With Congress' 'padayatra' (foot march), demanding implementation of the Mekedatu project across the Cauvery river, entering Bengaluru, party state President D K Shivakumar on Tuesday apologised to the people of the city, as their march is expected to create traffic jams in parts of the city till March 3.

Yadgiri: Sangh Parivar activist Chaitra Kundapur was on Monday stopped by police and sent back while she was enroute to Kalaburagi district through Yadgiri.

Bengaluru: Sandalwood actor Chethan Kumar Ahimsa who was arrested over a tweet on a judge hearing the Hijab row, was on Monday released from jail after a court had granted him bail on Friday.

Hubballi: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said his government was ready to offer GST and royalty exemption on cement, steel and other construction material if the Union government bears 25 per cent of the land acquisition cost for the projects.

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Monday registered 268 fresh coronavirus cases and 14 virus-related fatalities, taking the aggregate to 39,41,063 and the toll to 39,950.

Bengaluru: Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Monday urged not to politicise the evacuation process from the war-torn Ukraine, as he called on everyone to work together.

Belagavi: Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari who laid foundation for five national highway projects here said he has set a goal of transforming the surface transport landscape on lines with the United States of America.

Ramanagar: An FIR was on Monday filed against KPCC President DK Shivakumar, Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah, Deputy Leader of Opposition UT Khader, and other Congress leaders for organising and taking part in Mekadatu Padayatra violating COVID-19 guidelines.