Karnataka

Kasargod, Aug 24: A moral-police act landed three persons in trouble in Adukathubayal near here when they 'abducted' a ship employee on Thursday evening for talking to women in public. A team led by Kasaragod Town Police station Sub-Inspector T. Uthamdas arrested Jamshir (25), a resident of Adukkathbayal locality here, Sakir (22) and Shamsuddin (32), for 'abducting' Abdul Shakeer, a ship employee

Mangalore, Aug 24: Member of National Commission for Scheduled Castes M Shivanna said that atrocity cases on members of Scheduled Castes in Dakshina Kannada were fewer compared to other districts in the state. During his visit to Dakshina Kannada for the first time to review the progress of various governmental departments in the district, he held a meeting of various district-level officials at

Bangalore, Aug 24: A jeweller and his wife allegedly killed their seven-year-old daughter before ending their own lives by consuming potassium cyanide early on Friday. Sandeep (38), Archana (36) and Aditi (7) were found dead inside their car, parked on the roadside at Chikkasane near Devanahalli. Sandeep owned a jewellery shop at Gandhi Bazar in Basavanagudi. The family lived at Hanumanthnagar

Bangalore, Aug 24: Storming the JDS bastion, the ruling Congress in Karnataka today won the Mandya and Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha seats with impressive margins. Multi-lingual actress Ramya, making her electoral debut, trounced JDS' C S Puttaraju in Mandya by a margin of 67,611 votes, officials said. In Bangalore Rural, D K Suresh (Cong) registered an impressive victory bagging the seat with a

Bangalore, Aug 23: The Congress government in Karnataka on friday reversed the previous BJP ministry's decision that had made the cow slaughter law very stringent. The state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah decided to restore the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act, 1964, that governs the slaughter of cattle in the state, Law Minister T B Jayachandra

Mangalore, Aug 23: As many as six workers were injured in an episode of steam leak in a blind in the power plant being built by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) of Phase III of the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited on Saturday. All the injured have been admitted in AJ Hospital in the city. The incident occurred at around 5.30 p.m. More details awaited

Moodbidri, Aug 23: Even as the nation is outraged over the brutal gang-rape of a photojournalist in Mumbai, a 15-year-old mentally challenged girl was allegedly raped by a middle-aged man in Kalladi-Jarigekatte in Kuppepadav village here. Accused Sundar (55), a daily wage worker is the neighbour of the girl. The incident came to light on Friday afternoon. Sources said that Sundar allegedly lured

Mangalore, Aug 23: Condemning the attacks on legitimate cattle traders belonging to the Muslim community, Popular Front of India (PFI) has urged the Dakshina Kannada district administration to undertake action against miscreants of saffron outfits. Speaking at a press conference here on Friday, Dakshina Kannada PFI vice-president said that saffron activists from the Sangh Parivar were targeting

Mangalore, Aug 23: UAE-based Bearys Cultural Forum (BCF) will organise 'Educational Scholarship Meet-2013' on Sunday, August 25 at Yenepoya University Auditorium, Deralakatte, to give away scholarships to students of coastal Karnataka who are economically backward. Announcing this at a press conference here on Friday, BCF president Dr B K Yusuf said that an approximate sum of Rs 22 lakhs would be

Mangalore, Aug 23: The statue of former Chief Minister of Kerala R Sankar which will be unveiled by AICC Chairperson Sonia Gandhi at Palayalam in Thiruvananthapuram on September 2, will be taken to Gokarnatheshwara temple in Kudroli on Sunday.Addressing media persons Interim President of the District Congress Ibrahim Kodijal said that late Shankar, who propagated teachings of Sree Narayana Guru