Karkala rural police arrested three persons on charges of trying to cover-up the incident of death of a woman who was electrocuted after she came in contact with live electric wire put up for hunting wild boars, by disposing the body in the forest, here on Monday.

Telangana Police on Tuesday said that they have arrested seven accused over the killing of a Dalit youth, who was hacked to death last week in a case of honour killing. The accused include a hired killer from Bihar.

A clash between the brothers ended up in the murder of younger brother in the Byadarahalli police station limits on Tuesday.

Amidst curious political developments of operation lotus, Sringeri Congress MLA T.D Raje Gowda Alleged that some BJP leaders have asked him to join the saffron party and offered huge amount for that purpose and thus disclosed plot of the BJP.

Claiming that the BJP-led coalition government was in a minority, the Congress legislative party on Tuesday formally met Goa Governor Mridula Sinha and urged her to convene a one-day session of Assembly to allow it to stake claim to form the new government.

Dakshina Kannada district Wakf Advisory Committee president and businessman Kanachur Monu has received a threatening call from unidentified persons against which a case was registered at Konaje police station.

The state government has increased the monthly pension being given to the senior citizens above 65 years under the Sandhya Suraksha and Indira Gandhi National Senior Citizens Scheme from Rs 600 to Rs 1000 and the new order would be implemented from November 1.

On the eve of the marquee clash against India, Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed on Tuesday acknowledged the pressure of the high-octane match but maintained that as players the approach to every game remained the same.