<p>"There has been no report of any untoward incident from anywhere in the state so far. Though peace prevails, we are keeping a strict vigil to ensure law and order is maintained," Gopal Hosur, state additional director general of police, told IANS.<br /><br />In India’s tech hub, uneasy calm prevailed throughout the day with roads nearly deserted after 4 p.m. as several companies, including IT bellwethers Infosys and Wipro, deciding to shut offices at 2 p.m. to ensure their employees reached home safely before the verdict. <br /><br />With the state government declaring a two-day holiday for all schools and colleges from Thursday and many IT firms opting for early working hours, vehicular movement was 50 percent less than normal in the city.<br /><br />Though state-run buses plied normally during the day, they were half-empty for lack of regular commuters.<br /><br />“To be on a safer side, service class decided to return home early as they were not sure about the situation after the verdict came out,” Hosur said. <br /><br />Shops, hotels and restaurants downed shutters as a precautionary measure even as news trickled that the verdict went in favour of the Hindus, by and large.<br /><br />In the run-up to the D-day, Karnataka went on high alert with over 50,000 policemen deployed across the state, with about 18,000 in Bangalore, to maintain peace and harmony.<br /><br />“About 900 anti-social elements were taken into preventive custody as a precautionary measure. We have appealed to the people to maintain peace and harmony irrespective of the Ayodhya outcome,” state home minister R. Ashoka told reporters.<br /><br />An hour before the verdict, Ashoka held a meeting with leaders of both the communities and appealed to them to ensure no protest or victory rallies were taken out.<br /><br />“Verdict is secondary for us. It does not matter in whose favour the verdict goes. Maintaining peace and communal harmony is our only priority. As Karnataka people are peace-loving and believe in brotherhood, we hope the state will remain incident-free,” Ashoka said.<br /></p>
<p>"There has been no report of any untoward incident from anywhere in the state so far. Though peace prevails, we are keeping a strict vigil to ensure law and order is maintained," Gopal Hosur, state additional director general of police, told IANS.<br /><br />In India’s tech hub, uneasy calm prevailed throughout the day with roads nearly deserted after 4 p.m. as several companies, including IT bellwethers Infosys and Wipro, deciding to shut offices at 2 p.m. to ensure their employees reached home safely before the verdict. <br /><br />With the state government declaring a two-day holiday for all schools and colleges from Thursday and many IT firms opting for early working hours, vehicular movement was 50 percent less than normal in the city.<br /><br />Though state-run buses plied normally during the day, they were half-empty for lack of regular commuters.<br /><br />“To be on a safer side, service class decided to return home early as they were not sure about the situation after the verdict came out,” Hosur said. <br /><br />Shops, hotels and restaurants downed shutters as a precautionary measure even as news trickled that the verdict went in favour of the Hindus, by and large.<br /><br />In the run-up to the D-day, Karnataka went on high alert with over 50,000 policemen deployed across the state, with about 18,000 in Bangalore, to maintain peace and harmony.<br /><br />“About 900 anti-social elements were taken into preventive custody as a precautionary measure. We have appealed to the people to maintain peace and harmony irrespective of the Ayodhya outcome,” state home minister R. Ashoka told reporters.<br /><br />An hour before the verdict, Ashoka held a meeting with leaders of both the communities and appealed to them to ensure no protest or victory rallies were taken out.<br /><br />“Verdict is secondary for us. It does not matter in whose favour the verdict goes. Maintaining peace and communal harmony is our only priority. As Karnataka people are peace-loving and believe in brotherhood, we hope the state will remain incident-free,” Ashoka said.<br /></p>