New Delhi: Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi said Thursday that the detention of an elected MP under the NSA was part of an "undeclared emergency" by the Centre, drawing a sharp response from the BJP who said he was referring to jailed radical Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh.

Kalaburagi: A one-and-a-half-year-old child from Aland taluk in Kalaburagi district has died while receiving treatment at a private hospital. The child was admitted due to an illness, but during the medical examination, doctors reportedly found evidence of sexual assault.

Udupi: Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a notice to all major harbours in the state, on Thursday, to fly warning signal-3 as gusty winds with speeds upto 35-55 km per hour is expected to hit the coastal areas for the next two days.

New Delhi: Dakshina Kannada MP Captain Brijesh Chowta has asked the Central government to ensure the prevention of the spread of yellow leaf disease in arecanut plantations in the district.

Bengaluru: Congress legislators K M Shivalinge Gowda,P M Narendra Swamy, S M Narayanaswamy addressed a joint press meet in Vidhan Soudha on Thursday to provide clarifications on MUDA scam. They said that BJP and JDS were unnecessarily politicizing MUDA issue as they wanted to tarnish the image of an unblemished political leader. Supporting the move of the CM and the speaker in the assembly session, they released MUDA scam documents that happened during BJP's tenure.

Mandya: Lower limits of the Kaveri river are at risk of floods as more than one lakh cusecs of water is being released from the KRS reservoir in Mandya. Heavy rains in the catchment area of the reservoir has caused a tremendous inflow of water into the dam which is being fully let out.

Chikkamagaluru: As a precautionary measure against the backdrop of heavy rains across the district, Chikkamagaluru Deputy Commissioner Meena Nagaraj has issued orders declaring holiday for Anganawadi’s and Primary-High Schools in six taluks of the district on Friday, July 26.

Madikeri: Kodagu Deputy Commissioner Venkat Raja has issued orders declaring holiday for schools and Pre-University college on July 26.