Dakshina Kannada
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BJP activist’s murder: Karnataka Police detain suspect from Kerala
Bengaluru: In a major development in the BJP activist Praveen Kumar Nettare’s murder case, the special investigative team has apprehended a suspect from Kerala’s Talacherry. The suspect has been identified as Abid…
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Karnataka: Muslim committee announces compensation for kin of Mashood, Fazil
The Muslim Central Committee announced a compensation of Rs 30 lakhs to Fazil and Mashood’s families. The young men were murdered in different incidents recently in Dakshina Kannada. Ironically, Karnataka chief minister…
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‘9 heads pending..’: Karnataka Godman incites violence against Muslims
Violence inciting statements by Hindutva leaders have been adding fuel to the fire, as the Karnataka government attempts to clamp down on the rising communal tensions in the state. Tensions have been…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Sri Ram Sene chief tries to defy DK entry ban, detained
Dakshina Kannada: Sri Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik was detained on Friday for trying to enter Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district to meet the family of the slain BJP activist, defying the ban…
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BJP worker’s killers may have escaped to Kerala, claims Karnataka HM
Bengaluru: Taking note of the killing of BJP youth wing leader Praveen Nettaru, Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said that there was a high chance that the accused may have escaped to…
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If you can’t do your job, we will: Bajrang Dal tells Karnataka police
Dakshina Kannada: Fear of moral policing in the coastal districts of Karnataka, especially in Dakshina Kannada district, is back with Hindu organizations warning the state police that if they don’t act on drugs,…
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How a Muslim teen bore the brunt of fake news spread by Hindutva
Hyderabad: On July 7, 17-year-old Mohammad Ashfaq received a voice message on his Instagram profile. It was from an unknown account named @aksharadechamma02. What followed soon after was the start of an…
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70-yr-old woman held captive by son in a toilet for 2 yrs, freed
With the aid of the police and an NGO, a 70-year-old widow who had been held captive by her son and daughter-in-law in a toilet at their home for over two years…
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Malali mosque row: Will not allow disturbance, say Karnataka cops
Dakshina: The Karnataka Police department has said that they will not allow any disturbance in the law and order situation over the Malali mosque row in the Dakshina Kannada region. Additional DGP…
- Bangalore
After Srirangapatna mosque, another row brewing over Karnataka’s Malali Masjid
Dakshina Kannada: After the Srirangapatna Jamia Masjid row, yet another controversy seems to be surfacing in Karnataka over the Malali mosque in communally-sensitive Dakshina Kannada district. Activists from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad…
- Bangalore
Youth who misbehaved with women in Karnataka mosque arrested
Dakshina Kannada: A youth, who had allegedly misbehaved with women in a mosque in Ullal town of Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district, has been arrested, police said on Sunday. The arrested person is…
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Karnataka: Tribal woman assaulted, stripped; 8 booked
Dakshina Kannada: In a horrifying incident, a 35-year-old tribal woman was assaulted and stripped in public by a group of people in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district, police said on Monday. The Karnataka…
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Karnataka youth held for indulging in a communal flare up using foreign SIM
Dakshina Kannada: Karnataka Police said on Thursday that they have arrested a 20-year-old youth for posting messages to incite communal violence using a foreign SIM card. The accused, identified as Mohammad Ajmal,…
