1. An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale shook parts of Hassan district and neighbouring regions in Karnataka in the wee hours of Thursday.
2. Revenue Minister R. Ashok will today “clarify” on the controversy over revised textbooks in Karnataka. This comes in the backdrop of continued objections over revisions done by the Rohith Chakrathirtha-led committee, most recently by Vokkaliga strongman and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda. The reply today comes from the Vokkaliga face of the ruling BJP.
3. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai starts his two-day visit to Delhi today. Ministerial aspirants hope that he would be meeting party high command to discuss cabinet expansion possibilities, though the nature of his engagements is as yet unclear.