Karnataka

Bengaluru, Dec 21: Four minor boys have been arrested for allegedly raping a 7-year-old girl in Kalburgi district in north Karnataka. The incident took place on Friday evening, the police said. The family of the girl filed a police complaint after which the boys were arrested. "My daughter was at home, these boys took her with them and did this. I know one of them, but not sure who the other three

Mangaluru, Dec 21: A 35-year-old expatriate worker, who was returning home from Dubai earlier this week, went missing under mysterious circumstances. Abdul Jaleel (35), son of Baruva Mehmood, a resident of Kumble in Kasaragod district, had landed at Mangaluru International Airport on Friday, December 19. According to sources, he had arrived at the airport on board an Air India Express flight at

Tumkur, Dec 21: The on-going protests over the construction of a waste disposal unit in the industrial city Tumkur turned violent on Saturday, when the angry villagers set a police van on fire and pelted stones at the policemen. As per reports, six people got injured in the ugly clash between the policemen and the agitators. The protests turned violent following the death of Shivakumar, 31, a

Mangaluru, Dec 21: For the first time in Karnataka, a remote monitoring facility was implemented in an intensive care unit (ICU) in a hospital using technology in an effort to improve monitoring and critical care service for critical patients in the intensive care units. Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology B Ramanath Rai on Sunday formally launched a critical care technology called'Intel

Mangalore, Dec 21: The national level Aloysian Fest- 2014-15 concluded after 3 days of festivities. The valedictory program was presided over by the campus minister, Rev Fr. Francis D'Almeida, in the presence of the Principal Rev Fr. Swebert D'Silva. The chief guest of the function was Dr.Meera Arahna, General Manager, Karnataka Bank. Speaking on the occasion, Dr.Meera congratulated the management

Mangaluru, Dec 21: St Christopher Association, Mangaluru observed Christmas celebrations with the students at D K Government Higher Primary School at Padavu Bikarnakatte here on Saturday. As part of the celebrations, the organisers cut a Christmas cake and distributed it among the children present. On the occasion, Kannada journalist and president of Mangaluru Press Club Ramakrishna R said that

Thirthahalli, Dec 21: The threat call received by Town Panchayat member P C?Satish Shetty allegedly for his statement in connection with the mysterious death of Nanditha, has been traced to Kolkata, according to sources in the police. On Dec 10, Shetty reportedly told the local media that Nanditha's parents were aware that the girl had consumed poison. Shetty had said that it was Santosh Pujari (a

Belagavi, Dec 21: Agriculture Minister Krishna Byre Gowda said that as many as 19,483 farmers have committed suicide in the last 10 years in the State. In a written reply to a question by JD(S) MLA Gopalaiah in the Assembly, he said among the total 19,483 deaths, only 2,414 were reported to the Agriculture department, as per the statistics provided by the National Crime Record Bureau. Among 2,414

Belagavi, Dec 21: The State government on Saturday withdrew from both Houses of Legislature two controversial bills the previous BJP governments had introduced to impose a strict ban on cow slaughter, amid protest and slogan-shouting by the BJP. The withdrawal of the bills is aimed at restoring the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act, 1964, that governs slaughter of

Bengaluru, Dec 21: The Lokayukta police on Saturday raided six government officials for possessing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income. The simultaneous raids were conducted at 21 premises in Bengaluru Rural, Bidar, Hassan, Mandya, Shivamogga and Dakshina Kannada districts. The Lokayukta police have seized illegal assets to the tune of Rs 4.7 crore.The officials raided are -