Mangaluru: General Secretary of Youth Congress Ullal unit Mohammed Shameer has resigned from his post, expressing disappointment regarding the failure of the Congress government in the state to suppress communalism in the coastal belt.

Shivamogga: Karnataka’s Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, Madhu Bangarappa, has said it is not appropriate to label the murder of Abdul Rahman in Bantwal taluk as an act of revenge without a proper investigation.

In a bid to address the persistent landslide issues along Sampaje Ghat, a Rs 94 crore tender for the construction of protective walls has been approved. The stretch of National Highway 275, spanning 60 kilometers through Kodagu district, has been prone to frequent mudslides during the monsoon season, disrupting traffic and forcing travelers to take longer alternative routes.

In an incident reported from Sambargi village here, two brothers, aged seven and nine years, died of drowning and another boy was grievously injured while crossing a stream in a bullock cart.

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara’s announcement on Tuesday that wrongfully parked vehicles would be towed to handle traffic congestion in the city drew mixed response from the people, with shop-keepers welcoming the move but citizens expressing concern.

Protests by the student wing of Meitei civil society group, Coordinating Committee on Manipur Integrity, have escalated in Imphal with demonstrators locking the offices of the Chief Electoral Officer and the Geological Survey of India.

Independent candidates supported by the Congress and the BJP were declared winners of the by-polls to two gram panchayat seats in the taluk.

Karnataka Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has said that the government is making necessary preparations to form a special task force in Dakshina Kannada to tackle rising communal tensions and maintain peace in the region.