Karnataka

Mangaluru, Apr 1: The Dakshina Kannada District backward classes officer was arrested under Pocso Act on charge of sexually assaulting a minor girl at a backward classes hostel in the city. The accused has been identified as Nagarajappa (49). The police arrested him following a complaint by a school teacher on Friday. The complainant accused Nagarajappa of sexually abusing a Class 10 student, an

Bengaluru, April 1: A woman from Bengaluru travelling to Iceland was asked to take off her clothes for a body search at the Frankfurt airport. Shruthi Basappa, who studied engineering at BMS College in Bengaluru, narrated her ordeal on Facebook on March 30. She said the airport staff had allowed her Icelandic husband to pass through with just a pat-down, while they harassed her. “I was taken into

New Delhi, Apr 1: The Centre has released Rs 1,712.1 crore for Tamil Nadu from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for drought and cyclone relief and another Rs 1,235.52 crore to Karnataka for drought. The decision comes in the wake of Tamil Nadu farmers protesting here in the national capital demanding loan waiver and other assistance. Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are both facing severe

Guwahati, Apr 1: The Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama today strongly disapproved of terms like "Muslim terrorists" saying he feels immensely "uncomfortable" at such usage. The Dalai Lama also said the voice for peace was growing stronger in the 21st century and India's secular traditions could go a long way in reducing the global sufferings and tension. The Nobel laureate expressed his aversion

Raipur, Apr 1: "We will hang those who kill cows," Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh declared today as no end seemed in sight to the row over enforcement of beef ban and crackdown on illegal slaughter houses in Uttar Pradesh. "Does such a thing happen in Chhattisgarh? I don't think it has happened in the last 15 years (of BJP rule). If it happens, we will hang those who dare do it," Singh

Muzaffarnagar, Apr 1: The principal accused of forcing girl students of a residential school here to strip has been booked and dismissed from service, officials said today. A case has been registered against the principal under section 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 509 (outraging the modesty of women) of IPC. She has also been dismissed from service, District Magistrate D K Singh said today

Bengaluru, Apr 1: Going against the party stand, Karnataka Congress leader and ex Railway Minister Jaffer Sharief today backed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for President, saying there "should not be any doubt about his patriotism". He has also written to the Prime Minister backing Mr Bhagwat. "There are different schools of thoughts in India and it is but natural for such a vast country. Shri Mohan

Udupi, Apr 1: A local court here has accepted a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by a group of citizens against the privatisation of the District Maternity and Children’s Hospital and handing over its land to BRS Health and Research Institute (BRSHRI), owned by Abu Dhabi-based Indian business tycoon B?R?Shetty for the construction of a super-specialty hospital. The court of the III

New Delhi, Apr 1: AIMIM president and Lok Sabha member from Hyderabad Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the issue of cow slaughter. While speaking to news agency, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief said, “BJP's hypocrisy is that in Uttar Pradesh it considers cow as 'mummy', but in Northeast it's yummy.” Notably, cow is considered

Bengaluru, Apr 1: BJP?national president Amit Shah is said to have restrained the party state unit from inducting disgruntled leaders from other parties into the BJP?fold in haste. According to party sources, Shah is said to have convened to state unit president B?S?Yeddyurappa and other top leader to avoid party hoppers evincing interest to join the BJP?only for the sake of enjoying power. Only