Kolar, Karnataka, Jan. 30 : In a queer incident in Karnataka, a monkey emerged as the lone savior to protect a ''Lord Hanuman'' temple from demolition located on the national highway in the Kolar region.
When the local authorities were trying to demolish the temple to widen the highway, the monkey stationed itself at the entrance of the temple and prevented any official from venturing near the temple premises.
Mangalore/New Delhi, Jan. 29 A local court in Mangalore on Thursday sent the Sri Ram Sena's chief Pramod Muthalik to one-day judicial custody while reserving its decision till Friday over his bail plea in the pub attack case that occurred on January 24.
Muthalik was brought to Mangalore on Thursday afternoon. Though he was arrested in Davanagere on Wednesday but soon after a court granted him bail in another case.
Meanwhile, a team of Maharashtra ATS headed by a senior officer was scheduled to leave for the Mangalore later on Thursday to question him in connection with the Malegaon blast case.
Bangalore, Jan 27, : Karnataka Police on Tuesday arrested the State convener of the Sri Ram Sena, Prasad Attavar for his role in the attack on women at a pub in Mangalore.
The Police also arrested Pramod Muthalik, the president of the Karnataka unit.
Public anger prompted the law enforcement authorities to arrest Attavar.
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has constituted a three-member team to investigate the attack.
The NCW has also asked the director general of police (DGP), Karnataka, to send an action taken report to the commission in the matter.