Karnataka

Bangalore, Jul 4: The state reported 1,061 cases of rapes in 2013 — the maximum in the last three years. This includes 563 cases of rape on minors. However, only 26 persons were convicted of rape last year. And the number of rape accused convicted in the first half of this year is zero. The information was provided by home minister KJ George while replying to C Motamma (Congress) in the

New Delhi, Jul 4: The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday launched its e-office, marking the first virtual office by an Indian ministry. Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh launched the e-office by appending her digital signature to a proposal submitted electronically seeking her approval for implementation of e-Office in the Ministry. The e-office is part of the mission mode project under the e

Bangalore, Jul 4: KPCC president G Parameshwara and three others on Thursday took oath as the members of the Legislative Council (MLCs). With this, all vacancies in the Upper House have been filled. H M Revanna (Congress), T A Sharavana (JD-S) and D U Mallikarjun (BJP) also took oath. When Opposition Leader in the Legislative Council K S Eshwarappa greeted Parameshwara as he took oath

Panaji, Jul 4: Days after a minister in Manohar Parrikar-led government set off a controversy by denouncing "pub culture", a BJP MLA has invoked mythology saying "pub and liquor are very much part of Indian culture" and opposed any move to ban them in the name of culture and religion. The legislator, Vishnu Wagh said he would attend the upcoming session of the state Legislative Assembly, beginning

Bangalore, Jul 4: AirAsia Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tony Fernandes said considering the population and potential tourism market India has, the aviation industry in the country is very small. "....for the size of the population and for the size of the potential tourist market, the aviation industry is very small. There is huge scope for fourth airline, I would tell my competitors this is

New Delhi, Jul 4: The passport delivery system could soon become hassle-free and quick. On the directions of the chief passport officer in the ministry of external affairs, Mumbai may lead the way to do away with cumbersome processes that currently delay the issuance of a passport. The ministry is set to waive a second police verification in case of passport renewal provided the previous police

Bantwal, Jul 3: A fresh vigilante attack by a group of Sangh Parivar activists on a Muslim youth, who had accompanied his Hindu friend and his sister to the communally sensitive town of Kalladka in Bantwal taluk, once again triggered communal tensions in the region. Khasim Rahim from Gauribidanur in Chikkaballapur district has sustained severe injuries when he was dragged out of an auto-rickshaw

Mangalore, Jul 3: A joint delegation from United Associations of Karnataka Kuwait (UAKK) and Konkan Overseas Returnees Welfare Association (KORWA) called on Dakshina Kannada MP Naleen Kumar Kateel at his office in Mangalore and requested his intervention with aviation ministry of India regarding the restoration of direct flights on Kuwait – Mangalore sector. The delegation said that more than 1,30

Belthangady, Jul 3: Snake expert Joy Mascarenhas is a known man in Ujire and other parts of Belthangady taluk. Spotted any venomous serpent near your house? He is the man to call if you encounter one close to your surroundings. He recently rescued a large King cobra from the residence of Sadashiv Bhat in the village of Charmadi in the taluk. When Sadashiv Bhat realised the presence of a snake

New Delhi, July 3: Over 100,000 people commit suicides in India every year on an average. The number of suicides in the past decade has recorded an increase of 21.6 percent, said a government report. The number of suicides increased to 134,799 in 2013 from 110,851 in 2003, said the National Crime Record Bureau report titled Crime in India, 2013, released here this week. The report showed that