Protest planned in Kalaburagi over sexual assault on minor

Protest planned in Kalaburagi over sexual assault on minor

The Sakal Hindu Samaj, a consortium of various organizations, has announced a mass protest in Kalaburagi on Tuesday against the sexual assault on a minor in Nandikur Tanda on the outskirts of Kalaburagi. Members of the samaj Divya Hagaragi and Ramchandra Jadhav, addressing the press here on Sunday, said that the religious heads of various … Read more

T.N. senior IPS officer H.M. Jayaram suspended over Tiruvallur minor boy kidnap case

T.N. senior IPS officer H.M. Jayaram suspended over Tiruvallur minor boy kidnap case

Additional Director-General of Police H.M. Jayaram taken away by the police on Monday, June 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Senior IPS officer and Additional Director General of Police H.M. Jayaram has been placed under suspension by the Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday (June 17, 2025) a day after he was secured by Tiruvallur Police … Read more

Minor landslides reported in Kasaragod; river breaches bank in Kannur

Minor landslides reported in Kasaragod; river breaches bank in Kannur

The eye surgery ward of the District Hospital in Kannur was closed after a leakage was reported in the operation theatre on June 16, 2025. Photo: S.K. Mohan Torrential rain continued to lash Kasaragod and Kannur districts on Monday (June 16, 2025), causing widespread disruption. Following a red alert from the India Meteorological department, which … Read more

Four men arrested for sexually assaulting minor girl in Erode

Four men arrested for sexually assaulting minor girl in Erode

Image used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj Four men were arrested on Wednesday (May 7, 2025) on charges of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Erode. On May 2, A. Krishnan, 21, a resident of VVCR Nagar, allegedly took the minor girl to a secluded building and assaulted her, the … Read more

Madhya Pradesh police verifying age of 17-year-old rape accused; five-year-old survivor stable after surgery

Madhya Pradesh police verifying age of 17-year-old rape accused; five-year-old survivor stable after surgery

Representative image | Photo Credit: Representative Image The Madhya Pradesh Police are currently verifying the age of a 17-year-old boy, accused of brutally raping a five-year-old girl in Shivpuri district even as the survivor continues to remain under observation after surgery at a Gwalior hospital, officers said.  The accused’s official age is currently 17 years … Read more

Man strangles wife to death in front of minor child, later kills self

Man strangles wife to death in front of minor child, later kills self

A 40-year-old man allegedly strangled his 32-year-old wife to death before ending his life in front of his six-year-old son over a domestic row at their house in Byadarahalli on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Suresh V., a factory employee, and his wife Mamata G, a garment worker. The couple had two sons , … Read more

Most attacks on humans by leopards non-predatory, resulted in minor injuries: study

Most attacks on humans by leopards non-predatory, resulted in minor injuries: study

A new study on human-leopard conflict in Himachal Pradesh has revealed that most attacks on humans were non-predatory and resulted in minor injuries. The study titled ‘Charting risk pathways of leopard attacks on people: A decision tree approach’ and conducted over an 11-year period has found that most attacks on humans (74%) were non-predatory and … Read more

Minor girl killed in leopard attack in Gujarat’s Amreli; cages put up to trap feline

Minor girl killed in leopard attack in Gujarat’s Amreli; cages put up to trap feline

“The forest department has formed eight teams and set up cages in the surrounding areas to capture the feline,” officials said. Representational image. | Photo Credit: Dinesh Kumble “A 7-year-old girl has been mauled to death by a leopard in Gujarat’s Amreli district, prompting authorities to set up cage traps in the area to catch … Read more

Project to link minor ports in Kerala for cargo movement in the works

Project to link minor ports in Kerala for cargo movement in the works

The Kerala Maritime Board is preparing a project to boost cargo movement in the State by linking minor ports, its chairman N.S. Pillai has said. He was speaking at an interaction organised by the Malabar Chamber of Commerce here on Tuesday. Mr. Pillai said that preliminary discussions related to the project had been held with … Read more

Person arrested on charges of raping minor daughter in Hassan

Person arrested on charges of raping minor daughter in Hassan

A person from Hassan district allegedly raped his minor daughter, and the crime came to light after the girl became pregnant. Hassan police arrested the accused on Thursday, after registering a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. In a complaint to the police, the minor girl complained that her father … Read more