Karnataka

Bangalore, Jan 5: Ms Vinisha Nero was appointed as the nominated Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and was administered oath by Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa here on Saturday. She occupies the post under Anglo Indian quota. She becomes a woman representing the community after four decades. Ms Nero, who had worked as an official in a multi-national company for over three decades, had been

New Delhi, Jan 5: Pre-marital sex is "immoral" and against the "tenets of every religion", a Delhi court has said while holding that every act of sexual intercourse between two adults on the promise of marriage does not become rape. Additional sessions judge Virender Bhat also held that a woman, especially grown up, educated and office-going, who has sexual intercourse on the assurance of marriage

Panaji, Jan 5: With the recovery of two more bodies, the death toll in the building collapse at Goa's Cancona town rose to 15 on Sunday even as fire personnel feared that around 20 people could still be lying under the rubble. A search was, meanwhile, on for the missing builder and contractor of the under-construction five-storey residential building that caved in Cancona town, about 70 kms from

Bangalore, Jan 5: A homemaker and her twin daughters, aged 14 months, were found dead under mysterious circumstances in an overhead tank of their house at Srinivasa Nagar in the early hours of Saturday. The deceased had been identified as Asha (33) and her daughters Ahana and Aradhya. Asha's husband Hareesh (38) claimed that she had jumped into the 1,000-litre tank. Asha's family, however, denied

Mangalore, Jan 4: A book fair is a book lover's delight. For those who thoroughly enjoy scouring over misty covers and well-thumbed pages of fiction, literature, philosophy or poetry, the week-long book fair held in Nehru Maidan in the city featured books of several genres in English, Kannada, Konkani and even in Malayalam. After a gap of 13 years, the book mela is being organised in Mangalore by

Bangalore, Jan 4: Armed with B S Yeddyurappa-led Karnataka Janata Paksha's (KJP) merger mandate, BJP today staked its claim to the principal opposition party status in the Assembly pressing their case before the Speaker. "We have submitted a letter to the Honourable Speaker (Kagodu Thimappa) seeking the status of principal Opposition Party," BJP Floor Leader in Assembly Jagadish Shettar told

Mangalore, Jan 4: Mangalore city being a hub of colleges and universities, the police department, educational institutions and elected political representatives have to plan hand-in-hand in order to build a safe and secure environment in the district, said Health Minister U T Khader. Speaking at a press conference here on Saturday, he said that several anti-social elements were trying to spoil the

Mangalore, Jan 4: A tense situation prevailed at Central Market here on Saturday, when a clash erupted between street vendors and local shop owners after a protest staged by the latter was interrupted by the street vendors. The local police had to intervene and resort to lathi charge as the clash turned ugly and situation went out of control. During a peaceful protest staged by Central Market

Riyadh, Jan 4: The Labor Ministry intends to allow full-time Saudi employees to work on a part-time basis for other companies provided that the job duration does not exceed four hours a day, or 24 hours a week. Prospective part-time employees will have to seek their employers' approval if the work is of a similar nature to their full-time job. The ministry has published a draft regulation with 17

Mangalore, Jan 4: Members affiliated to saffron outfit set fire to several bundle of a local daily for having allegedly carried false news on assault on women. The members set newspapers ablaze at paper stalls near Lady Goschen, Balmatta, Kankanady and Bejai on Friday. It is learnt that the said newspaper carried a news report against the members of the organisation alleging them of attempting to