Karnataka

New Delhi, Aug 6: In his first comments on the violence against Dalits by cow vigilantes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today strongly rebuked them, saying most of them are "anti-social" elements who are running "shops" in the name of cow protection which makes him "angry". He asked state governments to prepare "dossiers" on the so-called cow protectors as 80 per cent of them do illegal activities

Mangaluru, Aug 6: Two people including a rescuer lost their lives after a fishing boat capsized in Arabian Sea off the coast of Ullal in Mangaluru on Saturday. Local resident Mohammad Fazal (38), who managed to rescue one of the fishermen, lost his life in his bid to save another fisherman. There were three fishermen on-board the ill-fated boat. They are Manex (45), Kumaran (30) and Chandan, all

Udupi, Aug 6: The police have recovered the ashes of the burnt body of businessman Bhaskar Shetty, who had been missing under suspicious circumstances since July 28 after he left his home in Udupi. The victim's wife Rajeshwari and body-builder son Navneeth Shetty, who were taken into custody for interrogation, have reportedly confessed to the brutal murder. Proprietor of Udupi's Hotel Durga

Mangaluru, Aug 6: The Dakshina Kannada unit of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has launched an anti-immoral policing' helpline, where public can seek help to fight against vigilante attackers. Victims of immoral policing or vigilante attacks in Mangaluru can dial 8884431217 for immediate help. The party will send its activists to accompanying the victim's to register complaints and get proper guidance. The

New Delhi, Aug 6: As many as 34% of ministers in states across India have declared criminal cases pending against themselves, while 76% are crorepatis with average assets of Rs 8.59 crore, finds a new study. Declarations of a total of 609 ministers out of 620 have been analysed from 29 state assemblies and two Union Territories by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). Among the ministers with

Mangaluru, Aug 6: In a gut-wrenching tragedy, a man lost his life on his 50th birthday after accidentally falling into a water pond at Kodman village in Bantwal taluk. The deceased has been identified as Joseph Lobo, resident of Paika in Bantwal. He had gone to distribute milk in neighbourhood. When he did not return in the night, his wife and children went in search of him and found his body

Mangaluru, Aug 6: Two miscreants belonging to Bajrang Dal have been arrested by the police for allegedly setting ablaze a KSRTC bus in Nellikatte village in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada (DK) district on November 12, 2015. The arrested have been identified as Jayanth K P (28) and T K Prajwal (21), who undertake fabrication works. The duo had allegedly resorted to arson attack the night before

Mangaluru, Aug 6: A local court sentenced Rakesh, a painter, to four years imprisonment on finding him guilty of grievously injuring his neighbour Eric Alvaris (24), a labourer, in Kankanady on June 19, 2013. The injured labourer died during the pendency of the case. The police had charged Rakesh with stabbing Alvaris following an argument with the latter as he was returning home. Rakesh

Mangaluru, Aug 6: A week after Sri Ram Sena activists raided the St Thomas Aided Higher Primary School at Bondanthila in the outskirts of the city, the management of the school has decided to suspend the optional Arabic language teaching class. The decision comes after the school management convened a meeting of village elders and parents on Friday in the wake of increased pressure by the Hindutva

Kasargod, Aug 6: Yasmin Ahmed, 29, who was arrested on Monday on charge of having links with Abdul Rashid Abdulla, one of the 17 persons missing from the district, has been sent to three days in police custody. The police suspect that they might have fostered links with the Islamic State. However, the allegation is not yet proven. Yasmin was sent to police custody by the District Sessions Court