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• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 02:52 PM

  ‘No reason to worry, culprit’s face seen from three-four angles’: DK Shivakumar

  Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday mentioned the federal government is dedicated for a good probe in The Rameshwaram Cafe blast case that occurred yesterday, and mentioned the police have been given a free hand to analyze the incident.

  “There is no reason for Bengalurians to worry, it was low intensity blast, it was prepared locally, but sound was big. Culprit’s face is visible from all angles despite him wearing cap or specs. From three-four angles he is seen. Cameras have captured him walking too,” He added.

  (PTI)

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 02:39 PM

  ‘Cong govt in Karnataka a breeding ground for extremists’: Tarun Chugh

  BJP chief Tarun Chugh hit out on the ruling Congress authorities in Karnataka a day after the blast at The Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru and mentioned, “By giving freedom to PFI, extremists are being given a free hand there. The Congress government in Karnataka has become a breeding ground for extremists.” (PTI)

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 02:18 PM

  Stop your ministers from speculating: Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar to CM Siddaramaiah

  Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar requested Karnataka CM to cease his ministers from making baseless speculations and known as then irresponsible.

  In an X submit, the union minister mentioned, “My rqst to @CPBlr& CM @siddaramaiah is to stop ur ministers from influencing & prejudging the investigation by making statements like gas cylinder blast and then business rivalry. Terror and security are issues that u shdnt allow ur Dy CM or assorted wise men to prejudice and compromise wth their attempts to cover up like many times its been done historically.”

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 01:56 PM

  Culprits can be caught quickly: Bengaluru police

  A high-level assembly has been known as to debate the additional steps in Rameshwaram Cafe blast incident. Bengaluru police assured that the accused who was recognized within the CCTV footage can be caught quickly because the hunt is already happening. The police additionally urged the general public to not panic.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 01:29 PM

  NIA should take over the case: Karnataka BJP cheif

  Karnataka BJP head BY Vijayendra demanded that the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case should be handed over to NIA.

  He mentioned, “We already demanded the state govt to handover the case to NIA. But they are yet to do it. NIA must be invloved to catch the culprits.”

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 01:14 PM

  CM Siddaramaiah visits Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru’s Whitefield

  Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah visited Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe where a low intensity bomb blast occured on Friday afternoon. He said that the government will take care of the medical expenses of those injured and also asserted that everybody are recovering well.

  “A total of 10 people are injured and they are getting treated in multiple hospitals. I will visit all of them and their treatment is government’s responsibility,” he mentioned.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 12:57 PM

  Entire Karnataka government should quit: Ex-CM Basavaraj Bommai

  Karnataka Ex-CM Basavaraj Bommai has lashed out at the Congress-led governement and alleged that it failed to maintain law and order in the state. He said that high-level corruption in police department is bringing the state to its knees.

  He said, “The law and order in Karnataka has gone to toss ever since the Congress came to power. The high level corruption made all efficient police officers leave Bengaluru and now the officers are not capable of handling it. The blast is linked to terrorists and there are sleeper cells in the city. When we were in power, we arrested 15 such sleeper cells.”

  Bommai also said that the government should quit before it is too late. “All this is happening because of appeasement politics by the Congress party. High time that it should quit from the power,” Bommai added.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 12:39 PM

  CM Siddaramaiah visits injured people in Rameshwaram Cafe blast

  Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Saturday visited those who were injured in yesterday’s bomb blast. The injured are admitted at Brookfield hospital in Kundalahalli and CM met the people who are under the treatment. He also spoke to them and asked about their health condition.

  Bengaluru police are working to arrest the accused who was identified in a CCTV footage. Several teams have been formed and government asked people not to panic.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 12:23 PM

  ‘Blast is similar to 2022 Mangaluru blast’: Karnataka DCM DK Shivakumar

  Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar said that the blast at Rameshwaram cafe on Friday happened in a similar way to 2022 Mangaluru blast which happened inside an autorickshaw.

  Speaking to reporters on Saturday, DK Shivakumar said, “We are conducting fair investigation and we will catch the culprits soon. We learned that this blast is similar to 2022 Mangaluru pressure cooker blast. The investigation will reveal more details. We request people of Bengaluru to not panic.”

