Dakshina Kannada
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Karnataka BJP MLA files police complaint after ‘indecent photos’ go viral
Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP MLA Sanjeeva Matandoor on Thursday lodged a police complaint in connection with the release of his alleged indecent photographs with an unidentified woman in Dakshina Kannada district. Matandoor has…
- India
Karnataka: Hindutva groups perform Yagna on disputed Malali Masjid site
A yagna was performed by the various Hindutva groups at the disputed site of Malali Masjid in Mangaluru of Dakshina Kanada. Amongst the participants, BJP MLA Bharat Shetty and VHP leader Sharan…
- India
Killed Fazil to avenge Nettaru’s death, Hindus not weak: VHP leader
Provincial secretary of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Sharan Pumpwell on Saturday admitted that the organisation was responsible for the death of a 23-year-old young man, Mohammed Fazil. On July 28 last year,…
- Hate Crime
NIA charge sheets 20 in Praveen Nettaru murder case
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a charge sheet against 20 members of the now-banned Popular Front of India (PFI) in connection with the murder of BJP Youth leader…
- India
Muslim youth beaten for roaming with minor Hindu girl in Karnataka
Dakshina Kannada: A Muslim youth was allegedly thrashed and handed over to police for wandering with a minor Hindu girl near a pilgrimage centre in Dakshina Kannada district on Friday in Karnataka.…
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Sangh Parivar ‘terrorists’ killing Muslims, Dalits in Karnataka, says SDPI
Dakshina Kannada: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) on Friday came down heavily on Sangh Parivar and Karnataka’s ruling BJP as it staged a protest to condemn the recent murder of…
- India
Karnataka: Bommai encouraging moral policing by right-wingers, says Siddaramaiah
Mangaluru: Moral policing is on the rise in Mangaluru city and its outskirts because Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is encouraging such acts by right wing activists, Congress leader Siddaramaiah alleged on…
- India
Video: Bajrang Dal workers object to Hindu woman travelling with Muslim man
Bengaluru: An incident of Bajrang Dal activists objecting to a young Hindu woman and Muslim man travelling together in a bus and creating a scene has been reported from the communally sensitive…
- Hate Crime
Karnataka Hindu Mahasabha chief arrested for threatening industrialist
Dakshina Kannada: The Karnataka Police have arrested the Hindu Mahasabha state president, Rajesh Pavithran on charges of threatening an industrialist and attempting to extort money from him, police said on Thursday. According…
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Mangaluru blast: NIA expedites probe as terror suspect recovers
Dakshina Kannada: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has intensified investigation into the Mangaluru blast case which has been declared as an act of “terror” by agencies. According to sources, terror suspect Mohammad…
- India
Karnataka: Muslim couple prevented from watching ‘Kantara’
A Muslim couple was attacked and intimidated after they tried to watch Kannada movie Kantara, at Sullia in Dakshina Kannada district on Wednesday afternoon. According to police, the couple, are students hailing…
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Karnataka: Congress suspends councillor over social media post
Mangaluru: Congress councillor in Ullal municipality in Dakshina Kannada district, Ravindra Gatti, has been suspended from the primary membership of the party for posting a misleading video on social media. Ullal block Congress…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru man found dead in well at Thokkottu
Mangaluru: A 36-year old man was found dead in a well near Thokkottu in Ullal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district on Sunday, police sources said. The deceased has been identified as A S…
- Hate Crime
Karnataka: Hindutva groups erect poster demanding no non-Hindu traders near temple premises
Hindu Jagaran Vedike has erected a poster in front of the Kukke Sri Subrahmanya Swami temple in Dakshina Kannada district asking non-Hindu shopkeepers to refrain from setting up stalls for the upcoming…
- Hate Crime
Karnataka: NIA arrests three in BJP’s Praveen Nettare’s murder case
Bengaluru: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on Saturday, conducted raids on Popular Front of India (PFI) leaders’ residences in Mysuru, Hubballi and Dakshina Kannada districts in connection with the killing of BJP activist…
