Karnataka

Mangalore, Aug 3: When cases related to rape and forced sex without consent come to light, a preliminary inquiry will be done and action will be taken against the accused named in the complaint based on evidence prima facie, said Superintendent of Police S D Sharanappa. He was speaking in response to a query raised by a Dalit activist at the monthly SC/ST grievance meeting held at the SP's office

Bagalkot, Aug 3: A six-year-old boy fell into an open borewell today at Sulikeri village, some 15 km from here, following which authorities have launched rescue operation. "Efforts are on to rescue him," Bagalkot Deputy Commissioner P A Meghannavar said. Tipanna Hatti fell into the 300-feet borewell in his father's sugarcane field while he had gone there with his 12-year-old cousin at around 2.15

Berlin, Aug 3: A recent report shows Israel spied on US Secretary of State John Kerry during failed talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. According to German weekly Der Spiegel, Israelis and at least one other secret service eavesdropped on Kerry's phone conversations as he tried to resume the so-called peace talks last year. Kerry made daily phone calls to his colleagues in the

Bangalore, Aug 3: The erstwhile royal family of Mysore has threatened to withdraw from this year's Dasara celebrations unless the Karnataka government stops harassing them. The Wadiyars have also decided not to name the successor to the late Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, the scion of the Mysore royal family. In the absence of any heir to the royal family, the world-famous Dasara

Mangalore, Aug 3: Barke police raided a house in Mannagudda here on Sunday after a complaint was filed by Bajarang Dal alleging people were being forcibly converted to Christianity. Police led by Sub Inspector S S Meti raided the house. Bajrang Dal activists claimed that missionaries were trying to “forcibly convert” some women and kids luring them of lavish life. But police have not confirmed

Mangalore, Aug 3: Mangalore City Police City Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths arrested a murder accused who had escaped after nine years. The arrested is Imran, an accomplice of Udupi based fugitive Siraj of Doddannagudde. He was held at Mangalore junction railway station on Friday. Imaran had escaped near Bappanadu under Mulki police station limits on November 11, 2005. Imran, along with Siraj Hassan

Kozhikode, Aug 3: Passengers of Air India flight AI- 962 from Jeddah had a scare on Saturday morning when the rear tyre of the aircraft burst after it landed at Karipur airport and was taxiing to the parking bay. All the 369 passengers and the crew on board Jeddah-Calicut flight AI962 are safe, an Air India official said after the plane landed at 8.30 a.m. "A person in a fire tender noticed the

Bangalore, Aug 3: Former chairman of the Karnataka State Minorities Commission and BJP?member Anwar Manippady on Saturday filed a complaint with the Inspector General and Director General of Police, Lalrokhuma Pachuau, against the Women and Child Welfare department for fabricating documents against him in a missing girl's case. Manippady met the IG&DGP?to submit his complaint copy. In his two-page

Bangalore, Aug 3: The charges against Mohammed Mustafa under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 have been dropped in connection with the suo motu case registered by the Whitefield police. The police had registered a suo motu first information report (FIR) for his alleged misconduct at the private school where he worked till 2011. Questions were raised on the matter

Mangalore, Aug 2: The president of Muslim Educational Association (MEA), which manages Badria Educational Institutions, has welcomed the formation of Badria Old Students' Association and expressed happiness over the desire of alumni to serve their alma mater. With this the three month-long campaign for the development of Mangalore's one of the historic educational institutions reached a new