Karnataka

Kottayam, Sept 22: Bishop Franco Mulakkal, arrested by the police over allegations of repeatedly raping and sexually assaulting a nun, was Saturday discharged from the government hospital in the city where he was admitted following complaints of chest pain. The 54-year-old clergyman would be produced in a magistrate court in Pala later in the day. Sources said ECG and other cardiac related tests

Mangaluru, Sept 22: The Dakshina Kannada district police have arrested a hardline Hindutva leader for allegedly attempting to create communal disturbance by delivering a provocative and hate-filled speech during a religious event in Bantwal taluk. The accused has been identified as Manjunath Udupa alias Pushparanga Bhat (32), the secretary of Hindu Aikya Vedi, Kasaragod. He was a chief guest at

Udupi, Sept 22: A hotelier hailing from Kundapur in Udupi district was murdered allegedly by his wife and her friend in Bengaluru, on Friday. Santosh Shetty (56), who was a resident of Seshadripuram in central Bengaluru was running Mahalakshmi Hotel near Gandhinagar Police said Shetty died at a private hospital around 4pm after being attacked. The hospital alerted police as Santosh was brought

New Delhi, Sept 22: Car and bike owners will now get a compulsory personal accident cover of Rs 15 lakh under their motor insurance policies. Earlier, the mandatory cover was Rs 2 lakh for cars and Rs 1 lakh for two-wheelers. A premium of Rs 750 per annum will be applicable for the Rs 15-lakh cover, a significant jump from the Rs 100 premium for cars and Rs 50 for two-wheelers earlier. The expense

Mangaluru, Sept 22: Officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Regional Unit, Mangaluru, have arrested a 32-year-old man on the charge of smuggling gold into the country through the Mangaluru International Airport. They have seized 1,515.270 grams of gold valued at about Rs. 47 lakh from him. The DRI officials have also arrested an official of the airport on the charge of abetting

Bengaluru, Sept 21: BJP leaders today submitted a memorandum to Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala appealing him to take action as per the Constitution against Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy for allegedly giving a call for 'revolt' against the party (BJP). The BJP delegation, which included Union Minister D V Sadananda Gowda, former Deputy Chief Minister R Ashok, Lok Sabha member Shobha Kharandlje

Kochi, Sept 21: After long uncertainty, confusion and speculations Kerala Police here on Friday finally arrested Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal who was facing alleged charges of raping a nun multiple times between 2014 and 2016 Though official confirmation in this regard was not received yet but unofficial sources said that he was arrested at about 1700 hrs and will be taken to medical check up

Bengaluru, Sept 21: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee General Secretary P V Mohan has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of using the money it had made through ‘Rafale scam' to conduct ‘Operation Lotus’ by poaching Congress MLAs in Karnataka. Speaking to media persons in Belagavi today, Mr Mohan urged the Congress-JD(S) coalition government, to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT), to

Chikkamagaluru: The inaugural ceremony of the Chikkamagaluru and Hassan chapter of the Bearys Chamber of Commerce and Industry [BCCI] was held at Blue Mountain Valley Resort, here on Sept 18. Speaking after inaugurating the new chapter, BCCI President Haji S M Rasheed said that with the vision of encouraging and helping upcoming entrepreneurs for new business, the BCCI was launched. He said

Hosapete, Sept 21: A teenage girl lost her life and around 60 people sustained injuries when the “overloaded” balcony of a house collapsed at Chitawadagi locality in Karnataka’s Hosapete during the early hours of Friday. The tragedy occurred when the people had gathered in the balcony to witness a Moharum procession. The people fell down along with the balcony. A 16-year-old girl, identified as