Bengaluru: Last minute changes were made to the schedule of the 16th Karnataka budget on Friday, March 7 owing to Rahukala (an inauspicious period), reported Prajavani.

The presentation which was initially slated to start at 11:00 AM, was advanced to 10:15 AM to avoid ‘Rahukala,’ which was reportedly starting at 10:30 AM.

According to reports, the decision was taken just before the presentation of the budget at the Vidhana Soudha.

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Palakkad (Kerala) (PTI): Five people have been arrested for allegedly beating to death a Jharkhand native on suspicion of theft near Walayar here a day ago, police said on Friday.

The arrests were formally recorded late Thursday night and all the accused have been booked for the offence of murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, an officer of Walayar police station said.

The deceased -- Ramnarayan Bhayar (31) -- was working as a labourer in the Walayar area.

According to police, Bhayar was attacked by a group of men on Wednesday evening, alleging that he was involved in a theft at Kizhakeattappallam near Walayar.

As per the FIR, the incident occurred before 7.40 pm, and the injured Bhayar was rushed to the Palakkad District Government Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

Police said a detailed investigation was underway to ascertain the sequence of events leading to the incident.