Karnataka

Bengaluru, Nov 3: A 29-year-old man tried to sexually assault a two-year-old girl here, police said. The incident took place yesterday when the girl was playing in front of her house. The accused, neighbour of the girl, approached her, took her to a hiding place nearby and tried to sexually assault her, Rohini Katoch Sepat, DCP, South-East Bangalore, said. The accused ran away as the girl's mother

Mumbai, Nov 3: Gulf airline Qatar Airways on rolled out a limited period promotional fares scheme, offering up to 25 percent discount to its customers including in India to destinations across Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and the Americas. The week-long offer comes into effect from Monday and will continue till November 10 with a travel period window of six months, Qatar Airways

Mangaluru/Udupi, Nov 3: Hundreds of activists of Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarti Parishad, the students' wing of Bharatiya Janata Party staged protests in twin districts of coastal Karnataka on Monday to exert pressure on state government to take stringent action against accused involved in sexual harassment on minor girls. Chaitra, an ABPV activist from University College, Mangaluru, addressing the

Hyderabad, Nov 3: A soldier suspected to be involved in burning alive an 11-year-old Madrasa student last month apparently committed suicide here early on Monday. Appala Raju shot himself with his service rifle in Army Garrisson in Mehdipatnam area in the heart of the city. Police said no suicide note was found. Army authorities are investigating. Sheikh Mustafa The lance naik was reportedly

New Delhi, Nov 3: There is a need to decide whether a person acquitted of the rape charge should be addressed as a "rape case survivor" like the victims in such cases, a Delhi court has said while acquitting a man in a case. Additional Sessions Judge Nivedita Anil Sharma made the observation while acquitting a Delhi resident after the alleged victim retracted and turned hostile in the case. "In

Mangaluru, Nov 3: If everything goes as expected, Rahul K L from Surathkal, who used to play cricket regularly at Nehru Maidan in Mangaluru along with his friends a few of years ago, will formally enter Team Indian very soon! 22-year-old Rahul, who is currently Karnataka's opener, has staked a strong claim for inclusion in India's Test squad to Australia which is to be picked in Mumbai on Tuesday

Mangaluru, Nov 3: Four houses constructed by Talent Research Foundation with the support of philanthropists, local organizations and family members at remote villages in Mangaluru taluk were formally handed over on Sunday. The houses were constructed at Rajagudde, Harekala Kisan Nagar, Boliyar and Narsha Sooribail villages. Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Minister U T Khader handed over the

Chitradurga, Nov 3: The Karnataka state government will recommend the Centre to award capital punishment to rapists, said Umashree, the Minister for Women and Child Welfare. Umashree was in Chitradurga to attend a preliminary meeting to discuss the State-level meeting of Sthree Shakti Sanghas. After the meeting, the minister was besieged by the members of the district unit of the Akhila Bharatiya

Karwar, Nov 3: The taluk administration, under tight police security, demolished 201 huts along the Karwar beach, constructed illegally by local fishermen to house their fishing equipment, on?Sunday. The action was taken following the Supreme?Court order to clear encroachments on government lands. Tahsildar?Madhukar Nayak had sent notices to the fishermen three months ago in this regard. The drive

Mangaluru, Nov 3: The police authorities on Monday claimed that they have made headway in investigation into the murder of Ijaza, who was hacked to death on October 31 on the outskirts of the city. Reliable sources said that Mangaluru City Police have arrested seven persons in connection with the case. City Police Commissioner R Hithendra said that police have also invoked the Goonda Act against