Opposition parties have sought answers from Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after a report in The Indian Express said the other two Election Commissioners had repeatedly objected to decisions involving electoral rolls and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
The BJP and JD(S) will jointly contest four Karnataka Legislative Council seats, with the BJP fielding candidates in three constituencies and JD(S) in Bangalore Teachers'.
Leader of the Opposition R Ashoka called the remark unnecessary and asked Shivakumar to disclose the names. He said it had cast suspicion on every MLA who had moved to Bengaluru from elsewhere in the state.
D K Shivakumar announced higher allowances and wider welfare support for Karnataka's civic workers. The package signals a push for dignity, regularisation and long-term social security.
Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release 50 per cent of interim drought assistance. The appeal reflects worsening rainfall deficits, expanding crop stress and rising drinking water concerns.
Congress MLA Yeshwanthrayagouda Patil has resigned after Indi taluk was left out of Karnataka's drought-hit list. The move underscores growing frustration within the ruling party over ignored local distress and delayed relief.
Prakash's body was found inside a car parked along the route to Oman in Sharjah, with the body dismembered into nine pieces and packed into two bags.
Several users expressed disbelief over the circumstances of the 91-year-old woman's death, while others raised concerns about encounters between monkeys and residents in residential areas.
The Supreme Court has ordered a fresh investigation into the 2012 rape and murder of Soujanya in Karnataka's Dharmasthala, according to reports. The move reopens an unresolved case after earlier probes and an acquittal left key questions unanswered.
Karnataja BJP legislators continued reciting the remaining stanzas and raised slogans against the Congress government for not playing the song in full.
A 49-year-old physical education teacher, arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting several children, died after jumping from the third floor of the Bengaluru South SP office complex in Ramanagara.
The Karnataka minister's remarks sparked an immediate backlash at the grievance meeting in Hassan, with the audience questioning whether he was normalising bribery.
A 26-year-old woman was found murdered in a field in Raichur, and police have detained her husband and alleged lover. Her two-year-old child was found crying on her body as investigators questioned both suspects and piece together the killing.
The Chief Minister DK Shivakumar-led government has accorded Tulu, the language spoken in coastal Karnataka, the status of the state's second additional official language. This fulfils a decades-long demand of the Tulu-speaking people, who have been loyal voters of the BJP.
Karnataka's Cabinet in Mangaluru granted Tulu additional administrative status in two coastal districts. The meeting also pushed tourism, marine biotechnology and a public consultation on renaming Dakshina Kannada.
The DHO, Dr Rajkumar Yaragal, was allegedly involved in appointing his daughter, Dr Ankita Yaragal, as a medical officer while she was pursuing her postgraduate studies.
Unidentified persons threw stones at a mosque-madrasa building in Karnataka's Bhatkal during a Ganesh immersion procession. The incident triggered a protest among the residents as police began an investigation and tightened security.
A tehsildar in Karnataka's Dharwad was caught red-handed by Lokayukta while taking Rs 50 lakh from a developer. The case has intensified scrutiny of land record rectification and corruption in revenue offices.
The Legal Metrology Department inspected 805 of the state's 5,946 petrol pumps and found that 768 required recalibration. Officials registered 101 cases and collected fines amounting to Rs 6.66 lakh.
Dr Ankita Yaragal drew over Rs 70,000 as a medical officer at a Namma Clinic while remaining absent from duty and pursuing postgraduate studies.