Sept 30: K'taka schools, colleges to remain shut

Bangalore: Karnataka government on Tuesday declared a two-day holiday for schools and colleges on September 30 and October 1 in view of the Allahabad court's scheduled pronouncement of verdict on Ayodhya title suit dispute on Thursday.

This has been done as a precautionary step, official sources said.

With the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissing a petition for deferring the verdict, the Allahabad High Court will deliver its verdict on the 60-year-old Ramjanambhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit on Thursday.