Bengaluru: Expressing serious concern over corruption, Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Monday said it has become almost institutionalised, and the Karnataka government would take administrative and legislative measures to meet the challenge and eradicate it.

A special notice posted on Twitter by Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) on Sunday mentioned that consumers in Bengaluru who have electricity bill arrears will be benefited by the Gruha Jyoti scheme.

Three new members of the Karnataka Legislative Council – Jagadish Shettar, Thippannappa Kamaknoor and Boseraju – took oath on Monday, at the Conference Hall of the Vidhana Soudha.

A 48-year-old employee of the KSRTC allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree at the North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) bus depot on the outskirts of Ranebennur town on Monday.

One of the main suppliers of tomatoes from June to September in India, Kolar Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) has witnessed a downslide resulting in high prices of tomatoes across the country.

Ashok Pattan and Saleem Ahmed were appointed on Monday as the Chief Whips of the Congress in the Houses of the Karnataka Legislature.

The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka will attend the Assembly session, starting Monday, without the Legislative party leader. After a discussion with former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa regarding the appointment, the party top brasses decided to send an observer to Karnataka on Monday.

BJP president J P Nadda has appointed Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya and party general secretary Vinod Tawde as central observers for the election of the leader of opposition in the Karnataka assembly.