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Raichur, Apr 27: Activists staged protest in Sindhanur on Monday seeking action against three persons, who allegedly branded a young dalit girl at Hanchinal village recently. The agitating activists alleged that Mangamma, her son Naveen and her tenant Sampreet, a teacher by profession, together branded the dalit girl with a hot iron rod. They suspected that the girl had committed theft. On Monday

New Delhi, Apr 27: To cut costs, Air India is pruning the number of its foreign and local offices and has already shut down 23 booking offices in different parts of the country, the government said today. The decision to close booking offices has been taken with a view to control costs and reduce expenditure, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma told the Lok Sabha in a written reply

Mangaluru, Apr 27: Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Dr S D Sharanappa on Monday inaugurated the women and child helpline kiosk at the office headquarters at Pandeshwar here, to facilitate direct addressal of complaints and grievances received through the helpline. The helpline, which will be directed to the kiosk for redressal of complaints from distressed members of the public, will be

Kalaburagi, Apr 27: “How can you remain silent when government goes on killing own people?” was the question raised in the protest against State-sponsored terrorism and fake encounters organized by students belonging to different colleges under the banner of Campus Front of India. The protest marked the inauguration of the 5-day national campaign against State Terrorism. Coming down heavily on the

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 26: Five suspected pipe bombs were found packed in gunny bags in a pond of the famed Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple here, police said on Sunday. The temple drew international attention a few years ago after it was learnt that it holds a treasure estimated to be over one lakh crore, stacked in five vaults. The suspected pipe bombs were found on Sunday afternoon by some workers

Kathmandu, Apr 27: The death toll in quake hit Nepal has crossed 3,200 and the stranded survivors are waiting helplessly for food, water and medical relief. However, it's sad to learn that even in such a distressing situation, some insensitive people are selling water to the stranded people in the quake hit country for Rs 500. Here's a tweet from Bollywood actor Arshad Warsi's wife Maria Goretti

Bengaluru, Apr 27: A 14-year old slum girl from Vijayapura (Bijapur) studying in an Urdu medium high school has set an example on how to achieve ones goal by beating poverty with determined efforts. Nasreen Makandar (14) was part of the under-16 Karnataka team which defeated Punjab in the national-level basketball tournament conducted recently by the ministry of youth affairs and sports at the

Hassan, Apr 27: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has expressed concern over the telecast of programmes in many TV channels that promote superstitions and blind beliefs in people. Speaking at the 32nd State conference of the Karnataka Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) here, he suggested presspersons to spread awareness about scientific reasoning among the public. “Do you believe in the existence of

Manipal, Apr 27: A student of Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) died, while another student, the pillion rider, was injured, when the motorcycle they were riding hit a lamppost at Manipal on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Udith Jaspal (21), a native of Delhi and student of third year chemical engineering in MIT. The pillion rider was Natasha Alisha Dais (20), a second year student

Dubai, Apr 27: As many as six holidaymakers from the UAE are still missing following a powerful 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Nepal, the worst one in the country in 81 years. Family members of the six boys, who landed in Kathmandu on Friday morning for a week-long vacation, have sent out an appeal on social media, asking people with information or whereabouts of the boys to come forth. The last