Karnataka

New Delhi, Sep 8: "Law will take its own course" was the terse reply of Railway Minister Sadandada Gowda today when he was asked about his "missing" son who is wanted by police in a case of rape lodged against him by a Kannada actress. "I have spoken about it several times. Law will take its own course. I have nothing more to say," he told reporters at a press conference organised to share his

Mangalore, Sep 8: People in Sullia taluk have been living in fear after elephant attacks recently surfaced in Mandekoli in the taluk. Many wild elephants have been sighted in the villages in the last few days. During operations planned by the villagers to drive the herd of elephants to the thick forests, the villagers themselves were chased back by the elephants on Sunday. The herd of jumbos that

Mangalore, Sep 8: A book that demonstrates simplification of Mathematical problems and equations set in the SSLC Maths syllabus, was released at a book release programme here on Sunday. Published as study material, the book has been penned by Rahul Pai, a II PUC student of Alva's Pre-university College at Moodbidri. It was unveiled by Deputy Director of Public Instruction (DDPI), Dakshina Kannada

Hassan, Sep 8: Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda and Congress leader C.M. Ibrahim, who is the Deputy Chairman of the State Planning Board, shared the dais for the first time in 14 years at a private function here on Sunday. Mr. Ibrahim, in his address, praised Mr. Gowda. Mr. Ibrahim, who was once State president of the JD(S) and also a Minister in Mr. Gowda's

Bangalore, Sep 8: Educational institutions misleading the government by producing old certificates to claim minority status risk losing their affiliation, Binish Thomas, regional co-ordinator for National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions, has warned. In an official release issued here on Friday, the regional co-ordinator has stated that a few institutions were misleading the

Mangalore, Sep 8: A 24-year-old man has been arrested on the charges of sexual assault and attempt to murder of a 17-year-old girl from Bantwal. The accused has been identified as Devaraj, a a labour contractor and resident of Chickmagalur. The Punjalkatte police said Devaraj married the girl and lived with her for two months. She returned to her house following a discord. On September 3, Devaraj

Kundapur, Sep 8: Demanding the suspension of Kundapur police station inspector Nasir Hussain for alleged assaults on Hindutva activists, the local unit of Hindu Jagarana Vedike staged a demonstration near Shastri Circle here on Sunday. The demonstrators alleged that the inspector physically assaulted innocent Hindu youth, including minors, on baseless charges and demanded that he should be

New Delhi, Sep 8: Ahead of by-polls and Assembly elections in four states, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said the Sangh Parivar supports reservation, but is opposed to quota politics. Bhagwat was hitting out at caste-based parties that continue to dominate the political landscape in UP and Bihar. But, two regional parties in UP—the BSP and SP—had received a

Dubai, Sep 7: Almost 8 out of 10 people in the UAE are indebted to their banks, a new survey reveals, with more than a quarter of respondents admitting to missing a payment or making a late payment on their existing loans. Around 77 per cent of respondents confirmed that they have some form of debt with UAE banks, according to a survey carried out recently by a UAE-based finance comparison website

Mangalore, Sep 7: A Dalit activist raised the issue of young unemployed girls being lured into prostitution by a fake employment centre at Ujire in Belthangady taluk under the pretext of providing them with suitable jobs, at the SC/ST monthly grievance meet held at the office of Superintendent of Police here on Sunday. Speaking at the meeting, Shekhar L from Belthangady sought strict action