Karnataka

Udupi, Sep 26: After the state government decided to shut down District Government Maternity and Children’s Hospital, which had served the common people in region for over eight decades, all its inpatients and outpatients are being referred to the newly constructed 200-bed Koosamma Shambhu Shetty Memorial Haji Abdullah Mother and Child (KSSMHAMC) Hospital here. The State government had, in August

Lucknow, Sept 26: In a fresh evidence for saffronisation of police department in Uttar Pradesh, a female medical student belonging to Hindu community was abused and assaulted by four policemen just because she had a male Muslim friend. The higher officer had to suspend the four communal constables on Tuesday after a video of the incident went viral on social media. The victim along with her male

Mangaluru, Sept 26: The Urwa Police and the Central Crime Branch sleuths on Monday arrested three persons on the charge of selling cannabis and MDMA, a psychotropic substance. The police gave the names of the accused as Mohammed Shakir, 23, of Gurupura, Nadeem, 26, of Panjimogaru and Fakruddin, 26, of Kavoor. The accused were reportedly found selling cannabis and MDMA at a public place near Sun

Mangaluru, Sept 25: M K Faizy, the national president of the Social Democratic Party of India has said that his party would be part of the proposed Mahagathbandhan to fight the Bharatiya Janata Party in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. Addressing media persons in the city, he said that the party has been campaigning against the Narendra Modi-led BJP Government’s policies and actions that was

Bengaluru, Sept 25: The State government has decided to disburse a monthly compensation of Rs 10,000 to flood victims, who have lost their houses in the recent calamity, Urban Development and Housing Minister U T Khader said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters here, Khader said the government had earlier decided to build temporary sheds for the flood victims. The decision was, however, scrapped as

Mangaluru, Sept 25: A local court in Dakshina Kannda has refused to grant anticipatory bail to four men from Sullia in Dakshina Kannada district who had received notice from the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to appear before it for inquiry in connection with the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh. First Additional District and Sessions judge B Sharada rejected the application filed by the

Dubai, Sept 25: Eight Indian sailors are stranded without full wages for nine months aboard a vessel in Dubai, a media report said on Tuesday. The crew members of the Panama flagged ship, that entered Dubai waters in November last year, claimed that their company has abandoned them without providing wages and enough food and fuel, Gulf News reported. The ship, MV Topman, is docked at berth No. 13

Bengaluru, Sept 25: The government of Karnataka has told the Supreme Court of India it has been preparing a scheme to provide compensation to the victims of the incidents of lynching and mob violence. In an affidavit, submitted before the apex court on Monday, the state government stated that necessary action was also being taken to designate particular courts for trying cases pertaining to

A local court in Tamil Nadu’s Erode district has acquitted all nine people accused in the abduction of Kannada actor Dr Rajkumar and three others by forest brigand Veerappan and his associates in 2000. Delivering the judgement here on Tuesday, September 25, 2018, K Mani, the judge of the Third Additional District Court in Gobichettipalayam, said that the no inquiry was conducted with Rajkumar

Mangaluru, Sept 25: The funeral prayers of Mohammad Sameer who was allegedly murdered a month after returning from Saudi Arabia was held today at Ganjimutt village on the outskirts of Mangalur city. Hundreds of people including his relatives, friends and villagers took part in the funeral. The tragic end 35-year-old Sameer, son of Ahmed Saheb, a resident of J M Road near Ganjimutt, Edapadavu, had