BENGALURU: In huge relief to as many as one lakh graduates of the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysuru, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday allowed the state government to implement the recommendations of K Ratnaprabha committee.

"The main principle of Hindutva is tolerance. What sort of Hindutva are you pursuing if you cannot tolerate another religion?."  This was how the JD(S) supremo and former PM  H D Devegowda chose to question the BJP leaders.

If renowned multi-lingual actor  Prakash Rai had participated in a function at Sirsi last Saturday,  on Monday BJP workers 'cleansed' the stage where the actor was seated by sprinkling Gomutra or cow's urine.

"I have  suffered enough at the hands of  Sangh Parivar. I was responsible for the BJP coming to power in Karnataka. But I was treated disrespectfully. Those who came to power in the name of Hindutva  are today trying to  curtail Togadia and get him encountered. This is a  horrifying situation," said Sri Rama Sene leader Pramod Mutalik.

In a significant development, the High Court has ruled that two-wheeler riders   who   lose lives in accidents or suffer disability, if found to have used  helmets without ISI marks, will not be eligible for insurance amount.

The Police here have arrested the Moodigere town unit BJP Yuva Morcha President M V Anil on the charges of instigating the suicide of Dhanya (20), a first year B.Com student of a first grade college in the town. Dhanya had ended her life on January 6, Saturday. Incidentally, the accused is said to be an influential man who is also known to Mysuru- Kodagu MP Pratap Sinha and MLA C T Ravi.

A provocative and at the same time a controversial statement has come from the Taluk Bajrangdal Convenor Avinash. "If Hindu outfits take up machetes then they are capable of  eliminating the Muslims here in no time,"  Avinash   said while addressing the VHP and Bajrangdal protestors who staged a Rasta Roko  at the Lions Circle here condemning  Deepak Rao murder at Katipalla near Mangaluru.