Bengaluru: Assuring the flood victims of doing everything to protect and rehabilitate them, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Saturday added that he will immediately take measures and do whatever it take to rehabilitate lives of flood victims in the state.

The Karnataka government on Saturday pegged the damage inflicted by torrential downpour and subsequent floods in the state at Rs 6000 crore even as the toll from various rain-related incidents stood at 24.

In an unfortunate incident reported from Valachil, a man fell into a water logged crater and died on Saturday morning here. The deceased has been identified as Abdur Razak (34), a resident of Valachil who was working as an ‘Muazeen’ at Valachil Juma Masjid.

As the Congress Working Committee began consultations on Saturday to find its next president, UPA chief Sonia Gandhi and outgoing party head Rahul Gandhi left the meeting midway, saying they couldn't be part of the process.

The National Conference on Saturday moved the Supreme Court, challenging the Presidential Order on Article 370 that revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status.

Mangaluru: Local police on Saturday detained ABVP and Rama Sena activists protesting against the Kanhaiya Kumar who is in the city to attend BV Kakkillai’s birth anniversary event on Saturday.

Mangaluru: In the wake of heavy downpour in the region which continued for seventh consecutive day on Saturday morning, most of the parts in Ullal have been flooded with water with rivers overflowing in the region.

 The Congress' top decision-making body, CWC, met here on Saturday and began deliberations on finding Rahul Gandhi's successor as the party president.