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Bengaluru, Nov 18: The Karnataka police has landed in a controversy after a senior police officer issued a circular, asking officers concerned to scrutinize the passport applications from Muslims and Christians deeper. The controversial circular was faxed to police commissioners of Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Hubballi-Dharwad and Belgavi by Amar Kumar Pandey, Additional Director General of

Bengaluru, Nov 18: In a shocking incident, a second year pre-university course student committed suicide after being reprimanded by the principal and college authorities for close friendship with a boy. Hemalatha (16), who consumed poison four days ago, succumbed at Bowring hospital on Monday. Family members of Hemalatha have held college authorities responsible for her death. The college

Manipal, Nov 18: A teenage boy lost his life after jumping from a compound wall while playing at Kunjibettu in Udupi. Hritik S Shetty (14), a high school student breathed his last at Kasturba Hospital in Manipal. The police said the boy was playing on the veranda of his flat at Mandavi Empire apartments at Kunjibettu around 5 p.m. on Sunday. The ball fell out of the flat and he jumped from a

Udupi, Nov 18: In a frightening incident a leopard barged into a farmer's house and attacked its owner at a remote village in Udupi district. The victim has been identified as Manjunath Nayak, a farmer aged about 70 years. He has been admitted to the Kasturba Hospital in Manipal with severe injuries. The incident took place at Kukkehalli village coming under Hebri forest range in Udupi district on

Bengaluru, Nov 18: In a rare development, nearly 200 progressive Hindu seers belonging to various mutts across Karnataka staged a protest demanding an end to social discrimination and superstitions. Dozens of progressive writers, thinkers and social activists also joined the three-day long protest organized under the banner of Pragathipara Matadeeshara Vedike (Progressive Pontiffs' Forum) from

Chikkamagaluru, Nov 18: A ferocious tiger which has been terrorizing villagers in Chikkamagaluru district was finally captured by the Forest Department personnel on Monday at Pandaravalli in the Bababudangiri range at the foot of Chandradrona hills. The tiger had attacked and killed a woman near Pandrolli village around 25 km from Chikkamagaluru on Saturday morning. The deceased, Sumitra Anand (35

Mumbai, Nov 17: It is not every day that Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan are spotted with each other but the two Bollywood superstars came together to bless the former's sister Arpita Khan on her sangeet ceremony last night. The 'Happy New Year' star dropped by Salman's residence, Galaxy apartment to attend the function. The bride-to-be took to Instagram to post the adorable picture, which sees the

Dubai, Nov 17: A Saudi man has divorced his wife after she ignored his WhatsApp messages despite reading them. The husband, in his 30s, was frustrated by his wife's seemingly endless interest in using her phone for chatting with friends and family. "She spent most of her time on the phone to the point that she neglected looking after their home and taking care of their child," he said. On asking

Udupi, Nov 17: In yet another sexual assault case on a minor girl, a youth was arrested by the police on charges of raping a minor girl in Udupi taluk. The police have arrested car driver Harish, resident of Kurkalu village in Udupi taluk, in connection with the case. The incident of rape has come to light three days after it took place. According to the complaint lodged at the police station, the

Udupi, Nov 17: A group led by social worker from Udupi Vishu Shetty Ambalpady has admitted a psychologically-depressed young woman roaming in the streets in a drunken state to the district government hospital. Soon after they received the information, the state women's commission rushed to the hospital and claimed the entire responsibility of the woman. When Vishu Shetty relayed the condition of