Bengaluru: The first day of registration for 'Gruha Jyoti' scheme providing up to 200 units of free electricity to all residential households in Karnataka saw 55,000 registration on Sunday by 6 pm, the Electricity Department said.

Bengaluru: In the wake of outrage by certain industrial bodies over hike in electricity tariff rate, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said he would call a meeting with the industrialists for discussions regarding the concerns.

Bengaluru: In a surprise operation late on Saturday night, the Bengaluru Police conducted checks on popular areas of the city including MG Road, Brigade Road, and Church Street, on suspicion of illicit activities.

Kalaburagi: The District Superintendent of Police, Isha Pant, has taken action by suspending three police personnel on charges of dereliction of duty following the tragic attack and murder of a head constable by sand miners in Jewargi taluk. The suspension order was issued on Saturday.

Shivamogga: In a tragic incident in Theerthahalli taluk on Sunday, two lecturers from a private college in Karkala went missing when swimming in River Tunga. While the body of one of the lecturers was found, the hunt for the second is on.

Bengaluru: The Karnatak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCC&I) has given a call for a one-day strike across the state on June 22, opposing the hike in electricity tariff in the state.

The High Court of Karnataka has upheld the pardon granted to one of the accused in a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case stating that the pardon is permissible if the testimony of the approver would help successfully prosecute the other accused in the case who may not get convicted by other means.

A bike rider was killed and the pillion rider injured in a collision between a bus and their two-wheeler near Talubettu in Hanur taluk, Chamrajnagar district, on Sunday.