Karnataka

Suratkal, Jul 7: A 45-year old man from Katipalla with two wives and 14 children was taken into custody by the police for allegedly raping a minor girl several times over a period of time. Police have taken into custody Hameed, resident of Katipalla, on charges of repeatedly raping a minor girl living close to his home. The minor girl is related to Hameed. While residing in Katipalla, Hameed is

Mangalore, Jul 7: Known for his benevolence and humane nature, health minister U T Khader once again proved he was a humanitarian by rushing to help wounded victims of an accident setting aside all other matters. When a couple were gravely injured after being hit by a passing vehicle while they were crossing the road near Mekhri Circle in Bangalore on Sunday, Mr Khader who was passing by in his

New Delhi, Jul 7: Disapproving of a Shariat court issuing fatwa and order against a person who is not before it, the Supreme Court today said it has no sanction of law and has no legal status. The apex court said there is "no doubt" that such a court has no legal status while noting that in some cases, orders were being passed by them which violate human rights and punish innocent persons. A bench

New Delhi, Jul 7: A panel headed by former PMEAC Chairman C Rangarajan has dismissed the Tendulkar Committee report on estimating poverty and said that the number of poor in India was much higher in 2011-12 at 29.5 per cent of the population, which means that three out of 10 persons are poor. As per the report submitted by Rangarajan to Planning Minister Rao Inderjit Singh earlier, persons

Puttur, Jul 7: Three policemen attached to the Nelyadi Outpost were allegedly attacked when they went to arrest a person near Shirady village late on Saturday night. According to the Uppinangady police, under whose jurisdiction the outpost comes, around 10.45 p.m., Head Constable Dhananjaya, and constables Sachin and Shridhar had gone to arrest Pradeep, who had been booked under the Scheduled

Mangalore, Jul 7: A man, who claimed to have fallen in a well three days ago, was rescued at Kadri here on Sunday morning. According to the Kadri police, passers-by heard shouts for help emanating from the well near Kadri caves. Fire and Emergency Services were called in, and they pulled Praveen D'Silva (33), a resident of Balmatta, from the well. Praveen was described as being in a dazed state

Puttur, Jul 6: Congress MLA from Puttur constituency Shakuntala Shetty has reignited the debate of students' right to exercise religious freedom by advising not to wear Burqa inside classroom. “Do not differentiate yourselves from others. Follow uniform dress code of the college. Do not recognize by the religions you follow,” she said pointing out only the Islamic dress code. She was addressing

Mangalore, Jul 7: The CID investigation team had begun their investigation into the murder of Bajrang Dal activist Rajesh Poojary who was murdered on March 21 in Bantwal taluk. A team of five police officers led by CID DySP Vishwanath arrived in Mangalore on Friday and began recording the statements of several persons including Bantwal town police officials as well as DYFI state president Muneer

Myanmar, Jul 6: The Dalai Lama has called on Buddhists in Myanmar and Sri Lanka to stop violence against Muslims. In a Sunday speech to mark his 79th birthday in northern India, the Dalai Lama denounced the violence in both Buddhist-majority countries targeting Muslims as unacceptable. “I urge the Buddhists in these countries to imagine an image of Buddha before they commit such a crime,” the

Muzaffarnagar, Jul 6: A 23-year-old teacher was allegedly raped by a college student at a village here which was videographed by two of his associates and all of them blackmailed her, police said. The three youths Vipin, Mohit and Sorabh, all college students, have been arrested for the incident on Saturday evening at Balwakheri village under Charthawal police station in this UP district, police