Hindu villagers in Yadgir clean Ashurkhanas and organise six-day Muharram festivities with devotion, as tension brews in Shivamogga following the desecration of Ganesha and Naagara idols in a government-designated park.
In an attempt to stamp out simmering dissent, the Congress high command tried to shut down speculation that party is replacing Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with DK Shivakumar.
According to reports, the NIA found that most of the men involved in the murder of the Hindu activist are directly connected to the banned radical Islamic outfit Popular Front of India (PFI).
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar defended the declaration of emergency by Indira Gandhi saying that after emergency, she came back to power after receiving people's mandate.
Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday approved an increase in the reservation quota for minority communities under various housing schemes from 10 per cent to 15 per cent.
The development has come as a major embarrassment for Congress scion Rahul Gandhi, who recently caste aspersions on the BJP government at the Centre regarding the conduct of a national caste survey.
"As the Royal Challengers Bangalore team has a large fan following across the country, holding the felicitation at the grand steps of Vidhana Soudha may attract lakhs of cricket fans, potentially creating security challenges due to a shortage of officers/staff in the Vidhana Soudha security wing," DCP Gowda warned.