Karnataka

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 16: A rape case involving a bobbitised godman took a curious turn on Thursday after a letter—purportedly written by his victim—was submitted to a trial court. Giving a clean chit to the rape accused, the letter said a man close to the 23-year-old woman instigated her to harm Swami Gangesananda Theerthapadar alias Hari Swami, aged 54. A Malayalam television channel claimed

Udupi, June 16: A college student suffered severe injuries when a speeding car hit her on NH 66 at Kinnimulki in Udupi on Thursday evening. The incident took place in front of the Kanchana Hyundai showroom, when the car jumped onto the road median after its driver lost control over the vehicle. The victim has been identified as Ashmitha (17), a resident of Kappettu, and a I PU student of MGM

Mysuru, Jun 16: The body of a youth from the city, who died in Saudi Arabia nearly three months ago, was handed over to his family members after it arrived here on Thursday. Shabir had gone in search of a lucrative job but died under mysterious circumstances in Saudi Arabia where he was working. He is the son of Wazir Saab and Dilshad of Vidyaranyapuram. The family has been struggling for nearly

Bengaluru, Jun 16: Health Minister K R Ramesh Kumar said the government will provide ‘Universal Health Coverage’ to all classes of people in the state. Replying to K Gopalaiah (JD-S) in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, the minister said irrespective of APL or BPL status, all should get healthcare. Nobody should depend on private hospitals. “Our plan is to extend health services to all. After

New Delhi, Jun 16: Fugitive chief recruiter for terror group ISIS in the Indian subcontinent Mohammed Shafi Armar was today named a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the US. The US State Treasury Department, while updating its list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT), has included in it Armar, a native of Bhatkal in Karnataka, clearing the way for sanctions against him. An

Bengaluru, Jun 16: Udupi, Chikkamagaluru, Haveri, Gadag, Mysuru and Raichur districts of Karnataka would be among 100 districts all over the country, where the Health Ministry is set to roll out a universal screening programme for five diseases including three common cancers. The six districts from this south Indian state would be among the districts that would witness the launch of the new

Kalaburagi, Jun 16: Ramesh Rathod, a professor of English at Gulbarga University, was on Thursday booked by police for “misbehaving” with a female student during the interview for admission to a PhD course. In her complaint, the wo¬man said she had been working as a guest lecturer in the English department for the past two years and had also taken the entrance exam for admission to the PhD course

Belagavi, Jun 16: A little-known sadhvi from Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, has called on Hindu men to “gift swords” to their sisters on Raksha Bandhan so they can “conserve our culture which faces threat from Love Jihad.” Sadhvi Saraswati, who runs the Sanatan Dharma Prachar Seva Samiti, said Muslims had been using Love Jihad as a “weapon” to check the Hindu population. She asked Hindu women to read

Udupi, Jun 16: Vishwesha Tirtha Swami of Paryaya Pejawar Mutt said on Thursday that he had, through his representatives, urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to visit the Sri Krishna Mutt/Temple on June 18, when President Pranab Mukherjee was here. Speaking to presspersons, the seer said that Mr. Siddaramaiah’s secretary had informed his representatives that there was no likelihood of the Chief

Bengaluru, Jun 16: Why did the JD(S) continue its support to the BJP and did not stand by the Congress on the move to dislodge D H Shankaramurthy as the chairman of the Legislative Council? The JD(S) may not reveal the truth. But several reasons are being attributed for the JD(S) voting against the resolution moved by the Congress to oust Shankaramurthy. Sources in political parties said it was JD