Karnataka

Bengaluru, May 21: The police, on Friday, arrested a 26-year-old man, under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012, for allegedly sexually assaulting an 18-month-old girl. The accused, Deepesh Pradhan, from Darjeeling, was part of the housekeeping and maintenance staff of a residential building, at Doddakannahalli in HSR Layout. The girl's parents, from Darjeeling, also

New Delhi, May 21: With a pass percentage of 88.58 per cent, girls once again outperformed boys in the CBSE Class XII Board examination, the results of which were declared today. Boys recorded a pass percentage of 78.85 per cent. Region-wise, South India has done better than others with the over all pass percentage of Thiruvanathapuram Region at 97.61 percent being the highest followed by Chennai

Mangaluru, May 21: Konkan Railway along with Central Railway will run AC reserved special trains between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) and Mangaluru Junction to clear extra rush of passengers. Train 02133 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Mangaluru Junction AC reserved special will leave from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 12.45am on May 24, 31, and June 7. This train will reach Mangalore Junction at 6pm the

Tehran, May 21: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's maiden visit to Iran, Indian refiners have made first euro payments in four years to clear a part of the USD 6.4-billion in past oil dues. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) has paid USD 500 million and Indian Oil Corp (IOC) USD 250 million over the past two days, sources with direct knowledge of the development said. Private

Mangaluru, May 21: Rubbishing the fresh allegations levelled against him by the Bharatiya Janata Party as baseless, health and family welfare minister UT Khader has said that the alleged drug purchase scam is the creation of shameless liars, who do not have common sense. He was responding to the allegation made by a few BJP leaders in Bengaluru and Mangaluru that he was part of an alleged multi

Bengaluru, May 21: A man was killed on the spot while three others were critically injured when members of two groups attacked each other with lethal weapons in a house near the Big Banyan Tree at Kolur in Ramohalli on Thursday night. Jurisdictional Tavarekere police said the victim was identified as Dhanush, 19, a resident of Janatha Colony near the Big Banyan Tree. The injured Bharath, 21 and

Bengaluru, May 21: A pack of about 12 dogs mauled a 6-year-old girl who was playing near her house at Bilikallu on Ullalu Main Road near Kengeri on Thursday afternoon. The strays chomped off a part of her right ear and wounded her badly in the thighs. With multiple injuries, the girl has been admitted to the Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) near K R Road where her condition is said

Mangaluru, May 20: The survey on Wakf properties in Karnataka is expected to be completed in six months, said minister for minorities welfare and wakf Qamar-ul-Islam. The minister, who was in the city after inaugurating a masjid in Puttur on Friday, said he has given directions to the officials to conduct survey on the properties that are recorded in the old Gazette and others from 1954 till date

Mangaluru, May 20: Accusing health and family welfare minister UT Khader of involving in an alleged Rs 1,250 crore drugs purchase scam, the Dakshina Kannada unit of Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded his resignation. According to BJP district spokesperson K Jayaram Shetty the scam pertains to a move by the department to purchase inferior quality drugs, and inflating prices of other drugs and

Mangaluru, May 20: Dakshina Kannada district (rural) will soon get a new superintendent of police as SD Sharanappa was on Friday transferred to the state capital. Bhushan Gulabrao Borase, J Arun Chakravarthy Official sources said that senior officer Bhushan Gulabrao Borase will soon take charge as the new SP of the coastal district. Mr. Borase, a 2009-batch IPS officer from Maharashtra, had been