Karnataka

Belagavi, Nov 23: Rubbishing charges of BJP leaders that Bengaluru was fast becoming the 'rape capital' of India, Karnataka Home Minister K J George today alleged that states ruled by that party had registered higher number of incidents and his state had taken stringent preventive measures. Speaking to reporters here, he reeled off statistics to claim that BJP-ruled states have registered higher

Agra, Nov 23: They came from Iran to Agra to see Taj Mahal, the monument of love. But, they had to go to a Hindu temple to offer Namaz! When the Muslims of Agra failed to arrange a place to offer prayers for the two Muslim women tourists, Hindus welcomed them to the Hanuman temple, cleaned the floor and allowed them to offer Namaz. The Iranian women after visiting Taj Mahal turned toward the

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 23: Kerala's Catholic community was overjoyed and held special prayers as the Pope will elevate two Keralite religious leaders as saints at a special service in the Vatican Sunday. Kuriakose Elias Chavara, popularly known as Chavara Achen, and Sister Euphrasia, popularly known as Evuprasiamma, were in April this year cleared by the Pope for sainthood. Catholic churches

Bengaluru, Nov 23: The Karnataka zone of the Student Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) has come up with various recommendations in order to upgrade Madrasa education system and promote Arabic language in the region. The survey report recently released by the SIO after conducting survey of 55 Madrasas from different parts of the state, recommends few action points for the community leaders

Mysuru, Nov 23: Hundreds of officers and personnel from various wings of the police force including armed police, dog squad, women's police and traffic police took part in a special parade on Saturday organized to mark the silver jubilee of its Commissionerate at the City Armed Reserve (CAR) Grounds in the city. The City Police Commissionerate was set up in 1989 in Mysuru. Speaking after taking a

Malpe, Nov 23: Hi-tech boats manufactured in Gujarat, which are highly beneficial for fishermen, have arrived at Malpe docks recently. Specially designed with high mileage and several advantages over local fishing boats, the boats will prove beneficial for the local fishermen in and around Malpe. With new advances in technology and engineering, these boats have additional advantages over the local

Bengaluru, Nov 23: An astrologer has been arrested by police for raping a 25-year-old software engineer in the city earlier this week. The arrested has been identified as Damodharan, 32, an astrologer at Hoysala Nagar in Bengaluru. The victim, a native of West Bengal and employed with an IT company in Bengaluru, had settled in the City around a year ago. On Wednesday, the girl approached the

Kasargod, Nov 23: A group of miscreants vandalised the house of an Indian Union Muslim League activist, Yusuf Haji, and set fire to a car and motorcycle parked on his residential premises at Arangadi, near here. The attack took place around 1.30 a.m. Saturday. The panic-stricken occupants could not come out as the mob hurled stones at the building. The fire was doused by Fire and Rescue Services

Vijayapura, Nov 23: “What is a legalized kiss?” This question was asked by K S Eshwarappa, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council to Home Minister K J George. Speaking to media persons here Mr Eshwarappa sought a clarification from the Home Minister on what, in tatter's view, was a legalised kiss and what was an illegal kiss. This was in response to Mr. George's statement regarding

Bengaluru, Nov 23: In yet another incident that raises question about safety of minor girls in schools, a woman teacher was on Saturday detained here for questioning for an alleged "assault" of a five-year-old girl by her. Based on a complaint by the girl's parents, a case has been registered under the Protection of Children against Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), senior police officials said, adding