CRIME AND CRASH

New Delhi, May 10: As incidents of alleged persecution and intimidation of Hindus in Pakistan rise, India on Wednesday appealed to Islamabad to take all possible steps to protect the constitutional rights of its minorities by ensuring their safety and security. Recently, in separate incidents, three Hindu girls in Sindh province have reportedly been abducted and married against their wishes to

Mangalore, May 9: A pedestrian was killed on spot when an earth excavator machine hit him at Panambur, here. The victim has been identified as killed Allah Baksh Sheikh (35), a resident of Andhra Pradesh Allah Baksh was working as a cleaner on a lorry. A case of fatal road accident has been registered in Panambur police station.

Lucknow, May 9: A top police official of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday openly advocated honour killing. The incident took place in Prabudh Nagar district where the deputy inspector general (DIG) of Saharanpur range, Satish Kumar Mathur, had gone for a routine inspection of police stations and review law and order situation. One Shaukeen Mohammad, a resident of Kaserwa village of Prabudh Nagar district

Karwar, May 9: Shankar Krishna Naik (55) drowned in the Kali river in Karwar on Tuesday. He accidentally fell into the river. The police have registered a case.

New York,May 9: The daughter of an Indian diplomat who was wrongly accused of sending threatening e-mails to a teacher last year is suing the city for $1.5 million. Krittika Biswas, 19, is seeking damages for false arrest and malicious prosecution, according to a lawsuit brought Monday in Manhattan Federal Court. The lawsuit says that Biswas was so traumatized by the incident that she left the

New Delhi, May 9: The death of RTI activist Ravinder Balwani after a mysterious hit-and-run incident in the capital last month has sparked allegations of murder, with his family saying the 61-year-old was killed after repeated threats and that police were writing it off as an accident. Balwani, an aide of RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal and a member of his NGO, Parivartan, was hit by a car on April

Kasargod, May 8: The Ichilangod Mahavishnu temple near Kumbla was found burgled on Sunday. Burglars escaped with 18 grams of gold ornaments put on the idols of the presiding deity and Lord Ganesh. They looted Rs.3,000 from an offering box, the police said. The burglary came to the notice of the temple priest when he reached the temple for the morning pujas. The thieves entered the temple breaking

Bangalore, May 8: The Karnataka Cabinet on Monday rejected serial killer Umesh Reddy's mercy plea. Reddy was convicted and sentenced to death by a Fast Track Court in 2006 for the rape and murder of Jayshree Maradi Subbaiah. Reddy's death sentence was upheld in 2007 by a Bangalore High Court division bench for the 1998 case of rape and murder of Jayshree, a widow. The Supreme Court had on February

Kolkata, May 7: Four women passengers died after a Sishu tree that was being felled by some youths fell on an autoricksaw at Chandpara near Gaighata in North 24-Parganas on Sunday. Police have arrested one person involved in cutting the tree and raids are on to nab the rest of the gang. Around 2pm, the autoricksaw carrying five women was plying to Chandpara from Bongaon through Jessore Road. Some

Bangalore, May 7: A total of nine students were debarred from the Comed-K?examination conducted across the State on Sunday. Two students held for malpractice in Tumkur have been handed over to the police. A ?S?Srikanth, Chief Executive Officer, Comed-K, said suitable action would be initiated against the candidates caught for malpractice during the test. The Consortium had earlier announced that