1. An advocate group staged a protest in front of the Ramanagara DC’s office demanding suspension of Sub-Inspector Tanveer Hussain of Ijoor station over an FIR filed against 40 advocates. It has gained political colour with BJP and JD)S) supporting the protesting lawyers.
2. BJP has accused the Karnataka government of “illegally allocating” ₹15 lakh to the kin of a Kerala man who was killed by an elephant that was captured in Karnataka but later strayed into Wayanad in the neighbouring State. With Congress leader Rahul Gandhi being the MP of Wayanad, the BJP’s Karnataka unit president B.Y. Vijayendra alleged that the Congress government in Karnataka was misusing taxpayers’ money ‘to curry favour’ with the former party president.
3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, through a video conference, will inaugurate three student hospitals at National Institute of Technology-Karnataka in Mangaluru at 11 a.m.. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will participate.
