Mangaluru: Expressing concern over a recent incident of a priest in Bantwal taluk allegedly assaulting a senior couple, the Diocese of Mangalore has stated in a press release that the priest would be removed from the religious ministry of the church immediately.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday announced that the private water tankers in Bengaluru would be taken over by the State government in view of severe water shortage.

Bengaluru: Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda on Saturday said that the investigation of the Rameshwaram cafe blast in which 10 people were injured has been handed over to Central Crime Branch and that no arrest has been made in connection with the incident. In a post on 'X', he said, "Investigation of the case has been handed over to the Central Crime Branch (CCB). All the injured are recovering. No arrest (have been) made."

Mandya: Securing their seat belts proved to be a lifeline to the passengers, including the driver, in a car, who were saved although the vehicle toppled, hit the divider and was badly damaged after one of its tyre burst near Maddur in Mandya district while traveling on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway on Saturday.

Ahmedabad: Gujarat, under the continuous governance of the BJP since 1995, has not initiated the establishment of a single government medical college since then, as per information provided by the state government in the recent Assembly session. In contrast, four private medical colleges were granted permissions in 2023, raising questions about the government's commitment to public healthcare.

In a move raising eyebrows, the Narendra Modi government has granted temporary international status to the strategically sensitive defence airport in Gujarat's Jamnagar for just 10 days. This unusual decision is ostensibly to accommodate the arrival of guests attending the wedding of Mukesh Ambani's son, Anant Ambani, to Radhika Merchant.

The Udupi District and Sessions Court has ordered the authorities at the Parappana Agrahara jail to produce Praveen Chowgule, the prime suspect in the murder of four family members in Nejaru near Brahmavar in November last.

BJP MP Jayant Sinha on Saturday said he has requested the party president J P Nadda to relieve him from direct electoral duties, joining the list of party leaders not contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.