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Minor rape case: Karnataka CM orders action against school management

Bangalore, Oct 23 (ANI): Taking serious note of the recent incident of sexual abuse of a three-year-old student in Bangalore, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has instructed police officials to initiate prompt action against the school management. The girl was subjected to medical tests on Tuesday before being admitted to a private hospital. Bangalore Police had earlier on Thursday detained a suspect and filed a criminal complaint against the school. This incident of sexual abuse, which saw protests by angry parents, occurred barely three months after a six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two gym instructors inside the premises of another private school in Bangalore on July 3. Oct 24, 2014
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Fire breaks out in Delhi's Shastri Park

New Delhi, Oct 24 (ANI): A massive fire broke out in the Shastri Park slum area of Delhi on Friday morning. At least 13 fire tenders have been deployed to douse out the blaze. No casualties have been reported so far. Further details are awaited. Oct 24, 2014
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Kochi Airport on high alert after bomb threat

Kochi, Oct 24 (ANI): Kerala's Kochi Airport has been put on high alert on the orders of the Airports Authority of India following receipt of a bomb threat. Earlier Friday morning, the police received a call stating that a bomb is being carried by a passenger in an Air India flight arriving from Ahmedabad. A ten-member team with dog squad has been deployed to check all vehicles at the airport. Oct 24, 2014
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Maharashtra: Gadkari clears path for Fadnavis to become CM, politicos react

New Delhi, Oct 24 (ANI): Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has said that he is not in the race for the post of chief minister of Maharashtra. He said the BJP parliamentary board and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take the correct decision at the right time. Meanwhile, the BJP's Maharashtra unit president Devendra Fadanvis continues to be a frontrunner for the post of chief minister. On Thursday, Fadnavis met Gadkari at his Nagpur residence and reportedly had discussions for about 30 minutes. Fadnavis later told media that he had just come to wish Gadkari on the occasion of Diwali. With these developments it seems, a potential crisis in Maharashtra BJP over the choice of leader for the post of chief minister seems to end. Oct 24, 2014
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Modi announces Rs 570 Crore for rebuilding homes in Kashmir

Srinagar, Oct 24 (ANI): Asserting that the BJP government stands with flood victims of Jammu and Kashmir in rehabilitation work, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced 570 crore rupees package for rebuilding homes in the devastated Valley. Modi, who met Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra at the Raj Bhavan in Srinagar, also announced 175 crore rupees for reconstruction of six major hospitals. Modi also said that books and notebooks would be provided to thousands of schoolchildren of the Valley. Oct 24, 2014