Karnataka

Bareilly (UP), Jul 12: A key witness in the rape case against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who was shot at by unidentified assailants in Shahjahanpur district, succumbed to injuries, the third witness in the case who has been killed. 35-year-old Kripal Singh was shot at by two motorcycle-borne persons in Puwayan area in Shahjahanpur when he was on his way home from the market on Friday night

Mangaluru, Jul 12: In a bizarre incident, the principal of a reputed pre-university college in Mangaluru taluk brutally assaulted a physically challenged orphan student for offering namaz in the mosque and allegedly called him a ‘terrorist’ without any provocation. 17-year-old Siddiq was admitted to a private hospital in Mangaluru for treatment with severe injuries after the shameful assault on

Udupi, Jul 12: A teenager met watery grave in a percolation pond on Saturday at Miyar Ankralu in Nalkur village coming under Hebri police station limits in Udupi district. The deceased has been identified as Prakash Nayak (18) a resident of Nalkur village. The incident took place at around 11:30 a.m. when he went to the pond near his house with his two friends. All the three got into the water in

Belagavi, Jul 12: A proposal to send the pre-university (PU) second year results directly to students’ e-mail is being actively considered by the government in an attempt to prevent errors in announcement. Photocopies too will be sent directly to students who apply for them, said Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kimmane Ratnakar in response to a query by Tara (BJP), who tabled it on behalf

Bengaluru, Jul 12: Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Ananth Kumar on Saturday sought a “cow for each household in the rural areas” scheme to help families involve in dairy activities and generate income. Speaking after the distribution of cheques to rural women for purchasing the cows at Ragihalli gram panchayat in Anekal (a village adopted by Kumar under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana), the

Bantwal, Jul 12: A minor boy has been arrested by police on charge of sexually abusing a Class 1 girl at Punacha village in Bantwal taluk. The 16-year-old accused, a resident of Punacha village, has been booked under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act. According to a complaint lodged by the victim’s parents at Vittla police station, the accused committed the crime on July 8

Bengaluru: Jul 12: Two months after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that several roads in the City would get a facelift under TenderSURE project, the BBMP released a list of 44 roads. The list includes Indira Nagar 100 ft road, Brigade Road, Raj Bhavan Road and KG Road from Mysore Bank Circle to Upparpet police station. Addressing reporters on Saturday, District in-charge and Transport

Mumbai, Jul 11: Hitting back at its ally in Maharashtra, BJP today adviced Shiv Sena to change its perception of Pakistan and spare a thought about local civic problems while commenting on national issues. Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray had yesterday expressed reservations about the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. "Uddhav Thackeray should

Dubai, Jul 11: Cancer is a serious condition but fortunately rare in human being. 5 to 30% of patients with cancer will have spinal involvement and only 10% of these patients will develop abnormal signs like back pain or spinal cord and nerve damage, says Dr. Seyed Mohsen Mahmoodi, Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon and Medical Director of Thumbay Hospital, Dubai. A 58 years male who was absolutely

Mangaluru, Jul 11: U T Khader, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, said that the state health department intended to make Karnataka into a deafness-free state and Dakshina Kannada had been selected on a pilot basis to provide cochlear implants for hearing impaired children. Addressing media persons at a press conference here on Saturday, he said that a medical camp had been held to identify