Notice issued to Karnataka government, others in home-stay incident
Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 1, 2012
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday ordered issue of notices to the government and the CBI Director on a public interest litigation seeking a probe by the central agency into the July 28 attack on students partying at a home-stay in Mangalore by su...
Four more held for Mangalore moral policing
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday July 30, 2012
Karnataka Police on Monday arrested four more people in connection with the alleged assault on college-going boys and girls partying on Saturday at a home-stay in Mangalore. The arrests of the activists of Hindu Jagarana Vedike (HJV) were made under ...
Eight arrested for mob attack on women in Mangalore
Written by Maya Sharma; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Sunday July 29, 2012
A young girl or girls being viciously manhandled, slapped, their hair pulled, their clothes pulled away - all by a group of men who think they have the right to attack those who cannot fight back. A denial of a woman's rights and blatant violation of...
Mangalore mob attack: Eight arrested for thrashing women inside a resort
Reported by Maya Sharma | Sunday July 29, 2012
In what appears to be a repeat of the infamous Mangalore pub attack episode, a Kannada channel aired footage on Saturday that showed young women being beaten up by a group of men inside a resort in the city. Eight people have been arrested so far in ...
Caught on camera: Mob thrashes women inside a resort in Mangalore
Reported by Maya Sharma; written by Mala Das | Saturday July 28, 2012
In what appears to be a repeat of the infamous Mangalore pub attack episode, a Kannada channel today aired footage that showed young women being beaten up by a group of men inside a resort in the city.
Cowdung thrown at Mangalore professor
Press Trust of India | Saturday April 21, 2012
A professor, known for his left ideology-leanings and criticism of Hindu outfits, was today subjected to a cowdung attack by some unidentified persons, police said.
Karnataka cabinet to withdraw 23 church attack cases
Express News Service | Friday December 2, 2011
The state Cabinet met on Thursday decided to withdraw 23 cases filed against members of the Christian community during the 2008 Mangalore church attacks, said Karnataka's Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Kumar.
Mangalore pub attack was a mistake, says Sri Ram Sene chief Muthalik
Mid-Day.com | Wednesday November 17, 2010
Almost two years after the attack on the pub in Mangalore, Pramod Muthalik, chief of Sri Rama Sene (SRS), refers to it as a big mistake and a public relations disaster. Gone is the defiance by which he justified the Mangalore pub attack. Referring to it as an image-spoiler, he said, "The pub attack ...
Mangalore: Mumbai attacks suspect arrested
Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 25, 2010
Suspected terrorist Abdul Samad Bhatkal, believed to be one of the conspirators of the Mumbai terror attack, was arrested by the Mumbai Anti-Terror Squad at the Bajpe airport.
Newspaper offices attacked over Taslima article
Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 3, 2010
In fresh violent protest against an article purportedly written by the Bangladeshi writer, a petrol bomb was hurled on the office of the Kannada daily that published it.
Karnataka church attacks: First draft of inquiry
Maya Sharma | Monday February 1, 2010
An interim report says that rightwing Hindu groups - the Bajrang Dal, Sri Rama Sene and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) - are to blame for 2008's Mangalore church attacks.
Mosques stoned, security tightened
Press Trust of India | Monday February 1, 2010
Unidentified miscreants hurled stones at two mosques and a Christian NGO here, injuring a boy and damaging a statue of Mother Mary, a week after attacks on two churches in the state.
Mangalore pub attack: One year on
NDTV Correspondent | Monday January 25, 2010
A year after the vicious attack, the 30 accused are all out on bail and women say the situation is no safer.
Will Mangalore attacks affect poll?
Maya Sharma | Thursday April 30, 2009
In the coastal constituency of Dakshina Kannada it is being considered a real test of the BJP state government's performance.
