Crime and crash

Mumbai, Aug 5: A young Indian woman who grew up in Mumbai's red-light district facing poverty and sexual abuse has overcome the odds to win a scholarship to study in New York. Shweta Katti, 18, left for America on Thursday to study at the liberal arts Bard College, where she hopes to read psychology. Afterwards she wants to return to India and help other young women in her community. "It's my

Mysore/Chamarajnagar, Jul 29: A Mysore-bound KSRTC bus on Sunday ploughed into a roadside house injuring two, including the driver. The house was partially damaged in the incident, while commuters escaped unhurt. The bus attached to Chamarajanagar depot arrived from Mysore to Chamarajanagar at 6.30am, when the driver Madhukumar noticed some technical problem. He took the bus to the depot to fix it

Bangalore, Jul 17: A 19-year-old second-year degree student of Christ University attempted suicide by consuming rat poison on Monday afternoon on the University campus. The parents of the girl have lodged a complaint charging the NCC officer of the varsity with sexually harassing their daughter. The girl, however, was rescued by her mother in the nick of the time and is being treated at Jayanagar

Dubai, July 15: A youth died when his sports car, a Ferrari, deviated off the road and crashed into a date palm in Dubai’s Motor City today (Sunday). The collision, which happened at 1am, caused his car to split in two, before catching fire. A passing motorist took the youth out of the car. He sustained serious injuries that caused his death. Investigations proved that the young motorist was

Sakleshpur (Hassan dist), Jul 7: Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda was forced to visit Chikkallur, under Igur Grama Panchayat, Hethuru hobli, in the taluk on Saturday as villagers resorted to a massive protest demonstration — along with the body of a victim of elephant attack — demanding that he visit the village to lend a ear to their grievances. Lakshman Gowda, a farmer, was killed around 7

Navi Mumbai, Jun 25: Eleven members of a Malad-based family were killed in an accident on the Mumbai-Goa highway in Khed, Ratnagiri district, late on Sunday night. At around 11.15pm on Sunday, a sand-filled dumper going towards Chiplun, collided head-on with a Qualis carrying 13 persons who were returning to Mumbai. The high-speed collision killed 11 of the Chavan family, including three children

Bijapur, Jun 24: Four persons were killed on the spot when their four-wheeler collided with an oncoming lorry near Horti on NH-13 in the wee hours of Sunday. The deceased are identified as Anand Shnataiah Hiremath (35), Mallikarjun Tammanna Kalasad (36), Subhash Veerappa Karabantanal (43) and Sunil Badarinarayan Suresh Putani (35), the residents of Bijapur city. They were on their way to Shirdi

Mumbai, Jun 21: The 35-year-old Shakuntala building, situated at Bazarpeth in Mumbra area of Thane district, collapsed after midnight when the residents were fast asleep, police said. At least 5 persons, including an infant, were killed and 21 others injured when a three-storey building collapsed near Mumbra station early on Friday morning. The 35-year-old Shakuntala building, situated at

New Delhi, Jun 20: A 20-year-old woman was allegedly gang raped in northeast Delhi by two electricians on Tuesday night. The accused Digambar (30) and Ravi (32) were arrested from their residence in Loni, Ghaziabad. A case of gang rape has been registered. According to the police, the victim and her husband, residents of Motihari in Bihar, were travelling by train to Ambala after being asked to

Dehradun, Jun 17: Five more bodies were recovered today from near the Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath, taking the toll in the torrential rains lashing Uttarakhand to 13 even as the chardham yatra remained suspended for the second day due to landslips. Authorities in Chamoli district said the toll may climb as about 50 persons from different villages in the area are missing and rescue operations are