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The Karnataka Assembly Secretary issued an official disqualification order on May 2 against Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni, convicted to life imprisonment in the 2016 Yogesh Gowda murder case, declaring the Dharwad Rural constituency officially vacant.
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Customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport intercepted three passengers arriving from Bangkok on May 1 and seized 52.68 kg of hydroponic cannabis valued at ₹18.62 crore, concealed in their baggage at Terminal 2. All three accused were arrested under the NDPS Act.
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Senior Congress MLA and CM's Economic Advisor Basavaraj Rayareddy made an explosive statement suggesting that AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge should become Karnataka's next Chief Minister if Siddaramaiah is replaced — calling it part of Siddaramaiah's own political strategy.
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) and KSNDMC have forecast thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds for Bengaluru and several south interior Karnataka districts from May 3 to 5, with heavy rain warnings for May 4 and 5. Wednesday's rains in Bengaluru proved deadly — 7 people were killed in a compound wall collapse at Bowring Hospital and a youth was electrocuted in JP Nagar.
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A special NIA court has sentenced Vikram Kumar alias Chota Usman — the ninth accused in the case — to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for plotting to illegally free Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist and Bengaluru serial blast mastermind T. Nasir from custody. The accused had pleaded guilty before the court.
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Varun, a 16-year-old boy who had recently passed his SSLC exams, collapsed and fell while standing at a road barricade on the Hennur-Bagaluru road and was run over by the rear wheel of a passing private bus, killing him on the spot. His parents have blamed ongoing white-topping road construction for creating the dangerous conditions that led to the tragedy.
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Vandana (23), a housewife from Hulimavu in Bengaluru, was found dead in suspicious circumstances on Thursday evening, leaving behind a three-month-old infant. Her family alleges that her husband and in-laws subjected her to dowry harassment since marriage and has accused them of murder, filing a complaint with Hulimavu police.
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Jagadeep (42), a BMTC security in-charge in Bengaluru, allegedly assaulted his six-month pregnant wife Shweta (32) and threw her out of their Jayanagar government quarters after she confronted him about an extramarital affair. Shweta has approached Bagalagunte Police Station seeking legal action against her husband.
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The Bengaluru Hotel Association has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging an immediate reduction in commercial LPG cylinder prices after a ₹993 hike on May 1. Hotel owners say they are caught in a crisis — raising food prices drives customers away, while absorbing the cost causes heavy losses.
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