Karnataka

New Delhi, Aug 22: The new mental health care bill, which seeks to decriminalise suicide and make access to affordable mental health care a right for all, was introduced in Rajya Sabha this week. For the first time in the history of criminal law reform in the country, Mental Health Care Bill, 2013 seeks to decriminalise acts of suicide by linking them to the state of mental health of the person

Bantwal, Aug 22: In a tragic incident a four-and-half year old child which was plying in an auto along with family died on the spot after a goods carrier collided with the auto, near Syndicate Bank at Panemangalur in Bantwal. Two other commuters in the auto have suffered severe injuries. The deceased is Fathimathul Thashfeera, daughter of Mohommad Ashraf from Nandavar. Suhada Banu and Shakina are

Dammam, Aug 22: Air India Express has announced that there will be a will be a reduction on free baggage allowance from 30kgs to 20kgs on all Air India Express flights operating into India from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with effect from August 22. In a press release, the Air India Express has stated that if any passenger carries more than 20kgs check-in baggage, there will be a nominal flat charge

Mumbai/Pune, Aug 21: Hindutva outfit Sanatan Sanstha appeared to gloat over the killing of social reformer and anti-superstitions crusader Narendra Dabholkar in Pune. On Wednesday, in a front-page statement in its daily mouthpiece "Sanatan Prabhat", Sanatan Sanstha leader Jayant Athavale said births and deaths are pre-destined and everybody gets the fruit of their karma. "Instead of dying

Puttur, Aug 22: A group of cattle thieves, allegedly belonging to a Hindutva outfit, were caught red-handed while trafficking stolen cattle at Savanoor in Puttur on Wednesday night. Three of the miscreants have been identified as Karunakara, Dinesh and Eshwara, all local residents and activists of a right-wing outfit. According to local sources, the thieves were caught at around 7:30 p.m., when

Bangalore, Aug 21: Around 50 percent of over 3.6 million voters cast their ballots Wednesday in the bypolls for two Lok Sabha seats from Karnataka, an official said. "Preliminary reports reaching us soon after booths closed at 5 p.m. show that about 50 percent voting took place," an election commission spokesperson told reporters here. Voting took place for Bangalore Rural and Mandya Lok Sabha

Sullia, Aug 21: An incident of ragging reportedly took place in KVG Polytechnic College, Sullia, in connection to which the cops have arrested ten senior students. Prithvin, a first year Computer Science student, hailing from Mysore was ragged by seniors Sachin, Karthik, Kaushik, Bhavan, Ganesh and others. The group which resorted to ragging Prithvin got violent and physically assaulted him. The

Mangalore, Aug 21: A young passenger of Mangalore origin was allegedly detained and assaulted by a customs official at Mangalore International Airport on Tuesday, during immigration checking upon his arrival at the airport by an Air India Express flight from Muscat. Ismail (24) from Munnur in Mangalore taluk, was detained by customs officials during immigration checking for carrying excess gold

Bangalore, Aug 21: A 53-year-old woman lay dead in her sprawling bungalow in the heart of Bangalore for nearly five months, her body decomposed and half reduced to bones as not even close relatives visited her. The police say Sheela Reddy may have starved to death in her two-storey home at least four or five months ago, a shocking irony in the Indiranagar colony, home to retired bureaucrats and

New Delhi/Belgaum, Aug 21: The Supreme Court today stayed the execution of two death row convicts in Karnataka scheduled for tomorrrow even as one of them allegedly attempted to commit suicide in jail. Shivu Munishetti and Jadeswamy Rangashetti, who had been sentenced to death for brutally raping and murdering a teenaged girl in 2001, had moved the apex court after their mercy petitions were