Greeting the people on the occasion of Tipu Jayanthi, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that the state government is celebrating the Tippu Jayanthi across the state today. The administrative reforms and experiments of Tipu Sultan were emulating, he said.

The politics behind ‘jayanthi’ or birth anniversary celebrations have always been deducing in effect of the significant persons who we wanted to remember on their birthdays for their contribution to the society. Except for Gandhi Jayanthi, all other Jayanthis have been categorized as those of people who serve as a symbol of a community. Ambedkar Jayanthi is for Dalits, Kanaka Jayanthi is for Kurubas, Narayana Guru Jayanthi is for Billavas, Shankara Jayanthi is for Brahmins, Valmiki Jayanti is for Bedas, so on and so forth.

 Police arrested the workers of Bajrang Dal, VHP and Sri Rama Sene workers for trying to lay siege Tippu Jayanti programme at the zilla panchayat office here on Saturday.

A girl student died and more than 20 students sustained injuries when their school bus turned turtle after the driver losing control over the vehicle, at Southikere village in NR Pura taluk on Saturday morning.

Nine people were declared dead and tens of thousands evacuated Friday as fierce wildfires raged across the western US state of California, with one rapidly spreading blaze threatening the famed resort of Malibu.

Urwa police arrested a BJP leader who hoisted black flag in front of the zilla panchayat office on Saturday opposing the Tippu Jayanti celebration.

As the district administration conducted the Tipu Jayanti amidst stiff opposition from political parties and various other organisations, the BJP MLAs and workers and Sangh Parivar activists stated protest opposing the celebration. Citing the law and order problem, the police arrested the agitators.

 Karnataka Sports and Cultural Club (KSCC) in association with Community Development Authority (CDA) of Government of Dubai organised a fitness awareness event at Al Mamzar Beach here on Friday Morning.