Two suspects arrested in assault, gang-rape of woman in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Mahadevapura Police have arrested two suspects, identified as Asif and Syed, in the alleged assault of a brother-sister duo from Bihar and gang-rape of the woman in KR Puram on Wednesday night.
The young woman, who is a native of Baka district of Bihar, had reportedly been working in Kerala for the past one month, but had decided to quit and return home as she did not like the job. On Wednesday night, she had boarded a train in Ernakulam in Kerala to return to Bihar, having informed her brother of her journey. She got down at the KR Puram Railway Station past-midnight, when she met her brother. The siblings were traveling to Mahadevapura to have dinner when the group of miscreants attacked them. They are reported to have assaulted the brother before dragging the young woman away to a deserted area and gang-raping her there.
Passersby reportedly heard her cries for help and rushed to the spot. They are learned to have also caught the suspects and handed them over to the police.
Police sources said that the two accused have been questioned based on the complaint filed by the rape victim.
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Karnataka issues nutrition advisory for govt events; recommends millets, healthier options
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Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government on Monday issued a nutrition advisory recommending healthier food and beverage options at meetings, functions, and other official gatherings held in the state.
The advisory has been issued by the Department of Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Services to promote healthy dietary and nutritional habits among officials and staff, noting that food, refreshments and beverages served in government offices and official programmes are "often not aligned with nutrition standards."
The advisory recommends serving snacks such as millet-based, low-fat and low-sugar foods, fresh fruits, vegetable salads, sprouts, roasted nuts and seeds during in-house office meetings and breaks.
Beverages such as green tea, low-fat buttermilk, and locally filtered or boiled water served in glass bottles or steel flasks have also been suggested.
According to the advisory, for larger government events, conferences and exhibitions, departments have been advised to include at least one millet-based item during snacks and a minimum of two millet dishes in meals, along with local cuisine and at least one regional recipe.
It also recommends the use of brown rice instead of white rice, freshly prepared vegetable salads, and fresh fruits or low-sugar fruit juices.
If non-vegetarian food is served, it should consist of well-cooked lean or white meat, the advisory stated.
In eateries operating within government office campuses, the department has recommended millet-based foods, fresh vegetable salads, boiled pulses such as horse gram or chickpeas, and low-fat beverages.
It suggests serving food using reusable metal plates and glasses.
The advisory also recommends avoiding microwave-heated food, industrially processed food, fried snacks, high-fat or heavily spiced dishes, carbonated drinks, high-sugar fruit juices, and alcoholic beverages.
It further discourages serving milk-based tea or coffee and plastic-bottled water during official events.
“Overall, hygiene and cleanliness should be maintained while serving food and water. Local cottage industries, self-help groups, prison kitchens, nutri-gardens and others should be preferred for placing food and beverage orders,” the advisory added.
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