Arun Dev is an Assistant Editor with the Karnataka bureau of Hindustan Times. A journalist for over 10 years, he has written extensively on crime and politics.
Articles by Arun Dev
German botanist who made B’luru bloom all year through
Bengaluru: It’s March and Bengaluru has been transformed into a ‘pink city’, with flowers like Tabebuias and Jacarandas seen in full bloom across parks and streets, providing the much-needed joy after a dull year marred by the Covid-19 pandemic
Updated on Mar 28, 2021 12:29 AM IST
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Jarkiholi case: Shivakumar using her for political revenge, says woman’s family
"We have an audio clipping of my sister in which she told us that she is at DK Shivakumar’s house and he is sending her away from the state safely," the woman's brother told reporters in Bengaluru.
Updated on Mar 28, 2021 04:28 AM IST
Arun Dev , Bengaluru
Bengaluru police ‘buy’ 500 kilos of drugs using fake currency from film studio
Since the police department could not spare ₹1 crore and there were security concerns, they came up with a plan to approach a film studio to procure fake currency.
Updated on Mar 27, 2021 04:10 PM IST
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Jarkiholi booked after woman files sexual assault complaint
The Bengaluru police on Friday registered an FIR against Karnataka BJP leader Ramesh Jarkiholi on several charges, including “sexual intercourse by a person in authority” and “sexual assault”, based on a handwritten complaint filed by the woman who featured in the video linked to the sexual harassment case
Published on Mar 27, 2021 12:14 AM IST
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Woman in Jarkiholi case seeks protection for kin
The video has come a day after the budget session of the state legislature was adjourned sine die, five days ahead of the schedule of March 31, as the sexual harassment case rocked the proceedings.
Published on Mar 26, 2021 03:26 AM IST
Arun Dev , Bengaluru
RT-PCR negative report now must to enter Bengaluru
On Thursday, Bengaluru registered 1,623 fresh cases out of the total of 2,523 from across the state.
Published on Mar 26, 2021 03:23 AM IST
Arun Dev , Bengaluru
Woman in Jarkiholi case seeks protection for kin
Bengaluru: The woman in the video linked to the sexual harassment case against Karnataka BJP leader Ramesh Jarkiholi, raised doubts on Thursday over the credibility of the Special Investigation Team probing the case and sought protection for her family
Published on Mar 26, 2021 12:35 AM IST
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RT-PCR -ve report now must to enter B’luru
Bengaluru Amid a continuous surge in Covid-19 cases, Karnataka health minister K Sudhakar on Thursday announced that travellers to Bengaluru from any state will require a negative Covid-19 RT-PCR test report (with the test having been taken within the previous 72 hours) from April 1
Updated on Mar 26, 2021 12:34 AM IST
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Negative RT-PCR report must for all passengers arriving in Bengaluru
For the rest of the state, an RT-PCR negative test report is mandatory only for those arriving from Punjab, Chandigarh, Maharashtra and Kerala.
Updated on Mar 25, 2021 05:19 PM IST
Arun Dev | Edited by Sparshita Saxena
10-year-old lynched over suspicion of stealing snacks in Karnataka
According to the police and the boy's family members, the boy was allegedly held captive on March 16 for several hours, beaten up by the owners of the shop, and released only after his mother pleaded with them.
Published on Mar 25, 2021 02:52 AM IST
Arun Dev , Bengaluru
K’taka boy lynched over suspicion of theft
Bengaluru: A 10-year-old boy succumbed to his injuries seven days after he was beaten up by four people for allegedly stealing snacks from a grocery store in Uppanashi in Karnataka’s Haveri district, police said on Wednesday
Updated on Mar 25, 2021 12:21 AM IST
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Days after being held captive, beaten for stealing, boy dies in K’taka’s Haveri
In his complaint, the 10-year-old boy’s father said they found he was in the shopkeepers’ captivity and was allegedly being beaten on the suspicion of the theft when they went looking for him after he did not return home for two hours
Published on Mar 24, 2021 05:06 PM IST
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Mob attacks 3 traffic cops over ‘death of 32-yr-old biker’
A video of a mob raining blows on three traffic police officers alleging that the cops tried to stop a motocycle that resulted in the death of a 32-year-old man on Monday night, was widely shared on social media
Published on Mar 24, 2021 12:40 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Residents plan to move court as BBMP decides to continue tree-cutting for underpass project
Bengaluru Residents of Bengaluru’s Surajan Das road junction were planning to move the court, as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to continue with felling of trees for the construction of an underpass
Published on Mar 24, 2021 12:39 AM IST
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Bengaluru edu institutes new hotbed of Covid
Educational institutions have become one of the most vulnerable spots for Covid-19in Bengaluru after several colleges reported a number of cases in the last two months, government officials said on Monday
Published on Mar 23, 2021 12:25 AM IST
Arun Dev, Bengaluru
Educational institutes become hub of Covid-19 clusters in Karnataka
Officials say that educational institutions have been among most vulnerable sections with several institutions reporting Covid-19 clusters in the last two months.
