturb peace in the area and had hence requested the revenue department to allow only the state government to hoist the flag.

Bengaluru: Woman arrested for trying to kill live-in partner

H M Chaithanya Swamy, DHNS, Bengaluru

A 22-year-old woman has been arrested by the Hulimavu police for allegedly trying to kill her live-in partner at their rental house in Krishna Layout recently. The arrested is Ashwitha, a resident of Krishna Layout and a native of Kodagu, and the injured has been identified as Mahesh, 25, a private firm employee.

They met through social media
Investigation revealed that Mahesh and Ashwitha befriended each other through social media two years ago and were regularly in touch. They fell in love and started living together. But they soon developed differences and fought quite often. After a fight on August 6, she took a knife and stabbed him in his neck twice before she escaped, said a senior police officer. Mahesh was rushed to a hospital and later shifted to Victoria Hospital. He is out of risk. Mahesh was rushed to a hospital and later shifted to Victoria Hospital. He is out of risk. Hulimavu Police have registered a case of an attempt to murder based on the complaint filed by Mahesh’s elder sister Jayanthi.

PUC student stabbed to death over fight in college

A senior officer said the BCom and PUC students fought over a petty issue during the college cultural festival

A gang stabbed an 18-year-old student on Friday afternoon over a fight between a senior and a junior in college. The murder of Mohammed Arbaz triggered panic among students and faculty of Province College in HBR Layout in East Bengaluru. Arbaz, a resident of Shampura Main Road, was a second-year PUC commercestudent at the college, while his attackers are studying BCom there. Quoting preliminary investigations, police said a group of five to six people began fighting with PUC students outside the college at 2 pm. They beat up a couple of students. Arbaz was among the students the gang assaulted. In a fit of rage, two of the gang members pulled out knives and stabbed Arbaz in the chest and abdomen. The gang also assaulted another student, Siraz. A profusely bleeding Arbaz collapsed on the footpath as his assailants escaped. Siraz alias Firoz is getting treatment at the hospital.Arbaz was immediately rushed to Dr Ambedkar Hospital where he was declared brought dead. A special team has been formed to nab the accused, who are absconding. A senior officer said the BCom and PUC students fought over a petty issue during the college cultural festival. They fought inside the campus on Thursday. The college management told police they were not aware of the fight. A senior officer said the BCom and PUC students fought over a petty issue during the college cultural festival. They fought inside the campus on Thursday. The college management told police they were not aware of the fight. Arbaz, Siraz, and their friends were inside the college attending the festival on Friday. The accused student along with his friends called them outside and attacked them. Arbaz was the eldest son to his  parents. His father is a tailor. His mother, a homemaker, has filed a murder complaint against the suspects in the KG Halli police station.

BJP Yuva Morcha functionary kills himself at home

Chethan, 25, is said to have hanged himself at his house in Maruthi Nagar, near Laggere, around 7 pm, shortly after returning home

DHNS, Bengaluru, AUG 12 2022

The BJP Yuva Morcha president of the Dasarahalli Assembly constituency reportedly killed himself in northern Bengaluru on Thursday, police said. Chethan, 25, is said to have hanged himself at his house in Maruthi Nagar, near Laggere, around 7 pm, shortly after returning home. His family found it unusual that he had locked himself in the bedroom so early. They knocked on the door but didn’t get a response. They broke open the door and were stunned to find him hanging. They quickly untied the noose and rushed him to a hospital but it was too late. Doctors declared him brought dead, police said. Police didn’t find a death note in the bedroom and said the family members are too shocked to tell them about what may have driven Chethan to suicide. he body has been sent for post-mortem, which will be conducted on Friday. The Rajagopalanagar police have taken up a case of unnatural death.

Author Salman Rushdie stabbed on lecture stage in New York; likely to lose an eye

His agent, Andrew Wylie, said the writer was on a ventilator Friday evening, with a damaged liver, severed nerves in an arm and an eye he was likely to lose.

Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” drew death threats from Iran’s leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New York. A bloodied Rushdie, 75, was flown to a hospital and underwent surgery. His agent, Andrew Wylie, said the writer was on a ventilator Friday evening, with a damaged liver, severed nerves in an arm and an eye he was likely to lose. Police identified the attacker as Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, New Jersey. He was arrested at the scene and was awaiting arraignment. State police Maj. Eugene Staniszewski said the motive for the stabbing was unclear. An Associated Press reporter witnessed the attacker confront Rushdie on stage at the Chautauqua Institution and punch or stab him 10 to 15 times as he was being introduced. The author was pushed or fell to the floor, and the man was arrested. Dr. Martin Haskell, a physician who was among those who rushed to help, described Rushdie’s wounds as “serious but recoverable.” Event moderator Henry Reese, 73, a co-founder of an organization that offers residencies to writers facing persecution, was also attacked. Reese suffered a facial injury and was treated and released from a hospital, police said. He and Rushdie were due to discuss the United States as a refuge for writers and other artists in exile.

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