Karnataka

New Delhi, May 4: 65 years after untouchability was abolished, one in four Indians admit to practicing it in some form in their homes-- a shocking fact revealed by a pan-India survey that was flagged at a seminar of Dalit intellectuals, writers and academicians here. Indians belonging to virtually every religion and caste group, including Muslims, Christians, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Bengaluru, May 4: The Karnataka government will soon form a panel to look into problems faced by sex workers, Women and Child Welfare Minister Umashree said today. "The government, in a day or two, will form a panel to study the plight of sex workers across Karnataka," she told reporters here. However, she declined to make any concrete statement on legalising prostitution in the state in the

New Delhi, May 4: Ever since the Aam Aadmi Party has entered the political arena, it has never failed to be in news. Now, it's AAP member Kumar Vishwas who has left tongues wagging over his illicit relationship with a party volunteer. The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has summoned Kumar Vishwas after receiving a complaint from the female volunteer, who has accused him of staying mum over the

Mangaluru, May 4: Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and Mangaluru South MLA J R Lobo jointly inspected the ongoing construction work at railway under bridge (RUB) on Padil - Bajal road near Mangaluru Junction railway station here on Monday. The railway under bridge is being constructed in lieu of the existing manned level-crossing on Padil - Bajal road as a cost-sharing project by the state

Washington, May 4: Texas police shot dead two suspected gunmen at an exhibit near Dallas of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) organised by an anti-Islamic group, in an apparent attempt to trigger violence. Islam forbids any physical depictions or images of the Prophet (pbuh). Such illustrations are considered blasphemous by Muslims. The incident happened on Sunday night outside a building

Mangaluru, May 4: Ten bogies of the Lokamanya Tilak Terminus-Ernakulum Duronto Express derailed near Balli railway station in South Goa on Sunday, but no casualties have been reported so far. "Ten coaches of the train derailed at 6.30 am near Balli station. No passengers were injured," Konkan Railway Corporation Limited spokesman Baban Ghatge said. The train had left Lokmanya Tilak Terminal in

Kasaragod, May 4: Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar called on the family members of Dr A.S. Irshad, a physician who was killed in the recent Nepal quake. After reaching here on Sunday morning, Mr Sivakumar drove to Dr. Irshad’s Anabagilu residence and met the grieving family members. Interacting with Dr Irshad’s father Shamsudeen, Mr Sivakumar said the people of the State were with them in this time

Gonikoppa, May 4: A tourist from Bengaluru succumbed to injuries he had suffered after a glider crashed at Begurkolli in Virajpet taluk, on Sunday. The deceased is Ramesh (55). Glider pilot Raji alias Subramani has suffered injuries and is undergoing treatment. Raji was attracting tourists using the glider at Begurkolli. The mishap occurred when the glider was flying at a height of about 100 feet

Kasaragod, May 4: The Kasaragod government medical college will start functioning from 2017-18 academic year, Health Minister V.S. Sivakumar has said. The college, coming up at Ukkinadka in Badiyadukka grama panchayat, has received administrative sanction for Rs.288 crore works, Sivakumar said, inaugurating the new building of the Madhur Primary Health Centre at Mayipadi near here. The work on the

New Delhi, May 4: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal has given the go-ahead to detailed plans for the party to contest civic polls in Mumbai and Bengaluru, and the Assembly elections in Punjab. This will lead to the next round of showdown with ousted AAP leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan, who have already been working on parallel plans. Punjab will go to polls in 2017. The