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Udupi, Apr 25: The police arrested a youth on the charge of sexually assaulting two minors in a village in Kundapur taluk. The arrested has been identified as Thimma (30) The police said Thimma allegedly sexually assaulted two minor girls aged around 10 and eight, when their parents were not at home. A case had been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Thimma has

Bengaluru, Apr 25: The tussle between Energy Minister D?K?Shivakumar and JD(S)?leader H?D?Kumaraswamy took a personal turn on Friday with the latter questioning the minister’s past. “In Sathanur (Kanakapura), people know what kind of movies used to be screened in the tents owned by Shivakumar. Why would I stoop to his level?” asked Kumaraswamy, who is also a film producer. He said if he had wanted

Ullal, Apr 24: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has called upon the people of coastal Karnataka to uphold communal harmony and shun intolerance. Speaking after offering special prayers at Sayyid Madani Dargah at the historic town of Ullal on Friday, the chief minister said that achieving social justice and establishing hunger free society are among the priorities of his government. Calling

Mangaluru, Apr 24: Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday laid the foundation stone for the new Congress Bhavan at Mallikatte in the heart of the city, in the presence of Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai, urban development minister Vinay Kumar Sorake, health minister U T Khader and other Congress leaders. Speaking at a stage programme at Kadri after laying the foundation

Bengaluru, April 24: The Karnataka High Court on Friday put off elections to the city's Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) civic body. Setting aside a single bench order, which directed the state election commission (SEC) to conduct the civic poll by May 30, a division bench headed by Chief Justice D.H. Waghela and Justice Ram Mohan Reddy told the state government to hold the elections by

New Delhi, Apr 24: While most of the state governments in India are trying to implement strict ban on slaughtering of cows and bullocks, the nation stands contradictory in its exporting of beef. According to the latest report released by United States department of agriculture (USDA), India not only stands at the top as global beef exporter sharing position with Brazil, but also India’s exports of

Mangaluru, Apr 24: A group of corporators of Mangaluru City Corporation reportedly exhorted Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to transfer MCC commissioner Hephsiba Rani Korlapati during farmer’s visit to the city on Friday. Sources within the Congress party said that the a section of local leaders of party including corporators held discussions on the transfer of the Commissioner with the CM, who

United Nations, Apr 24: India has not fared well in a global ranking of the happiest nations, coming in at the 117th spot out of 158 countries on the index that took into account GDP per capita, life expectancy, social support and freedom to make life choices as indicators of happiness. Switzerland has been named the most happiest country in the world, coming in at the number one spot on the 2015

Mangaluru, Apr 24: The residents of Jokatte village, who have been helplessly protesting against air and water pollution caused by the coke yard and sulphur recovery units of Mangalore Refinery and Petroleum Limited, have resorted to Palestine model protest. Continuing their agitation, the residents on Thursday threw stones at workers who were installing a 30-ft high-wind break-wall at the MRPL’s

Bengaluru, Apr 24: Heavy rains that lashed across Karnataka on Thursday caused widespread damages and claimed the lives of eight persons. One person was killed and another injured as heavy downpour accompanied by hailstorm threw life out of gear in most parts of Bengaluru city on Thursday evening. A compound wall collapsed at Goruguntepalya, off Tumkur Road, killing a 48-year-old man and injuring