Karnataka

Mangalore, Jan 9: An auto-rickshaw driver in Suratkal on the outskirts of the city was paraded semi-naked on the road for allegedly molesting a minor girl. The 45-year-old driver identified as Imam was gheraoed by dozens of auto-rickshaw drivers and was forced to remove his shirt, before parading to police station. The auto-drivers of Suratkal and nearby areas led by Umesh, president of Suratkal

Mangalore, Jan 9: Members of Students Federation of India (SFI) held a demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office in the city on Wednesday demanding CBI investigation in the Soujanya rape and murder case. Dakshina Kannada district president of SFI Nithin Kuthar said that the police department has still not been able to provide safety to students in the district. “It is still unsafe

New Delhi, Jan 9: In a move that will make passport documentation less cumbersome, Aadhaar number will now be accepted as proof of address and identity. "The Ministry of External Affairs has decided and accordingly advised all Passport Issuing Authorities to accept Aadhaar letter as Proof of Address and Photo identity in conjunction with any other prescribed documents for proof of address/identity

Mangalore, Jan 9: Three days after KMC Hospital fire mishap, a similar fire erupted at Fr Muller Hospital in the city on Tuesday. However, timely action by the staff, who used fire extinguishers to douse the fire averted a major mishap. The fire had originated due to a short circuit in the fuse box at the post operative ward of the hospital. There were no casualties or injuries as the eight

Ullal, Jan 9: A youth has lodged complaint against his own friend, alleging him of having hatched plot to kill him. Mohommad Ilyas, son of M A hameed of Badriyanagar of Pavoor village is the victim who in his complaint said that his friend on Monday tried to take revenge on him by making him to death. Thufail from Thaudugoli Cross, Imran, Savad are the accused. It is said that Ilyas and Thufail

New Delhi, Jan 9: In a fresh development, Editors Guild of India has asked the Karnataka government to review the case against a reporter of a Kannada news channel and withdraw "unreasonable" charges against him. Naveen Soorinje, a Mangalore based reporter with Kasturi Newsz24, was arrested in November 2012 after Karnataka Police invoked sections in Criminal Procedure Code dealing with "rioting

Kochi, Jan 7: Grievances of the NRIs from the Gulf countries dominated the first day of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the 11th edition of which was inaugurated in Kochi on Monday. Delegates from the Indian diaspora from the Gulf countries put forth their grievances before Union overseas affairs minister Vayalar Ravi, who chaired the seminar on “NRIs in Gulf”, explaining the problems they face in

Mangalore, January 8: In another apparent instance of moral policing, four persons were reportedly targeted by people having alleged affiliations with a Hindutva group in Ujire on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday. The victims included two minor girls and two boys, from different communities. According to the police, the four of them -a Hindu girl from Ujire and a Christian girl from Madikeri

Mangalore, Jan 8: Dakshina Kannada district administration will be joining hands with Ramakrishna Mutt to organise 'National Youth Day' and 'Yuvajanotsav Camp' to mark 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. Announcing the same at a press conference here on Tuesday, Deputy Commissioner N Prakash said that the programme would be held on January 11 and 12 on the premises of the Ramakrishna

Mangalore, Jan 8: A delegation of activists from various progressive organizations led by Lolaksha of AHINDA, met Prof. T C Shivashankara Murthy, Vice-Chancellor, Mangalore University, on Tuesday urging him to take steps to make the varsity campus free from sexual harassment of women. The delegation submitted an appeal to the Vice-Chancellor asking him to look into the allegations of sexual