Karnataka

Udupi, Nov 9: Udupi district in-charge minister Vinay Kumar Sorake has said that rapists and sexual offenders, especially those who abused minor girls, would be booked under the Goonda Act. Interacting with mediapersons at Katapadi here on Saturday, he said that the recent death of a minor girl had caused sorrow among everyone. The media is also joining hands towards bringing to light such

Kannur, Nov 9: Marxist Communist Party (CMP) founder leader M V Raghavan, a prominent figure in Kerala politics for decades, died today after prolonged illness. A former minister, Raghavan (81) had been confined to home for the last two years due to Pakrinsons disease besides age-related ailments. He breathed his last at nearby Pariyaram Co-operative Medical College Hospital, an institution

Mangaluru, Nov 9: One would think that installing CCTV cameras in various parts of Mangaluru would largely bring down the crime rate in the city limits. However, this isn't so. Hard to say, but there are 33 CCTV cameras installed at major traffic junctions in Manaluru City Commissionerate limits, although 12 of them are currently out of order. Out of the 21 cameras which are currently functional

Udupi, Nov 9: An attempt to enter the Limca Book of Records will be made by a total of 2,000 members simultaneously trying to recite the Kali Haadu bhajan (Dasa sankeertana) at the Krishna Mutt courtyard on February 1. The event will organised under the aegis of Udupi taluk Bhajan Mandali Okkoota, Nadavaibhavam of Udupi, Swasara Namamata and Swara Surabhi Trust, Bangalore. A preliminary meeting

Thirthahalli, Nov 9: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team has expedited the probe into the mysterious death of Nandita, a 14-year old student from Thirthahalli. The team has taken one of the suspects into custody for interrogation. In the complaint lodged with the police, the girl's father had alleged that his daughter was abducted and molested by three men on Anandagiri Hill near here

Mangaluru, Nov 9: The police have booked repeat offenders under the Karnataka prevention of dangerous activities of bootleggers, drug offenders, gamblers, goondas, immoral traffic offenders and slum-grabbers Act 1985(Goonda Act) following an order issued by Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner district magistrate A B Ibrahim. Mr Ibrahim issued the order following a recommendation made by Dakshina

New Delhi, Nov 9: As a gawking crowd watched, scores of activists Saturday locked lips in the midst of a busy Delhi street to protest moral policing and support the Kiss of Love movement in Kerala. At least 70 protesting students were detained but were let off within half an hour, police said. The protesters, including many women, mainly from Left-leaning student organisations, gathered outside

Manipal, Nov 8: Education is the key ingredient in character building and socio-economic transformation, which can empower the huge human capital to be a major constructive force to drive the economy, said Sri Lankan prime minister D M Jayaratne. He was delivering the 19th convocation address of the Manipal University here. The Lankan prime minister said that in the 21st century, high quality

Mangaluru, Nov 8: Radhika Kumaraswamy, the second wife of JD(S) leader and former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy, wants her daughter to become an actress and join the film industry much like her. Already having launched a Kannada film production company named Shamika, Radhika is now busy preparing for the high-profile launch of her daughter Shamika, who turns five this year. To successfully launch

Mangaluru, Nov 8: MLC Ivan D'Souza, who faced an unprecedented onslaught of criticism after his controversial remark against a BJP leader, has tendered an unconditional apology. Within hours after he waded into the controversy by insensitively criticizing K S Eshwarappa, the leader of opposition in Vidhana Parishad, the Congress leader from Mangaluru frankly admitted that he unintentionally