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 12:14 PM

  Hyderabad’s RGI on high-alert after Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram cafe blast

  Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport is on high-alert after a low intensity blast on Friday shook Bengaluru. The CISF and airport management have already beefed up the security at the airport and monitoring the movements inside. Railway stations and other important places are being screened by Hyderabad and Cyberabad police officials.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 12:01 PM

  ‘Happy with response of all three patients’: Hospital MD after Bengaluru blast

  The Medical Director of Brookefield Hospital, Dr Pradeep Kumar, spoke on the patients admitted there after the Rameshwaram Cafe blast in Bengaluru yesterday, saying, “We are happy with the overall response of all the three patients admitted at our hospital. A patient in the ICU has had a post-operative turbulent period. As a result of her surgery and anesthesia effects, her BP was low and her blood sugar levels were high. Her overall condition is fine and showing signs of improvement. Psychological help to boost their confidence and overcome stress is also being provided to the patients. Other patients will be discharged in another 24-48 hours.”

  (ANI)

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 11:45 AM

  Delhi Police on alert after blast in Bengaluru cafe

  The Delhi Police has stepped up security after the blast at a popular Bengaluru eatery on Friday. Districts police chiefs have been directed to increase vigil in crowded areas, especially in Delhi’s markets, an official said. A senior police officer said market associations have been asked to remain alert and approach their local police stations in case they find any suspicious activity. (PTI)

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 11:30 AM

  ‘Mangalore blast and Bengaluru explosion not related’: CM Siddaramaiah

  “BJP mustn’t play politics on this matter. Mangalore blast and Bengaluru explosion are usually not associated. The blast remains to be beneath investigation. Appropriate motion can be taken after the report,” CM Siddaramaiah said on the Rameshwaram Cafe blast in Bengaluru on Friday. (ANI)

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 11:16 AM

  ‘I will go to hospital and also visit blast site today’: CM Siddaramaiah

  On the explosion at Bengaluru’s The Rameshwaram Cafe, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said, “A person wearing a mask and cap came in a bus, fixed the timer and exploded it. The deputy CM and Home Minister visited the spot yesterday. I will also go to the hospital and the spot today. I don’t know if this is the work of an organisation or not. A serious investigation is underway.” (ANI)

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 11:00 AM

  ‘No involvement of any organisation established in blast so far’: G Parameshwara

  Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said that there is no information about the involvement of any particular organisation in the Bengaluru Rameshwaram Cafe blast so far. “We haven’t any details about which organisation has performed this,” he said. (ANI)

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 10:45 AM

  Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to chair meeting with top police officials today

  Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has called a meeting of senior police officers on Saturday afternoon in connection with the blast incident that took place at Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru on Friday. State Home Minister G Parameshwara confirmed the meeting with the Chief Minister, saying, “We have a gathering at 1 pm, the CM will lead the assembly, larger law enforcement officials will attend the assembly relating to the blast.” (ANI)

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 10:31 AM

  NIA, NSG visit blast site in Bengaluru, assist local police

  “The bomb squad, canine squad, anti-sabotage groups and forensic analysts have visited the spot, for investigation and assortment of samples,” a police official said. Also, sleuths from National Investigation Agency (NIA) and National Security Guard (NSG) reached the spot to help the local police in investigation and shared some inputs with them. (PTI)

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 10:15 AM

  ‘Suspect was wearing cap, mask to hide identity’: Police

  The Central Crime Branch (CCB) has taken up the investigation, and seven to eight teams have been formed, the sources said, adding, the suspect, carrying a bag, was wearing a cap and mask to hide his identity. (PTI)

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 10:01 AM

  Investigators looking at similarities between Rameshwaram Cafe explosion, 2022 Mangaluru cooker blast: Report

  The investigating teams are looking at similarities between Friday’s explosion and the November 2022 Mangaluru cooker blast, sources told PTI. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah convened a meeting of senior Home Department officials today in the wake of the blast.

