Karnataka

New Delhi, Sep 7: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by ten persons at a hotel in Jaipur, where she was taken to - on the pretext of job - by a couple who lives in her neighbourhood at outer Delhi's Mongolpuri area. The girl managed to escape from the hotel and came back to Delhi within 24 hours after which she reported the matter to the police. Six persons, arrested so far in connection

Bengaluru: Sep 7: India is committed to making it easier for tourists and has introduced several facilities for them, said Mahesh Sharma, Union Minister of State (independent charge) for Tourism and Culture. Tourists from 113 countries are being issued e-visas. Travellers from 37 more nations would be covered soon. Besides, tourists are being given welcome cards, he said at the inauguration of the

Belagavi Sep 7: An Inspector and three constables were suspended for allegedly assaulting two women on the suspicion of indulging in prostitution and other offenses, an incident which was caught on camera. As the video of police personnel beating the women went viral, Belagavi Police Chief Ravi S suspended three constables and an Inspector yesterday. He also ordered disciplinary action against an

Udupi, Sep 7: Dozens of college students from Manipal on Monday gheraoed Udupi Superintendent of Police Dr K Annamalai demanding him to take action against policemen from Malpe, who allegedly beat up two students in lock up over a trivial issue. Aweez, a student of MCom at Manipal Institute of Technology, was hospitalized after he was attacked by Sub Inspector Ravi Kumar and his five subordinates

Belthangady, Sep 7: A Crime Investigation Department (CID) team has begun to probe the suspicious death of 20-year-old Shobhita in Belalu village in Belthangady taluk a year ago. The investigation team led by M Prabhushankar arrived in Belthangady from Bengaluru on Saturday and collected facts and information on the case from Belthangady police station. On Sunday, the team arrived at Belalu

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 7: A Kerala-based muslim outfit has launched an intensive campaign to wean away its youth from the influence of terror groups like Islamic State and al Qaeda. The campaign assumes significance in the wake of deportation of two Kerala youths by UAE for allegedly supporting IS ideology in the social media, after which state police had initiated a probe. Kerala Nadvathul

Mangaluru, Sep 7: As many as six persons have been arrested by Ullal police in connection to the murder of an auto-rickshaw driver at Natekal on the outskirts of the city. The accused include victim Hidayat’s first wife’s brother Fazil (25), a resident of Ullal, who had threatened his brother-in-law of dire consequences following divorce. The other accused are Lukman, Irfan, Khurshid, Jamsheer and

Udupi, Sep 7: Two more persons, including a five-year-old girl, receiving treatment for severe burns that they suffered after an LPG tanker exploded at Bargi village near Kumta in Uttara Kannada district on September 1, died at the Kasturba Hospital here on Sunday. With this, the toll in the accident reached 10. The names of the those — a girl and a woman — who passed away on Sunday were given as

Mangaluru, Sep 7: Thousands of people in the coastal city, the young as well as the old, men as well as women, witnessed and took part in the ‘Mosaru kudike’ (curd pot) utsav, one of the most popular event of this festive season, with great pomp and gaiety, on Sunday. In the morning, while most of the organisers were busy tying earthen pots at a height of about 15 to 20 feet at many points, many

Bengaluru: Sep 7: Urban?Development Minister M?Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday blamed the Congress for the non-resolution of the Mahadayi river water dispute. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Naidu accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of suffering from ‘selective memory loss’ on the issue. The Mahadayi river dispute has come to the fore with the people of North Karnataka staging agitations over the non