If renowned multi-lingual actor  Prakash Rai had participated in a function at Sirsi last Saturday,  on Monday BJP workers 'cleansed' the stage where the actor was seated by sprinkling Gomutra or cow's urine.

"I have  suffered enough at the hands of  Sangh Parivar. I was responsible for the BJP coming to power in Karnataka. But I was treated disrespectfully. Those who came to power in the name of Hindutva  are today trying to  curtail Togadia and get him encountered. This is a  horrifying situation," said Sri Rama Sene leader Pramod Mutalik.

In a significant development, the High Court has ruled that two-wheeler riders   who   lose lives in accidents or suffer disability, if found to have used  helmets without ISI marks, will not be eligible for insurance amount.

The Police here have arrested the Moodigere town unit BJP Yuva Morcha President M V Anil on the charges of instigating the suicide of Dhanya (20), a first year B.Com student of a first grade college in the town. Dhanya had ended her life on January 6, Saturday. Incidentally, the accused is said to be an influential man who is also known to Mysuru- Kodagu MP Pratap Sinha and MLA C T Ravi.

A provocative and at the same time a controversial statement has come from the Taluk Bajrangdal Convenor Avinash. "If Hindu outfits take up machetes then they are capable of  eliminating the Muslims here in no time,"  Avinash   said while addressing the VHP and Bajrangdal protestors who staged a Rasta Roko  at the Lions Circle here condemning  Deepak Rao murder at Katipalla near Mangaluru.

Income Tax raids on a hair exporting company in  north Karnataka has   exposed   a staggering Rs 65 crore worth of undeclared assets, informed  IT officials of Karnataka and Goa.

Hens at a chicken  stall in Bengaluru  have contracted Bird Flu. Even the NIHSD  Laboratory has confirmed H5N1 virus in the dead hens causing  some amount of panic among members of the general public.

The first baby girl born on New Year Day  is extremely lucky. She has earned a reward of Rs 5 lakhs which was handed over to her by BBMP Mayor Sampath Raj at the D Nagaraj Maternity Hospital at Bashyam Circle in the city on January 1, Monday. The Mayor had earlier made an announcement  that a cash prize will be awarded to the first baby girl born on New Year.