Karnataka

Bangalore, Jul 19: Hundreds of protesters today staged a silent march from the school where a six-year-old girl student was allegedly raped to a police station demanding justice for the girl and swift action against the guilty. Parents of students studying at Vibgyor High School, which is facing the brunt of public anger for its alleged inaction, were joined by a large number of people in the

Ahmedabad, Jul 19: Once again communal clashes erupted in the Gujarati town of Vadodara creating tensions across the communally sensitive state, which had witnessed government-sponsored riots in the past. The incident began at about 7.30 pm on Friday, in Panigate, when a motorcycle rider, belonging to one community allegedly got into a scuffle with a group of another community. Muslim spiritual

Udupi, Jul 19: After a long wait of 42 years for justice, Akku and Leela finally received their due after the state government regularized their services following an order from the Supreme Court. The state government had initially failed to comply with the order of the Supreme Court issued in 2010. Following a rap by the apex court, the state government, after four long years, obeyed the SC order

Suratkal, Jul 19: Well-known advocate from Suratkal, Mohammed Ismail, has been unanimously chosen as the president of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district unit of Janajagruti Vedike. The decision was taken in a core meeting of the Vedike members held in the presence of Dharmadhikari of Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala Dr Veerendra Heggade at Dharmasthala on Thursday. On the occasion, Kiran Hegde was

Bangalore, Jul 19: Vibgyor High, the City school where a six-year-old girl was raped, may be staring at more troubles as the Education Department on Friday asked the management why the school's No Objection Certificate (NOC) should not be withdrawn and urged the ICSE?Board to derecognise the school. As Vibgyor High in Marathahalli is an ICSE school, the State government has to issue an NOC?for it

New Delhi, Jul 19: In a setback for the Gujarat government, Supreme Court on Friday acquitted all the 11 accused convicted for January-February 1993 Surat bomb blast in Gujarat, in which a woman was killed and several people were injured. An apex court bench of Justice T.S. Thakur and Justice C. Nagappam while acquitting the 11 accused reversed the TADA court verdict that gave them imprisonment

New Delhi, Jul 19: Some Muslim organisations and prominent Islamic scholars have called for boycott of Israeli products and companies to protest the Israeli offensive against Palestinians in gaza. Leaflets calling for boycott of Israeli products were distributed outside mosques after Friday prayers. "You can stop the bombing of Gaza, end the Israeli terror by boycotting, divesting, educating and

New Delhi, Jul 19: The rape of a six-year-old girl in a Bangalore school earlier this month may have sent shock waves across the country but it is not a one-off incident in Karnataka. Latest government statistics reveal that sexual assault on minors has gone up by three-fold in the last three years. In 2011, 97 children were raped in Karnataka, which rose to 142 the next year, followed by 270 in

Gaza City, Jul 19: Fresh Israeli air strikes killed 10 people in Gaza on Saturday, hiking the death toll above 300 as UN chief Ban Ki-moon headed to the region to bolster truce efforts. The new peace push came as Israel's campaign against the besieged Palestinian territory entered day 12 in the bloodiest conflict for several years, and the Jewish state stood poised to intensify a ground operation

Karkala, Jul 19: In another example of the proverbial Hard work pays off' case, a girl belonging to the Scheduled Tribe from Kukkuje in Karkala taluk was selected to pursue an engineering degree at a prestigious institute in Mumbai after years of perseverance. Akshata, daughter of coolie worker Sudhakar Naik and Saraswathi, was selected to be enrolled in IIT-Bombay, one of the prestigious IIT