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Bengaluru Night Cap: From playwright Girish Karnad's demise to IMA Jewels owner's suicide threat

The sixth pay commission had recommended the Karnataka government to cancel holidays listed for birth and death anniversaries and casual holidays, and declare it as five-day working
 

Bengaluru: Jnanpith awardee, actor, renowned theatre personality and playwright Girish Karnad breathed his last at his residence on Lavelle Road in Bengaluru at 6.30am on June 10. IMA Jewels store owner, Mohammad Mansur Khan, reportedly fled from Bengaluru. However, in an audio clip, he has threatened to commit suicide. Meanwhile, the Karnataka government has decided to declare fourth Saturday of the month as a holiday for government employees across the state. All this and more on Bengaluru Night Cap.