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Bengaluru, Oct 16: A woman techie was allegedly thrashed by a mob after she complained to police against illegal cow slaughter in Bengaluru. Nandini, an employee of a software firm, along with a couple of friends, was driving by Avalahalli area near Tippu Circle in JP Nagar area of the city when she spotted some suspicious activity. Nandini says that her friend saw cows being taken to a secluded

Bengaluru, Oct 16: According to the Fire and Emergency services personnel, around 6.30 a.m., a gas cylinder in the house exploded, bringing down the building. Numerous people are reported dead after a three-storey building collapsed in Ejipura in Bengaluru on Monday morning. According to the Fire and Emergency services personnel, around 6.30 a.m., a gas cylinder in the house exploded, bringing

Mysuru, Oct 16: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday lambasted BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa for accusing the state government of misusing funds and also defended the government’s move to divert surplus funds from Mysore Minerals Limited (MML) to cooperative banks. Speaking to reporters at Mysore Airport in Mandakalli near here, Siddaramaiah said Yeddyurappa does not have even minimum

Bengaluru, Oct 16: Kannada will now be taught either as first language or second language between Class I and X in all schools across the state. The government has issued an order in this regard, covering Kendriya Vidyalayas, CBSE and ICSE schools and schools following the state syllabus in English medium. The order follows the Kannada Language Learning Act, 2015, the guidelines of which the

Mangaluru, Oct 15: A pillion rider lost his life when a speeding lorry rammed into a motorbike when the rider was trying to avoid a pothole on the National Highway 169 in Beluvai, near Moodbidri, on Saturday evening. The Moodbidri police said that Sunil and Dharmappa were going on a bike when the tragedy took place. While Dhamappa, who was riding pillion, died on the way to hospital, Sunil who is

Mysuru, Oct 15: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the state government will consider appointment of Dalits as priests of temples coming under Muzrai Department. When his attention was drawn to the appointment of Dalits as priests of temples in neighbouring Kerala, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the state government can also consider it. The state government appoints priests for temples coming under the

Kasaragod, Oct 15: In what could have been a major tragedy, a crack was detected on the railway track near Trikaripur in Kasaragod district when a Mangaluru-Kannur passenger train was passing over it on Sunday. A few trains on Mangaluru-Kannur route were delayed for some time while Railway workers repaired the crack. According to sources, the passenger train was stopped after people on board the

Bengaluru, Oct 15: A 16-year-old girl drowned in an overflowing drain on Sunday, taking the death toll+ from rain-related incidents in the city to 10. The incident happened at Krishnappa Garden here. Narasamma had gone to attend nature's call and she accidentally slipped into the drain. Her body was later recovered at some distance from the slum where her family resides. The family hailed from a

Kalaburagi, Oct 15: Setting an example of selfless service, an auto-rickshaw driver, Hanmanth Huvanna Devnoor, helps leprosy patients lead a dignified life. Setting aside eight hours of his day for the patients, Hanmanth has been treating the patients for the last 20 years. Hanmanth shared his story about how his life changed after his mother got leprosy. "My mother had leprosy. When my father

Malappuram, Oct 15: The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), a key partner in the Congress-led UDF Opposition in Kerala, today retained the Vengara Assembly seat by defeating its nearest rival CPI-M candidate in the by-poll. IUML candidate K N A Khader won the seat with a margin of 23,310 votes over CPI-M nominee P P Basheer, a district official said after the result was announced. BJP candidate K