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Bengaluru, Sept 6: Journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh, who was shot dead by three unidentified assailants outside her residence last night, was laid to rest in Chamrajpet in Bengaluru this afternoon. The mortal remains of the slain scribe were lowered to the grave amid chants of "Amar rahe Gauri Lankesh (Long live Gauri Lankesh). Lankesh, who was the editor of popular Kannada tabloid "Gauri Lankesh

Bengaluru, Sept 6: Journalist Gauri Lankesh is the fourth prominent anti-establishment activist to be assassinated in India in last four years. The 55-year-old fire brand critic of Hindutva politics took two bullets to her stomach and one to her chest after three unknown assailants fired seven rounds at her home in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bengaluru last evening. Karnataka home minister Ramalinga

Bengaluru, Sept 6: Strongly condemning the brutal killing of activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh, Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike (KKSV), a forum for promotion of communal amity in the state, has urged the government to declare it as an act of terrorism. In a statement issue here KKSV, of which Gauri was a founding member, also demanded a judiciary probe into the killing that accord within a week

Bengaluru, Sept 6: Amnesty International India on Wednesday stated that the brutal killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh has raised alarms about the state of freedom of expression in India. "Gauri Lankesh was never afraid of speaking the truth. Her assassination must be thoroughly investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice," said Asmita Basu, Programmes Director at Amnesty International

The brutal killing of journalist-activist Guri Lankesh, who had extraordinary grit and determination to take on the system, has sent shockwaves across the country. As shock gave way to grief, it was clear the dastardly silencing of one of the most outspoken voices of Karnataka was something the Kannada world of letter would take a while to recover from. Gauri, the eldest of three children of P

New Delhi, Sept 6: Congress president Sonia Gandhi today condemned the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh and said it was a chilling reminder that "intolerance and bigotry is raising its ugly head in our society". Her son and party vice president Rahul Gandhialso expressed shock at the killing of the firebrand journalist in Bengaluru yesterday and said no one could suppress the truth. The

Bengaluru, Sept 6: Across the country, thousands have come out to protest the brutal murder of activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh. Protest meets were held in Chennai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Mysuru, Manglauru Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and other places. Gauri Lankesh was shot dead by unidentified assailants on September 5. A Special Investigation Team headed by an IG-level officer would be constituted to

New Delhi, Sep 6: The Union Home Ministry today sought a report from the Karnataka government on the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh in Bengaluru, an official said. The move came after Home Minister Rajnath Singh directed Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba to get a report from the state government, the home ministry official said. The Karnataka government has been asked to provide details of the

Bengaluru, Sept 6: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday ordered the formation of Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by IG level officer to crack the murder of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh. He said that the team exclusively investigate the murder of Lankesh and will be given a free hand to take as many police personnel as required. He was confident that the killers will be

Bengaluru, Sept 6: The Bengaluru Police is on the hunt to nab the killers of journalist Gauri Lankesh. Sources said that one of the 2 CCTV cameras in her house held crucial evidence pertaining to the crime. The Police sources said that they have recovered 2 DVRs from her house which were password protected. Experts were roped in to access them and recovered images . Both the assailant and victim