1. Trial into the killing of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh begins today. Trial will be held every day for a week every month into the case.
2. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who was away at Hyderabad to attend the BJP’s national executive meet, returns to the city today. He is expected to talk about his meeting with party president J.P. Nadda and other top leaders on Karnataka issues. The party’s national general secretary C.T. Ravi is also expected to address the press.
3. The staging of a play by well-known writer Jayanth Kaikini at a town in Shivamogga district was stopped late last night allegedly by activists of Bajrang Dal on the ground that it features Muslim characters. The police have taken up investigation into it today.
