Mangaluru: Top cop rubbishes media reports on arrest of suspect in graffiti case

Gonda, Jan 13: A constable has alleged that she was raped by a colleague in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district, officials said on Wednesday.

A case was registered in this regard on Tuesday night at the women police station, they said.

Superintendent of Police Shailesh Kumar Pandey said the policewoman accused the constable of raping her on January 10 on the pretext of showing her his room.

The woman alleged that he also threatened her of dire consequences if she resited.

Based on her complaint, a case was registered against the constable, the SP said.

Pandey said the woman constable has been sent for a medical examination.

Efforts are on to trace the absconding accused, police said.

Bengaluru, Jan 5: Authorities have sounded alert following reports about outbreak of bird flu in the neighbouring Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Kerala, Karnataka Minister for Health Dr K Sudhakar said on Tuesday.

Speaking to mediapersons here, he said " I have asked the Health officers in the border districts to be alert".

Replying to a question on a few teachers and students infected with Covid-19 after the reopening of schools and colleges, he said that "there was no need to panic, schools and colleges are functioning properly and children have started coming. People have to cooperate for the academic progress of the students.

Dr Sudhakar said that the government was on high alert and if all students and teachers get infected, then there is an improved medical system in place in the State.

On UK returnees, he said 37 of them have tested positive for Covid-19. Ten among the 37 who returned from the UK were found to be carrying the mutant of coronavirus. Seventy-five UK returnees have not yet been traced, the Minister said.

Raichur, Jan 13: Opposition leader Siddaramaiah, also a Kuruba community leader, on Tuesday said that he was not opposed the reservation for Kuruba community but opposed to this agitation because RSS was behind it.

Addressing press persons here in grand ' Halumath ' convention at Veragota in Devadurga taluk, Mr Siddaramaiah accused BJP of conspiring to divide the Kuruba community and aiming to isolate him. "RSS is behind this," he alleged.

Mr Siddaramaiah said that Congress party recommended for the inclusion of Bestha, Gangamathasta, Mogaveera caste into the Scheduled Tribe list. Now, there is a movement demanding that the Kurubas be included in the ST list. If all these communities are given the ST tag, the percentage of ST will increase to 20 percent from 3%, he said.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading the Union government and Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa is heading the state government. When BJP is in power at both state and Centre, what was the necessity of conventions and all for KS Eashwarappa?, he said.