Karnataka

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

Mangalore, July 29: Members of the Hindu Jagarana Vedike were on Sunday taken into custody by police for violating the Section 144 that is enforced in the city following the Padil party attack. The activists of the Vedike assembled in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office and held a sit-in shouting slogans against westernization of culture. It is learnt that they have planned to stage a

Siddapura (Udupi), July 29: As part of Bharatiya Janata Party's continued efforts to pacify the former Kundapur MLA Halady Srinivas Shetty, former chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda visited former MLA Haladi Srinivas Shetty, on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, Gowda said that it was a courtesy visit. “We have discussed internal issues. I am a close associate of Haladi. He was not involved in

Mangalore, July 28: The self-proclaimed custodians of Indian culture have once again unleashed their fury against partygoers in the coastal city by mercilessly thrashing helpless young women at a resort on Saturday. A group of around 50 miscreants, said to be activists of Hindu Janajagrana Vedike, all of a sudden barged into Morning Mist Home Stay at Padil, here, and beat up a group of young women