Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said the government would soon release a list of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) sites illegally allotted by the previous BJP regime.

The city police paid a surprise visit to the Mangaluru city prison at Kodialbail early Thursday morning, as directed by City Police Commissioner Anupam Agrawal, and reportedly seized various items, including mobile phones, scissors and packets of narcotics, that had been provided to the prisoners without permission.

The opposition BJP and JD(S) held an all-night dharna in both Houses of the Karnataka Legislature demanding a discussion on the alleged fraudulent allotment of sites to land losers by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), which involves plots given to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife.

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Thursday adopted resolutions against the delimitation of Lok Sabha and Assembly constituencies based on the coming census, "One Nation, One Election" proposal and National Entrance cum Eligibility Test (NEET).

Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil on Thursday slammed the opposition BJP over its all-night agitation in the Karnataka legislature after the party's demand to discuss the MUDA 'scam' was denied.

Mysuru: Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has spoken in defense of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, describing him as a "mass leader" and affirming that he is not corrupt. Simha made these comments during a media briefing held at the BJP office in Mysuru on Wednesday.

Bengaluru: Kannada and Culture Department Minister Shivraj Thangadagi announced that Rs 100 crore has been earmarked for the All India Kannada Literary Conference to be held in Mandya. A proposal has already been submitted to release Rs 30 crore for the event.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday met Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and held discussions, official sources said.