  (PTI)

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 09:53 AM

  Officials conduct searches at blast site in Bengaluru | Video

  A team of NSG, Bomb Disposal Squad and Local police conduct an investigation at the explosion site at The Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru’s Whitefield area.(ANI)

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 09:41 AM

  Bengaluru blast case: Cops intensifies probe, pursue clues

  The Karnataka police have intensified the investigation into the bomb blast at a popular eatery in Bengaluru on Friday. According to official sources, images of the suspect’s movement have been captured by the CCTV cameras at the Rameshwaram cafe in Brookefield area and those nearby. “We are optimistic concerning the leads we’re getting in nabbing the offender,” an official said. (PTI)

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 09:32 AM

  ‘We will arrest the accused as soon as possible’: Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara

  “We will arrest the accused as quickly as attainable. Our groups are doing nice. A timer was used for the blast, FSL group is doing the work. We have a gathering at 1 pm, CM Siddaramaiah will lead the assembly with high-level police officers relating to the blast,” Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said on the Bengaluru Rameshwaram Cafe blast. (ANI)

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 09:21 AM

  ‘Suspect came on a BMTC bus’: Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Bengaluru blast

  Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara spoke on the Rameshwaram Cafe blast in Bengaluru yesterday and said, “We have constituted several teams. We have collected some evidence from CCTV footage. When the explosion took place, a BMTC bus moved on that way. We have information that he came on a bus.”

  (ANI)

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 09:12 AM

  ‘Accused won’t be spared’: Karnataka govt amid demands by BJP of CM Siddaramaiah’s resignation

  After the horrific Rameshwaram Cafe blast in Bengaluru yesterday, the opposition BJP demanded Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s resignation, citing “no regulation and order within the state”. Meanwhile, government officials said that the accused involved in the incident will not be spared, and a thorough investigation is underway. (ANI)

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 09:01 AM

  Bengaluru blast: Cyberabad police conducts checks as precautionary measure

  Police of Cyberabad Commissionerate conducted checks at some public places on Friday as part of precautionary measures in the wake of the bomb blast at an eatery in Bengaluru.”We are watchful. We did some checks randomly, some locations the place public gatherings are there. No must alarm anyone,” a police official told PTI.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 08:53 AM

  FSL, Bomb Disposal Squad conduct searches at blast site | Video

  A video shared by news agency ANI showed a team of FSL, Bomb Disposal Squad and Dog Squad conducting an investigation at the explosion site at The Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru’s Whitefield area.

  (ANI)

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 08:40 AM

  ‘Two explosions, 10 secs apart,’ says cafe MD

  The managing director of Rameshwaram Café, Divya, said that there may have been two quick explosions, less than 10 seconds apart. “The first explosion was near the cash counter and then there was chaos. I don’t know where the second explosion took place,” she said.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 08:30 AM

  ‘Cooperating with authorities in their probe’: Bengaluru cafe after blast

  The owners of popular eatery, The Rameshwaram Cafe, said they are cooperating with authorities in their investigation. “We are deeply saddened by the unlucky incident at our Brookefield department. We are cooperating with the authorities and officers of their investigations,” They said in a statement.

  (PTI)

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 08:21 AM

  Rameshwaram cafe blast: ‘Incident could have been averted,’ says Pralhad Joshi, seeks NIA probe

  Union Minister Pralhad Joshi condemned the massive explosion that took place at the popular Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru and sought an NIA investigation into the incident that left as many as 10 people injured on Friday. Joshi said that if the state government had taken the Vidhana Soudha pro-Pakistan sloganeering incident seriously earlier, then the blast incident would have been averted.

  (ANI)

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 08:10 AM

  Pralhad Joshi, BY Vijayendra, Karnataka Guv meet victims of Rameshwaram Cafe blast

  Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, along with Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and BJP leader Vijayendra Yediyurappa, met the victims of the Rameshwaram Cafe explosion at Vaidehi Hospital on Saturday. The leaders visited the hospital to extend their support to the victims of the explosion that injured 10 people on Friday. (ANI)

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 08:01 AM

  ‘Battery, timer’: Here’s what cops found at blast site in Bengaluru

  “We have found a battery and a timer at the blast site which shows it could be a timed explosive device. Preliminary findings show that the material used in the bomb was of low quality but more details will emerge once the forensic reports are in,” A police inspector, part of the investigation team, told reporters at the site.

• Sat, 02 Mar 2024 07:46 AM

  ‘No arrests have been made so far’: Police

  Investigators in the horrific Rameshwaram Cafe blast have identified a man in his mid-30s who entered the restaurant around noon and left a bag near the cash counter. Police are trying to trace the man but no arrests have been made so far, they said.
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