NTR Police Commissionerate reports a significant 21.66% decline in overall crimes for 2025. Key improvements seen in property offences, crimes against women, and road safety. Read the full annual crime review analysis.
A tragic bus accident on Hulikal Ghat road in Karnataka's Shivamogga district resulted in the death of a 5-year-old boy and left 15 others injured. The vehicle crashed into a revetment wall.
Avadi city police report a significant decline in violent and property crimes in 2025. Murders fell 21%, chain-snatching 35%, aided by NAFIS tech and strategic policing. Read the full report.
Haryana Police records a significant 5.7% decline in overall crime in 2025, with sharp drops in rape, robbery, and murder cases. Proactive operations lead to over 4,000 offenders jailed. Read the full report.
New data reveals a sharp rise in homicides, rapes, and robberies in key US cities like Atlanta and LA. As President Trump pushes federal intervention, a political battle over law and order intensifies. Read the full analysis.
A 17-year-old boy was brutally stoned to death at Badnera railway station in Amravati. Police swiftly arrested two adults and detained two minors. This marks the sixth murder in the area in six months.
Environmentalists in Shivamogga met wildlife board officials, warning the 2000 MW Sharavathi project threatens endangered species and archaeological sites. They demand a new impact assessment.
A high-level NBWL team visited Sagar to inspect the Sharavathi pumped storage project site in the lion-tailed macaque sanctuary. They met with the local MLA and environmentalists to discuss concerns.
BJP activists in Shivamogga protest against the Karnataka Hate Speech Bill, 2025, alleging it curbs freedom of speech and press. MLA Chennabasappa leads the charge.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah details a comprehensive national strategy against organised crime, focusing on coordination, technology, and stringent laws. Read the full plan.
Two Bengaluru software engineers, both engaged to be married, died in a horrific bus crash near Sigandur temple. A third friend survived. Read their heartbreaking story.
Forty-five passengers had a miraculous escape after their bus caught fire near Chitradurga. Survivors credit the non-AC design for their survival. Read their harrowing story.
A school teacher, Rao Danish Ali, was shot dead on the Aligarh Muslim University campus. AMU Proctor confirms the incident, sparking security concerns. Read the latest details.
A mobile shop owner in Shivamogga was stabbed after being mistaken for his brother in an attack rooted in old enmity. Police have arrested three individuals. Read the full details.
A man and his two sons in Odisha's Jajpur district arrested for allegedly murdering his 75-year-old mother in a staged accident over a property dispute. Police reveal chilling details.
For nearly a month, 60 forest personnel in Shivamogga's Sagar division have been tracking three elephants destroying crops across four ranges. Experts warn of corridor disruption. Read more.
Karnataka Minister Madhu Bangarappa refutes claims of a farewell address, pledges to serve full 5-year term. Details on KPS development, hate speech bill, and upcoming Shivamogga event.
A gaur found dead in Shivamogga's Hosanagara taluk, suspected electrocution. Forest dept registers case, highlights alarming trend of gaur fatalities in the region. Read more.
An on-duty ASI lost her 60-gram gold mangalsutra during a chaotic Congress protest outside the BJP office in Shivamogga. Police are reviewing CCTV footage. Read the full report.
Shivamogga police release the complainant in the Dharmashtala mass burial case after 10 days in judicial custody. The case involves allegations of illegal burial of 37 bodies.
Shivamogga police arrest Maltesh for murdering his brother Ramachandra over an alleged affair. The accused feigned innocence for 90 days. Details of the crime and investigation inside.
In a shocking Dahod murder case, an elder brother allegedly killed his younger sibling to prevent him from selling the family house to buy a car. The body was burned to hide evidence. Read the full investigation details.
An NGO has filed a complaint alleging that ESZ monitoring committees for Kudremukh park and Someshwara sanctuary were formed without government approval. Learn the details and implications.
Senior gynaecologist Dr Jayashree and her son Akash found dead in their Ashwath Nagar home. A suicide note recovered. Police probe family tragedy.
A mother and her son died by suicide in Shivamogga. The family, from Davangere, ran Hommaradi Hospital. Read the full report on this tragic incident.
Two wild elephants from Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary are causing crop damage near Shivamogga. Forest officials aim to drive them back as fragmented corridors and illegal fencing threaten wildlife. Read more.
A 25-year-old man, Sama Munda, was arrested for allegedly murdering his 56-year-old uncle, Nanda Munda, in a brutal land dispute in Rangamatia village. Police seized the grinding pestle used in the crime. Read the full details.
Shivamogga farmers are outraged over paltry compensation for rain-damaged crops, blaming faulty rain gauges and flawed data. MP vows to raise the issue in Parliament. Read more.
A shocking mob assault in Deoria's Gobarai Khas village sees a youth brutally beaten, forced to lick slippers. Police arrest four, including a criminal with a violent past. Full details inside.
Shivamogga police arrest two men for murdering a 70-year-old woman for gold jewellery. SP Mithun Kumar also details a major crackdown on ganja, with 420 cases registered this year.