Karnataka

Karkala, Aug 1: Moodbidri police on Thursday arrested two persons in connection with theft of areca nut worth Rs 90, 000 from a house in Palkedabailu in Dharegudde. The arrested have been identified as Dinesh Poojary (28) and Harish Poojary (26), sons of Karunakara Poojary of Moodu Marnadu village. The prime accused is still at large, police said. The accused, painters by profession, gained entry

Bangalore, Aug 1: Minister for Health and Family Welfare U T Khader said that Karnataka has constituted a three-member panel comprising eminent gynecologists to suggest it to change the system of tests done on rape survivors in order to eliminate sufferings during medical examination. The committee has been asked to submit the report in one month, said Khader on Thursday. The present system of

Mangalore, Aug 1: Three persons arrested for alleged cattle theft were remanded in police custody on Thursday. Umar Farooq, Nissar and Mohammed Ashfaq alias Badavara Bandhu were arrested by the Bajpe police on July 2. Police claimed that they solved nine cases of cattle thefts at one shot. Five more persons involved in this crime are absconding. They have been identified as Dawood, Munna, Azhar

Mumbai, Aug 1: The Bombay high court observed on Thursday that the victims of custodial deaths in Maharashtra appear to be only from the minority community. A division bench of Justices V M Kanade and P D Kode made the remark after they informed advocate Yug Chaudhry of their decision to appoint him as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in a case where a 23-year-old resident of Nalasopara (East)

Udupi, Aug 1: In a sudden development, Superintendent of Police of Udupi district Dr M B Boralingaiah has been transferred among 31 IPS officers by Karnataka state government. Dr Boralingaiah had taken charge as Udupi SP in January 2012. An IPS officer of 2008 batch, Dr Boralingaiah hails from Mallanayakahalli village in Maddur taluk of Mandya district. He completed his MBBS at the Mysore Medical

Bangalore, Aug 1: In a major reshuffle the State government has transferred five IAS and 31 IPS officers. The development comes as three senior IAS officers - G?V?Krishna Rau, Amaranarayana and K?R?Niranjan retired from service on Thursday. Senior IAS?officer G?Latha Krishna Rau is the new Additional Chief Secretary-cum-Development Commissioner. She takes the post held by her husband Krishna Rau

Mumbai, Aug 1: Calling upon all citizens to come together against noise pollution the Bombay high court has directed the police to remove loudspeakers from places of worship in Mumabi and Navi Mumbai if the required permission from the authorities has not been obtained. A division bench of Justices V M Kanade and P D Kode, while hearing a PIL, said that unauthorized loudspeakers must be

Bangalore, Jul 31: Former Prime Minister and JDS chief H D Devegowda today said he has suggested to the party state leadership not to field any candidates for the August 21 by-elections to three assembly seats in the state, saying his party was not in a sound financial position. He however clarified that his party would neither support BJP nor Congress in the elections. By-elections to three seats

Gaza/Jerusalem, Jul 31: The toll in the ongoing Zionist state sponsored terrorism in the Gaza Strip has escalated to 1,363, the Palestinian health ministry said Thursday even as Israel called up more reservists to bolster its brutal military. The victims include 315 children and 166 women, Xinhua reported. About 7,600 Palestinians have been injured, including 2,307 children and 1,529 women. More

Karkala, Jul 31: Even as the public outrage mounted across the state over the increased cases of rape and sexual harassment in schools, another shameful incident was reported from a government high school at Hebri in Karkala taluk of Udupi district. Karkala police on Thursday nabbed the headmaster of Hebri Government High School on charges of alleged sexual harassment on a female student. The