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Tumakuru, Apr 21: A 12-year-old boy studying at Amalapura Madrasa was allegedly sodomised by his teacher on April 17 in a lodge in Tumakuru. The incident came to light after the boy told his mother about the incident on April 19. His mother had gone to the Madrasa to meet her two children enrolled there. The mother took her son to the Superintendent of Police and lodged a complaint. Police said

Kasaragod, Apr 21: With traffic snarls owing to illegal parking of vehicles becoming the order of the day in the town, the police have initiated firm action against illegal vehicular parking on busy roads, inter-sections, lanes and the crowded bus station premises. As an initial step, the traffic police have started to impose petty fine on owners of vehicles found parked in unauthorised slots. A

New Delhi, Apr 21: Cracking the whip, AAP tonight expelled rebel leaders Prashant Bhusan, Yogendra Yadav and two others for anti-party activities and "gross indiscipline", two days after issuing a show-cause notice to them. The decision to sack them from the party was taken by the national disciplinary committee which said as it was not satisfied with the response it got to the show-cause notice.

Mangalore, Apr 20: As part of a critical service learning project initiated by Fulbright Specialist from the United States Dr Lorna Gonsalves using a Creative Peaceful Resistance (CPR) approach, the opening of ‘Reflection Park’ and unveiling of a painted mural in the premises of School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya at Valencia here on Monday. With domestic workers as the focus group, the critical

Mangaluru, Apr 20: A father and son were killed when a speeding lorry rammed into their motorbike near Benaka Hospital at Ujire in Belthangady tlauk on Monday. Police have identified the victims as Anand and Dinesh, residents of Gandhinagar in Laila. The duo were going from Ujire to Belthangdy when the tragedy took place. The reckless driving on part of sand-laden lorry driver is said to be the

Mangaluru, Apr 20: Don't be surprised if you come across a statue of terrorist Nathuram Godse, who gunned down Mahatma Gandhi, in the temple in your vicinity. The Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha, an extremist Hindutva outfit, which has pledged to popularize the thoughts and ideals of Godse, has now planned to install his statues at least in six districts of Karnataka including Mangaluru. Bust of

Washington, Apr 20: A Hindu temple in the US has been vandalised with nasty images spray-painted on its walls, the latest such incident in the country. The number 666 and an upside down cross was spray-painted on the door of the temple in Old Lake Highlands, north Texas. Krishna Singh, who is on the temple's board, said they discovered the graffiti on Monday. "That was a big shock, really...The

Mangaluru, Apr 20: Although Dakshina Kananda district has recorded phenomenal growth and made a mark in the field of medical education and also well known as a destination for the effective health care delivery system, it is still inadequate and much more is there to achieve in terms of requirements to meet the International standard, opined Dr Ramanand Shetty, Vice Chancellor of Nitte University

Bantwal, Apr 20: Uncovering a network of interstate vehicle and arecanut thieves, a team of Bantwal police and Dakshina Kannada crime detection unit has arrested five accused and seized five cars and a motorbike along with 20 gunny bags of stolen arecanut from them. The arrested have been identified as Imran from Mangilapadavu in Vittal, Mohammed Muksin from Nandavara, Akhtar, a resident of Perne

Kolkata, Apr 20: In another tragic on-field incident after Phillip Hughes' death last November, a promising Bengal batsman Ankit Keshri today passed away owing to an injury sustained during a Cricket Association of Bengal's Senior one-day knock-out match on April 17. Keshri was in hospital for the past three days and was showing signs of recovery till yesterday evening when he was given oral food