Tipu Jayanti celebrations: Protestors detained in several districts of Karnataka

Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and his deputy G Parameshwara skipped events organised to honour the 18th-century Muslim ruler of Mysuru.

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· Nov 10, 2018 · 11:24 am

Karnataka: Prohibitory orders imposed in some districts ahead of Tipu Jayanti celebrations

Section 144 will be imposed in Kodagu, Hubbali, Dharwad and Srirangapatna over the weekend.

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· Nov 09, 2018 · 08:56 pm

Tipu Jayanti celebrations are meant to appease Muslims, alleges Karnataka BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa

State minister DK Shivakumar of the Congress accused the Opposition leader of trying to divide communities.

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· Nov 08, 2018 · 07:48 pm

Count me out of Tipu Jayanti celebrations, minister Anantkumar Hegde tells Karnataka government

The Union minister called it a shameful event ‘glorifying a brutal killer, wretched fanatic and mass rapist’.

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· Oct 21, 2017 · 02:00 pm

Tipu Sultan Jayanti: Karnataka braces for trouble as Hindutva and Christian groups plan protests

The Siddaramaiah government has requested the Centre for 1,600 central paramilitary personnel to maintain the peace.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Nov 09, 2016 · 10:30 am

Police deployed in Karnataka during bandh called by VHP

The right-wing group has been joined by others such as Bajrang Dal and Sri Ram Sene, though the Centre has refused to intervene in the matter.

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· Nov 13, 2015 · 03:00 pm

Encounters with the Prophet, a woman in man's clothes: When Tipu Sultan described his dreams

The ruler wrote an account of 37 of his dreams.

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· Nov 12, 2015 · 04:30 pm