Karnataka

Mangalore, Aug 17: In a tragic incident on the day of Janmashthami, a person breathed his last as he accidently slipped in a pond in Gurupura on Sunday and drowned. The deceased had been identified as Purushottham, resident of Gurupur. It is said that Purushottham went down to the lake shore to pluck some lotuses for a pooja on the occasion of Krishna Janmashthami. When he got into the water, he

New Delhi, Aug 17: Several members of India's most powerful right-wing Hindu group were named to positions within the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), officials said on Sunday, signalling a more overt role for the party's ideological parent that usually operates in the shadows. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) provides the backbone to the BJP and other Hindu groups in the country, its

Mangalore, Aug 17: The medical report of the fifth standard student, who was alleged to have been sexually assaulted by an elderly man in Bolanthoor, revealed that the girl had been raped. Hasainar (65) is accused of raping the minor girl, who is said to be mentally challenged. The ghastly act allegedly took place at Bangarakodi near N C Road in Bolanthoor on Friday evening. Since the victim's

New Delhi, Aug 17: In a new twist in the sensational murder case of RSS pracharak Sunil Joshi, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has “found out” that one of the reasons for his killing was the “sexual advances” he made towards a suspected terrorist. It was widely believed that Sunil Joshi's murder was a conspiracy to bury many “facts” including the role of few influential leaders of the

Bangalore, Aug 17: With inflation rising in the country, there is no control on the rising prices of commodities these days. Yet, the media does not hold the union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi responsible for this, said human rights activist Teesta Setalvad. Speaking after inaugurating a national-level meeting of like-minded organisations and activists organised by Karnataka Komu

Lucknow, Aug 17: A five-member committee headed by UP minister Shivpal Yadav, which probed the communal violence in Saharanpur that left three persons dead, has blamed administrative lapses for the incident and questioned the role of BJP. "The report has been submitted by the committee to chief minister in which a BJP MP has also been named besides laxity of administrative officers", Samajwadi

Udupi, Aug 17: In an official bid to prevent rapes and sexual harassment against girl students in schools and colleges under the limits of Udupi Assembly constituency, a committee was formed on Saturday. The 11 member committee will include the Superintendent of Police, Deputy Director of Public Instruction, Deputy Director of Pre-University Education and eight principals of schools and colleges

Bangalore, Aug 17: The Centre is examining a proposal from the State government to convert the Employees State Insurance Corporation's (ESIC) medical education complex in Gulbarga into an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Union Health and Family?Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan announced on Saturday. Addressing a press conference before reviewing the progress of the National?Rural

Udupi, Aug 17: Demanding an end to discrimination in payment of daily wages, contract civic workers, staged a protest in front of the City Municipal Council (CMC) office here on Saturday. The protest, which began in the morning, came to an end in the evening, after the authorities discussed the issue with the protestors and assured them that government rules would be followed. According to the

Bangalore, Aug 17: In a bizzare crime against a woman, a couple was arrested recently on a rape charge. The incident came to light when the victim filed a complaint with the Gangammanagudi police on August 11. The arrested persons are Dileep (27), a cable operator, and his wife, Asha (25). Police sources said that Asha allegedly had a fetish to watch other people have sex. She tried to lure her