Bengaluru, Oct. 17 -- The Karnataka government on Thursday introduced a sweeping set of regulatory measures tightening control over the use of public and government-owned spaces, a move that came amid minister Priyank Kharge's renewed criticism of bureaucrats and organisations allegedly aligned with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The Cabinet approved a Home Department proposal mandating that all private groups, associations, and institutions must secure prior permission from designated authorities before holding any event or activity in public areas or state-owned institutions. The decision effectively reinstates a 2013 circular that prohibited the use of government school and college grounds for non-educational or ideological purpo...