Pro Kannada activists attacks railway examination centres in Mysore

June 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray surrendered before a Kalyan court today in connection with his role in a 2008 riot case in which North Indians appearing for railway recruitment examination were assaulted. The Bombay High Court had on June 16 set aside an anticipatory bail granted to Thackeray in the same case by a lower court and asked him to surrender before the court concerned by June end.

June 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray was on Monday granted bail on surety of rupees one lakh in connection with his role in a 2008 riot case in which North Indians appearing for railway recruitment examination were assaulted. Earlier in the day, Thackeray surrendered before the Kalyan court.

June 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray will surrender before a Kalyan court on Monday in connection with his role in a 2008 riot case in which North Indians appearing for railway recruitment examination were assaulted. After presenting himself before the court, Thackeray is expected to move an application saying he was surrendering, his lawyer Sayaji Nangre said.hackeray would then move an application for bail.

June 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray was remanded to judicial custody till July 13 by a Kalyan court today in connection with his role in a 2008 riot case in which North Indians appearing for railway recruitment examination were assaulted. Earlier in the day, Thackeray surrendered before a Kalyan court.

June 29th, 2009 MUMBAI - Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray, who surrendered before a Kalyan court this morning, was taken to the Kalyan Railway Police Station, in connection with his role in a 2008 riot case in which North Indians appearing for railway recruitment examination were assaulted. The Bombay High Court had on June 16 set aside an anticipatory bail granted to Thackeray in the same case by a lower court and asked him to surrender before the court concerned by June end.

June 28th, 2009 MUMBAI - Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray will surrender before a Kalyan court on Monday in connection with his role in a 2008 riot case in which North Indians appearing for railway recruitment examination were assaulted. After presenting himself before the court, Thackeray is expected to move an application saying he was surrendering, his lawyer Sayaji Nangre said.

June 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Large number of people from all walks of life paid rich tributes to late K.R.Nagaraja on his 67th birth anniversary function held here this weekend. K.R.Nagaraja, Additional Advocate General of Karnataka Government in Delhi, was former President of Delhi Karnataka Sangha.

May 16th, 2009 BANGALORE - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading in 12 of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka, while the Congress was ahead in four and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) in three. One-and-a-half hours into counting at 9.30 a.m., the BJP was way ahead of the Congress and the JD-S in Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur (SC), Gulbarga (SC), Raichur (ST), Haveri, Dharwad, Uttar Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, Shimoga, Chitradurga (SC), Mysore, Bellary (ST) and Bangalore Central, election officials said.

April 30th, 2009 BANGALORE - Around 20 percent of estimated 15.5 million eligible voters had cast their ballots in the first four hours of polling in 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka, officials said here Thursday. Polling has been brisk in the constituencies of Dharwad, Haveri, Bagalkot, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi-Chikmagalur, Shimoga and Davangere with 20 to 25 percent voter turnout.

April 6th, 2009 MYSORE - Sri Ram Sene leader Pramod Muthalik was taken into preventive custody on Monday. "Muthalik had come to visit the Kyatharamanhalli suburb, where group clashes took place this week," Mysore police said, adding that the prohibitory orders had been imposed in the area under Section 144.

March 15th, 2009 BANGALORE - Legendary south Indian playback singer S. Janaki, who has sung in umpteen Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam films, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Mysore University and leading music directors say it is high time a state institution recognised her contribution.

March 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Anxious students made their way to exam centres across the city, doing last minute revision, while parents gave timely tips outside as the Class 10 and 12 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams began Monday. 'I am really tense before the examination despite the fact that I have studied really well.

January 20th, 2009 BANGALORE - Tamil star Prabhu, the son of legendary actor Shivaji Ganesan, is busy shooting in Mysore for his first Kannada film, 'Boss'. Prabhu, who plays an investigative officer in the film, will be shooting for 10 days in Mysore for the film.

January 16th, 2009 BANGALORE - The Kannada film industry and Karnataka's music fraternity were in deep shock Saturday over the death of 39-year-old renowned musician and actor Raju Ananthaswamy at a hospital here. Ananthaswamy was suffering from a kidney problem for many months and was under treatment.

December 26th, 2008 BANGALORE - Taking strong exception to the way Aamir Khan-starrer 'Ghajini' was released throughout the state in violation of its guidelines, the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) has limited the number of theatres where it can be screened. Mars Suresh, vice president of KFCC, said the issue was discussed in a meeting that lasted till late Friday and the film's distributors were advised to take corrective steps immediately.