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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 |
 Who is guilty of attacking a series of churches in and around Mangalore in Karnataka in 2008? A former High Court judge says it appears that rightwing Hindu groups - the Bajrang Dal, Sri Rama Sene and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) - are to blame.
Based on meetings with hundreds of witnesses, a commission headed by Justice B K Somasekhara states this in an interim report; the final report is expected later this year.
Worrying for the government, Somasekhara also says that top police officers, district administration and other authorities appear to have colluded with the right-wing organisations in these attacks - and that authorities did not treat the incidents sympathetically when alerted.
No individual names are mentioned, because a notice needs to be issued first to any accused to allow them to explain their position.
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Tuesday, 26 January 2010 |
 Unidentified persons vandalised the Holy Family Church in Hinkal, near Mysore on Monday. The miscreants destroyed a statue of Mother Mary on the church premises.
The attack has shocked the Christian community in Mysore. Priests of various churches in the city have condemned the incident.
The church staff informed the parish priest of Holy Family Church, NS Marie Joseph, of the attack at around 6.30 am. Bishop of Mysore, Thomas Antony Vazhapillay, rushed to the spot. Marie Joseph said the police department had withdrawn security to the church, as there had been no church attacks in Mysore in the last two years.
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Monday, 11 January 2010 |
 The political mudslinging over the NICE project plunged to an unprecedented low with former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda calling Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and state Advocate General Ashok Harnahalli ‘bastards’ on Sunday.
Gowda’s angry outburst came when he accused the CM and the Advocate General of conniving with the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Ltd (NICE), which he alleged had grabbed land from farmers for the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project.
The JD(S) president, however, later regretted his comments about Yeddyurappa. “I did not intended to hurt Yeddyurappa. I regret my words if he is really hurt. But people must understand the context in which I spoke,” he said. However, Gowda chose to stick by his words about Haranahalli. |
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Wednesday, 06 January 2010 |
 At least 17 labourers belonging to the Aland taluka of Gulbarga were killed and 28 injured when a tempo in which they were travelling overturned at Akkalkote town in the Solapur district of Maharashtra on Tuesday morning. Sixteen people were killed on the spot while one died at the hospital.
The injured were taken to the Akkalkote general hospital and the Ashwini hospital in the Solapur district. The 10 people at the Akkalkote hospital are said to be out of danger. One among the 18 admitted in the Solapur hospital is said to be in a very serious condition.
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Friday, 01 January 2010 |
 The ashes of the legendary actor Vishnuvardhan, whose mortal remains were consigned to flames on Wednesday, were immersed in Cauvery river at Srirangapatna on Thursday.
Vishnuvardhan's wife Bharathi and relatives reached Srirangapatna on Thursday morning with the urn containing the ashes and performed the rituals. Vishnuvardhan's daughters Keerthi and Chandana, sonin- law Anirudh, elder brother Ravi and others were present.
Death condoled
Teachers, non-teaching staff, students and members of various organisations on Thursday gathered at Dr MV Gopalaswamy Shishuvihara School to mourn the death of cine actor and alumnus Vishnuvardhan. |
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