Bangalore: Participants at a discussion claimed alcohol was the main reason for the recent attack at the Morning Mist Homestay in Mangalore. Kannada thinker M Chidananda Murthy, senior advocate Pramila Nesargi, Womens Commission head C Manjula and KSTB chairperson Sacchinanda Hegde said the victims were under the influence of alcohol. During a seminar on the Role of Alcohol and Drugs in the Mangalore Attack that was jointly organised by the Karnataka State Temperance Board (KSTB) and Karnataka Gandhi Smaraka Nidhi at Gandhi Bhavan on Monday Hegde insisted that the victims were part of a rave party.
According to my fact-finding, I have learned that it was a rave party. It was portrayed as a birthday bash as daughter of a police official was present at the party. However, what they consumed is what needs to be discussed, he said. Was the attack right? No. But then, are we justifying the acts of drinking and immorality? The officials found beer bottles at the homestay, he added.
C Manjula, who recently submitted a report on the homestay attack, hit out at pseudo-feminists for not raising their voice over other instances of atrocities against women. Where was your consciousness when a girl was pushed out of a train in Mandya? Thousands of women are suffering, and theres no one to talk about it.
She reiterated her claim that victims of the homestay were consuming drugs. Why was I criticised when all I asked for was a probe into this? I
01:05 PM, Aug 14, 2012
Mangalore: From an outsiders point of view, Mangalore with its booming economy looks like any other cosmopolitan city in the making. However, behind this facade is a deep divide within the society which is leading to frequent frictions that some call attack on individuals freedom; while others describe it as an attempt to protect Hindu culture. Not everyone here condemns the July 28 raid on Morning Mist homestay, although they...
11:44 AM, Aug 14, 2012
Mangalore: Eight people have been arrested in the attack on a group of youngsters partying at a private resort in Mangalore. The members, reportedly owing allegiance to a pro-Hiindu group, called 'Hindu Jagran Vedike' allegedly beat up and harassed young women and men at a resort on Saturday evening. Reportedly, more than 50 men attacked the private party. However, Karnataka ADGP Law and Order Bipin Gopalakrishna said that no drugs...
01:31 PM, Jul 29, 2012
Mumbai: Assistant Commissioner of Police (Social Service Branch) Vasant Dhoble, the policeman whose job is secure largely due to the unwavering trust the police commissioner has in his policing style, has been told to cool it for a few days. Till Tuesday to be precise, as Arup Patnaik, commissioner of Mumbai police, is in the United States of America on official work, and is expected to be back on Tuesday....
06:07 PM, Jul 06, 2012
Mumbai: A new video of Mumbai's moral policeman ACP Vasant Dhoble's crackdown has surfaced. CNN-IBN has accessed a video of Vasant Dhoble and his Social Services Branch team of constables detaining eight women outside the Voodoo Pub in Colaba. The video shows the constables including Dhoble attempting to herd four German girls into a police van. The girls refused to get in, demanding an explanation as to why they were...
04:14 PM, Jun 29, 2012
Mumbai: Controversial Mumbai policeman ACP Vasant Dhoble believes that he stands vindicated even after a court let off the women whom he detained and branded as 'prostitutes'. Speaking to CNN-IBN, ACP Dhoble said, "The police don't frame the laws. The laws are framed by the legislators. The police's job is to simply implement the laws." He also said that he was only targeting establishments and not the people. "The patrons...
11:34 AM, Jun 21, 2012
Ghaziabad: The moral police was back in Ghaziabad as the cops went on an Operation Majnu, catching couples unaware and handing them some on-the-spot punishment, all in the name of curbing eve teasers. It could have been a nice lazy afternoon for many lovers at Sahibabad Park in Ghaziabad, but Alka Pandey, a Station Officer with the Uttar Pradesh police played the spoilsport. For the past three days, the Ghaziabad...
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08:38 PM, Jan 26, 2009
Sydney: Former captain Ricky Ponting's one-day international career appeared over after he was dropped from Australia's ODI team for the tri-series against India and Sri Lanka. Chief selector John Inverarity on Monday said Ponting, the second all-time leading run-scorer in ODIs, was axed because of his poor batting form. Ponting, 37, said earlier that he wanted to battle through his current slump after scoring just 18 runs in five knocks...
09:29 PM, Apr 25, 2008
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03:00 PM, Apr 25, 2008
Dubai: Misbah-ul Haq has called for his batsmen to put up a stronger fight to change Pakistan's fortunes in the third one-day match against England on Saturday. Pakistan failed to chase down targets of 261 and 251 in the first two one-day matches to hand England an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the four-match series. "We have to really improve our batting," the Pakistan captain said on Friday. "In the Tests...
12:45 AM, Apr 25, 2008
Brisbane: India medium pacer R Vinay Kumar is not on anyone's mind and he would just like it the way it is as long as his skipper MS Dhoni keeps turning to him and batsmen keep nibbling at his swinging deliveries. The Karnataka medium-pacer has beggared belief with nine wickets at a staggering average 20.11 -- a wicket every 25th ball -- in the ongoing Commonwealth Bank one-day series. With...
06:17 PM, Apr 24, 2008
Karachi: In a first, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday awarded contracts to three umpires in the country. According to the report, the scheme is limited and only three of the International Cricket Council (ICC) panel umpires from Pakistan - Zameer Haider, Ahsan Raza and Shozab Raza - were offered the contracts. Zakir Khan, PCB director for domestic cricket operation, was quoted as saying in the local media on...
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