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Mangalore, Oct 18: A local special court for rape cases here on Friday convicted a 26-year-old auto-rickshaw driver for rape of a 14-year-old high school student. This is the second judgment by the 6th Additional District and Sessions Court since its inception as special court for rape in January. The court held Harish Gowda guilty for raping a minor near Kalanja in Belthangadi taluk on September

Meerut, Oct 18: A big crowd of gawkers has gathered around Yuvraj, a giant 1400kg Murrah bull that on Friday was crowned champion at Meerut's All India Cattle Show by a 10-member jury, startled as much by the animal's size as by his owner's refusal to sell it for a mind-boggling Rs 7 crore. As Yuvraj chews on unconcerned, owner Karamvir Singh, who has brought him up "like a son", says he doesn't

Mangalore, Oct 18: The Dakshina Kannada district administration has chalked a strategy to ensure that there was no growth in illegal religious structures built illegally on government land. During a district-level meeting held on Thursday, Deputy commissioner A B Ibrahim directed the tahsildars and nodal officers to take up the initiative to ensure that government property is reclaimed by the

Manipal, Oct 18: At least two persons lost their lives and nearly two dozen people sustained injuries in a collision between a private bus and an auto-rickshaw near Nitte village of Karkala taluk in Udupi district on Friday. According to the police, the bus was on its way from Karkala to Padubidri when the collision took place at Manjalpade near Nitte. As a result, the bus and the autorickshaw

Mangalore, Oct 17: As a precursor to the national women's conference organised by National Women's Front (NWF) in Coimbatore next month, a national publicity campaign was inaugurated at a programme here on Friday. Delivering the keynote address on the occasion, NWF national committee member Shahida Tasneem said that despite having been worshipped over centuries and elevated to the level of

Bangalore, Oct 17: The Centre approved the Karnataka government's proposal to rename Belgaum as Belagavi on Friday. Along with it, eleven other cities have also undergone a name change. Bangalore Bengaluru, Mangalore -Mangaluru, Bellary-Ballary, Bijapur-Vijaypura/Vijapura, Chikamagalur-Chikkamagaluru, Gulbarga-Kalaburagi, Mysore-Mysuru, Hospet-Hosapete, Shimoga - Shivamogga, Hubli-Hubballi and

Bangalore, Oct 17: Formalities for release of AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa, who has been granted bail by the Supreme Court in the disproportionate assets case, from the prison here would be completed by Friday evening, a top jail official said. As the former Tamil Nadu chief minister secured relief from the apex court, DIG prisons PM Jaisimha told PTI, "The formalities for the release of Jayalalithaa

Mangalore, Oct 17: Dozens of agitators belonging to Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal on Friday attempted to storm a police station in the city protesting the police action against a rowdy-sheeter. The protesters, who made a futile attempt to break the barricade in front of Kavoor Police Station, resorted to raise provocative slogans that contained abusive words and racist remarks. However

New Delhi, Oct 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led union government on Friday filed an application in the Supreme Court, saying it cannot disclose details of foreign accounts held by Indians in countries which are governed by bilateral double taxation avoidance treaties. Senior advocate Ram Jethmalani said that this is an attempt by the union government to shield those who have stashed black

Lucknow, Oct 17: RSS today said government has ample time till 2019 to act on the issue of construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya. "The government has its own priority and it will work according to it...It has ample time till 2019," Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's Joint General-Secretary, Dattatreya Hosabale, told reporters on the first day of RSS Akhil Bhartiya Karyakari madal meet here. "Ram temple