Karnataka

Mangalore, Jul 22: Mangalore Rural have registered a case against a PUC lecturer on the charges of sexual harassment on first year PU student. The accused has been identified as Harish Acharya, a Kannada lecturer at St. Raymond's College in Vamanjoor on the outskirts of the city and a resident of Bantwal. The harassment, according to the complainant, had been going on for a few days. She was made

Kasargod, Jul 22: Little did he know that parcel bag sent by his friend could land him in jail for nearly a month in Kuwait. Rashid from Kasargod district who was arrested on June 26 at Kuwait International Airport for carrying a parcel bag containing prohibited drug finally released and reached hometown on July 21. Thanks to various NRI organizations who worked relentlessly for his release. Mr

Dubai, Jul 21: Nonresident Indian alumni of Badria Educational Institutions in United Arab Emirates have officially formed a sub-committee to be a part of international Badria alumni network. Nawaz Kotekar was nominated president of Badria alumni sub-committee in United Arab Emirates. Mustaq was chosen vice president. Akther was chosen treasurer. I Sartaj Beary was and Dr Mubeen were chosen

Bangalore, Jul 21: Cracking the whip amid public outrage and protests over the alleged rape of a six-year-old girl, the Karnataka government today transferred Police Commissioner Raghavendra Auradkar and decided to invoke the Goonda Act against the main accused, a skating instructor. The top level shakeup came as an apparent fallout of mounting criticism of alleged inaction of government and

Mangalore, Jul 21: Condemning the controversial meeting between Baba Ramdev aide Ved Pratap Vaidik and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed in Pakistan earlier this month, several Congress members from Mangalore City, Mangalore South and Suratkal block committees staged a protest in front of the deputy commissioner's office here on Monday, demanding action from the BJP-led NDA government

Mangalore, Jul 21: Several protestors undertook a sit-in protest at the Mangalore Railway Junction here on Monday demanding speedy completion of the railway under-bridge at Padil and basic facilities for railway passengers at Mangalore Junction railway station. The protestors also undertook a protest march from the railway crossing at Padil to the Mangalore Junction railway station shouting

Bangalore, Jul 21: Protests over alleged rape of a six-year old girl turned violent on Monday as ABVP activists clashed with police in front of the public school, where the incident happened, leading to a lathicharge. After heated arguments, ABVP activists who besieged the Vibgyor High School, which is facing public anger for its alleged inaction in the incident, tried to forcibly make their way

Mangalore, Jul 21: With a time penalty of 25 seconds, Ganesh Moorthy and co-driver Nagarajan emerged as the overall champions in the CEAT-Mahindra Monsoon Challenge TSD Rally 2014 that concluded here on Sunday. The TSD rally was organised Mahindra Adventure and Indian Motor Sports Club (IMSC) for the fourth season this year. Around 24 teams participated in the TSD rally that was flagged off in

Gaza, Jul 21: Four Indian tailors working in Gaza for the last two years have been evacuated unharmed with the help of the Representative Office of India (ROI) in Ramallah, a top UN official said. The four, Abdur Rehman from Lucknow, Anwar Hussein belonging to Mumbai, Kamil hailing from Badam Ganj and Rashid Ahmed of Bareilly were working for a Palestinian businessman. They left the strip on

Mangalore, Jul 21: Authorities in Dakshina Kannada have finally opened their eyes after five sisters met a watery grave in abandoned laterite stone quarries in two separate incidents within the district on Sunday. Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner A.B. Ibrahim issued an order that all abandoned as well as live quarries should either be filled or fenced by lease-holders within five days. Passing