Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Tuesday filed his nomination paper as the Congress candidate for the by-polls for three seats of the Karnataka Legislative Council to be held on June 30.

The Karnataka High Court on Monday granted 12 weeks time to the Congress government to redo delimitation of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) wards.

Two girls, aged 13 and 10 years who went missing on Saturday, were rescued on Sunday afternoon by the Konanakunte police, reports Deccan Herald

The politics over supply of rice to Karnataka heated up on Tuesday with the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP staging demonstrations in various parts of the state.

The Congress Karnataka state unit has mocked the BJP for delaying the selection of the Opposition Leader in the Karnataka Assembly, saying the BJP altogether lacked a leader.

The second day of registration for ‘Gruha Jyoti’ scheme which provides up to 200 units of free electricity to all residential households in Karnataka, saw a significant increase as the figures doubled with 1,06,958 people applied for the scheme on Monday, tweeted BESCOM. This takes the total tally to 1,61,958 consumers opting for the much-awaited scheme in two days.

Two officers of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department have been suspended for causing a loss to the government by implementing low quality work and producing fake bills.

Bengaluru: Minister Priyank Kharge filed a police complaint against BJP National President JP Nadda, Chandigarh State President Arun Sood and BJP IT Cell National Head Amit Malviya for making derogatory posts against Congress leaders.