Updated on Mar 23, 2021 12:20 AM IST
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B’luru start-up opens up new market for veggie, fruit farmers
Bengaluru: Shyam Benegal’s ‘Manthan’ (1976), based on Verghese Kurien’s milk cooperative movement, inspired TN Manjunath to set up ‘Humus’ - a Bengaluru-based start-up that sources fruits and vegetables from the farmers in and around Karnataka
Published on Mar 21, 2021 12:04 AM IST
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Sexual exploitation case:SIT questions Jarkiholi for four hours
Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Saturday questioned former Karnataka minister Ramesh Jarikohi over the alleged sexual exploitation case
Published on Mar 21, 2021 12:04 AM IST
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Number of pedallers rise in Bengaluru, but not enough space for cycling
The cycling community in Bengaluru may be growing but the city has perhaps not fared well in providing cycle-centric infrastructure to its citizens
Updated on Mar 22, 2021 11:17 AM IST
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Jarkiholi case: Absconding Journalist says SIT trying to fix his involvement
Bengaluru Naresh Gowda, a journalist wanted in the alleged sex tape case involving former state minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, on Thursday released a video claiming innocence
Published on Mar 19, 2021 12:06 AM IST
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Woman who said Jarkiholi abused her abducted: Kin
The woman’s family on Wednesday released a video of their own, requesting the government to help trace their daughter. In this video, the woman’s mother said her daughter’s photographs were morphed before the video circulated by her harassers was aired on news channels.
Updated on Mar 18, 2021 05:32 AM IST
Arun Dev , Hindustan Times, Bengaluru
Police Violated Nirbhaya Act in Jarkiholi Probe: Petition in HC
The petition alleged that officers of Bengaluru police displayed “gross incompetence by buckling under the pressure of the powerful ruling political class”.
Updated on Mar 18, 2021 04:14 PM IST
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Woman allegedly exploited by ex-Karnataka minister abducted, says her father
The woman’s family also released a video requesting the government to help them trace their daughter. Her mother said the woman told her that the latter’s pictures were morphed before the video was aired on news channels
Updated on Mar 17, 2021 05:14 PM IST
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Hit by pandemic, gig workers plan to create umbrella union
Tanveer Pasha, president of the Ola-Uber Drivers Association in Bengaluru, said on Tuesday that a meeting will be held next week to finalise the plan for the new platform.
Published on Mar 17, 2021 03:35 PM IST
Arun Dev , Bengaluru
Airport train services fail to attract daily passengers
Bengaluru: Less than 50 people on a daily basis use the airport train services that were launched by the South Western Railway (SWR) amid a lot of fanfare in January this year
Published on Mar 16, 2021 12:03 AM IST
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3 waves of migrations that shaped Bengaluru
According to the 2011 census, out of 10 people in Bengaluru, four are migrants.
Updated on Mar 15, 2021 09:19 AM IST
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'Pronounced guilty by seekers of TRP': Disha Ravi
Police said Ravi, along with two other activists, created a ‘toolkit’ to spread misinformation and incite unrest as part of a global conspiracy.
Updated on Mar 14, 2021 03:35 AM IST
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'My autonomy was violated': Disha Ravi's statement after 28 days of arrest
"...my photographs were splashed all over the news; my actions were pronounced guilty - not in the court of law, but on flat screens by seekers of TRPs...," she wrote.
Updated on Mar 13, 2021 09:52 PM IST
Arun Dev , Bengaluru
7,064 Karnataka villages don’t have a burial ground, says govt
Karnataka government says every district has been told to convert government land into burial grounds.
Published on Mar 13, 2021 12:50 PM IST
Arun Dev , Hindustan Times, Bengaluru
Bodies donated, buried by road as villages in Karnataka lack burial grounds
7,064 Karnataka villages don’t have a burial ground, says govt
Updated on Mar 13, 2021 01:43 PM IST
Arun Dev , Hindustan Times, Bengaluru