Yadgir (Karnataka), April 17 (IANS) A tragic road accident claimed six lives after a head-on collision between a car and a private bus resulted in a deadly blaze in Yadgir district of Karnataka on Friday.Six people travelling in the car were burnt alive, while locals rescued two others from the vehicle. They sustained serious injuries and have been shifted to a hospital. The condition of one of the injured is critical.According to police, the incident occurred near Devapur in Surpur taluk, withi…
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Bengaluru, Feb 28 (IANS) A shocking case has emerged from a residential educational institution in Karnataka’s Devanahalli, where the school’s owner and his wife have been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The allegations involve the repeated sexual harassment of minor students and a subsequent cover-up involving illegal confinement.According to police, the primary accused, identified as Dhananjay, is the owner of the residential school and notably had ser…
Bengaluru, Feb 28 (IANS) The second Pre-University Course (PUC), (Class 12), examinations conducted by the Karnataka Department of Pre-University Education began on Saturday, with 7,10,363 students registered across 1,217 centres in the state. The exams will continue until March 17.Addressing the students, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Saturday, “Best wishes to all students in the state appearing for the second PUC examinations. Approach your exams with confidence, and I wish you…
Yadgir (Karnataka), Feb 27 (IANS) Self-proclaimed ‘godman’ Mallikarjun Mutya, an accused in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) case, has moved the Karnataka High Court on Friday seeking quashing of the case registered against him.Mallikarjun Mutya approached the Kalaburagi Bench of the High Court and filed a petition seeking to quash the POCSO case. The petition has been submitted before the Kalaburagi Bench.In his petition, he has claimed that the parents of the alleged v…
Yadgir (Karnataka), Feb 26 (IANS) A self-proclaimed ‘godman’ based in Yadgir has been accused of misbehaving with a minor girl after a video of the incident went viral on social media. In response, the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) has registered a suo motu case on Thursday and filed a formal complaint with the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Yadgir.The accused, Mallikarjun Mutya, who is in the age group of 25-26, fled his residence and is currently abscondi…
Bengaluru, Feb 11 (IANS) Two toddlers were killed after a school bus ran over them in Bengaluru’s Thanisandra locality on Wednesday, in an incident that has triggered widespread outrage after CCTV footage surfaced on social media. The accident occurred near the police quarters area within the limits of the Hennur Traffic Police Station. The deceased have been identified as Varsha (2) and Bhanu (4).According to police, the children were travelling on a scooter with Naganagouda, a native of Yadg…