Karnataka

Udupi, July 30: Two teenagers lost their lives after accidentally slipping into a percolation pond on Sunday afternoon at Kaikana in Vandse village of Kundapur tauluk in Udupi district. According to police, Abhijith (17), son of Narasimha Nayak and Ananth (18), son of Gopal Poojary, were returning home after purchasing books at Noojadi when the incident occurred. Both were perusing their PUC at a

Mangalore, July 30: Condemning the Mangalore homestay attack, Dakshina Kannada District-in-Charge Minister C T Ravi has said that district administration and the police have been directed to initiate stringent action against the culprits without favouring anyone. Speaking to media persons after holding meeting with the senior officials on Sunday evening, he said: “I have been in touch with the

Mangalore, July 30: Political observers see a link between the attack by a Hindu vigilante group on young men and women partying in a house at Padil here on Saturday and the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) political fortunes, and the very premise of the existence of the Sangh Parivar. Associate professor in the Department of Political Science, Mangalore University, Rajaram Tolpady said the incident

Mangalore, July 30: Partying in the open was out of the question with moral goons prowling around. Now, partying within the confines of one's house, too, is under threat. "The minute I came home, my mother told me not to attend such parties in future and I promised her I won't,'' said a sobbing Rekha (name changed). "Even I don't think my friends will attend parties, other than the ones called at

Bangalore, July 29: Terming the Mangalore homestay attack, wherein Hindutva activists molested girls in front of camera, as an unfortunate incident, an embarrassed BJP-led State Government has said that no one would be spared for the "inhuman act", which has sparked public outrage. As the moral policing act came under all-round attack targeting the BJP Government, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar

Mangalore, July 29: A day after brutal Hindutva attack on a private homestay Congress workers and students erupted in protests in Mangalore defying the prohibitory orders. Around 50 Congress activists and students were briefly detained by the police when the staged a protest in front of MCC building here on Sunday evening. The police also resort to mild lathi charge to disperse the crowd

Mangalore, July 29: Mangalore is being increasingly targeted by sex mafia but the district administration and police have turned a blind eye to it, said Jagadish Karanth, State Convenor, Hindu Jagarana Vedike. Addressing media persons at a press meet in Mangalore, Mr. Karanth defended the 'protest' carried out by some of the members belonging to his organization at a homestay in Padil where young

Mangalore, July 29: The role of media in the Mangalore homestay party attack is being looked into with all seriousness, said Bipin Gopalkrishna, ADGP (Law and Order). Addressing media persons on Sunday at a press meet at the Police Commissioner's office in Mangalore after inspecting the homestay site where the assault on young boys and girls took place at Padil, Mr. Gopalkrishna said that a

Mangalore, July 29: Embarrassed by the brutality of the Hinduvta activists, who molested girls and thrashed boys, who were having a party at a private home-stay in Mangalore, the BJP-led Government on Sunday rushed a top police official to probe the incident, which has triggered protests. As the attack in which about a dozen girls and boys were targeted by a 50-member group, suspected to be

Mangalore, July 29: The media, which played a crucial role in showing the brutality of the self-proclaimed custodians of Hindu culture in the city on Saturday to the entire nation, is now also facing allegations of continuing the trend of 'unethical journalism'. A group of around 50 miscreants, claimed to be the activists of Hindu Jagarana Vedike on Saturday at around 7: 30pm stormed into private