Karnataka

Ahmedabad, Dec 7: A Muslim girl can marry when she attains puberty or completes 15 years of age, the Gujarat High Court has said. The court made the observation while quashing legal proceedings under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act against a Muslim youth who had married a 17-year-old girl of his community. Justice J B Pardiwala in the order passed on December 2 said that according to the

Udupi, Dec 7: Three members of a family were killed and two children were injured when a speed lorry rammed into the car they were travelling in on Sunday morning at Hiriadka in Udupi district. The victims have been identified as Manohar (45), his mother Manorama (65) and his wife Swathi (35). Manohar's two children Manasa (8) and Sanjana (6) are the injured. They have been admitted to a private

Bengaluru, Dec 7: The Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Prevention Bill and three other bills are likely to come up before the Council during the session, according to Council Chairman D?H?Shankaramurthy. The other three are bills for amending Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, Essential Services Maintenance Act (Esma) and the Constitution amendment bill to scrap collegium system for

Bengaluru, Dec 7: As many as 30,000 poor senior citizens will get free dentures as part of the Danta Bhagya'scheme formally launched by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru on Saturday. Nagarathna, 70, of Bengaluru became the first beneficiary under the scheme with Siddaramaiah giving her a set of dentures at the launch event held at Vidhana Soudha. In private hospitals, a set of dentures

Belagavi, Dec 7: Comparing superstition to terrorism activist Siddanagouda Patil said that if terrorists were unleashing external violence, some Hindu religious gurus are spreading internal terror by propagating superstitious beliefs. If skin diseases could be cured by rolling on leftover food at Kukke Subrahmanya, there would have been no need of skin specialists. Those supporting the ritual are

Mysore,Nov 7: Communist Party of India (Marxist) State Executive?Committee Member R?Varalakshmi on Saturday lambasted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making “meticulous attempts to destroy the stability of the country with his erroneous decisions”. Addressing the gathering during the open meet organised in the city, Varalakshmi listed recent decisions on the possible hike in Foreign Direct

Bengaluru, Dec 6: In the wake of repeated incidents of sexual violence against children in schools, the Karnataka cabinet today decided to come out with child protection policy for safer schools in the state. "With an intention to provide safety to children in schools, the cabinet has given its approval for child protection policy for safe schools in Karnataka," Law and Parliamentary Affairs

Mangaluru, Dec 6: A protest organized by Sangh Parivar at Vamanjoor near here on Saturday following Friday night's clashes in the surrounding areas, contributed to exacerbate communal tensions in the region. While addressing the protesters, Sri Rajashekarananda Swami, the pontiff of Gurpur Vajradehi Mutt, made apparent attempts to provoke the mob. Comparing local Muslims to Taliban, Swami

Mangaluru, Dec 6: Following the clashes which erupted between members of two different communities in Ulaibettu and Vamanjoor villages of Mangaluru taluk on Friday night, few families alleged brutal police atrocities against them including dragging men from the houses without supplying reasons and using foul language at the women in the middle of the night. Around 14 Muslim women from different

New York, Dec, 6: Chennai and Bengaluru are among the 32 cities around the world that have been added to the "100 Resilient Cities" (100RC) network. According to the network, Chennai was chosen as officials have begun developing coordinate disaster response plans. In addition, the city is making efforts to build on that experience, learning from past events and continuing to provide best-practice