December  

Campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections appeared low key compared to the high pitched one seen in the Assembly polls in December 2018.

The loss-incurring corporation had recently terminated 3,872 empanelled (temporary) bus conductors following a directive from the high court on December 17. Now these KSRTC empanelled employees and their families have decided to boycott the Lok Sabha election
 

Nisar had been on the run since December 2017, after three heavily armed men hurled grenades at the soldiers of 185th battalion camp at Lethpora and killed 5 soldiers.

 

 

On December 31, the Enforcement Directorate told the Patiala House Court that British middleman Christian Michel had taken the name of some “Mrs Gandhi” during his interrogation

Neeraj Kumar was the Delhi Police chief during the Nirbhaya gangrape in December, 2012. He faced flak for the way the Delhi Police handled the case. 

Amid allegations by the Congress of corruption in the Rafale jet deal of 2016, the Supreme Court will recommence hearing petitions for review of the decision taken in December 2018.

Gym trainer Arun Kumar was arrested on charges of murdering Arul Raj at Neelasanda. Arul was admitted to hospital by neighbours where he was declared brought dead.  

 

This is the second such incident in a span of a month that has come to light. Earlier in December 17 people died after consuming poisonous prasad at a temple in Mandya district in Karnataka. 

Former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa was in Apollo hospital in Chennai for 75 days before her death on December 5, 2016. As there are no details available about her stay in the hospital, an inquiry is underway to know what happened in these 75 days inside the hospital.  
 

Shivakumara Swamiji was 111 years old and was known as Walking God. He had recently undergone a surgery at Dr Rela Institute in Chennai in December 2018. His health started deteriorating a week ago and was being treated at Siddaganga Hospital in Tumakuru, Karnataka.