Belur Police have arrested a woman, identified as Leelamma, under charge of desecrating the idol at the Ganesha temple on the Belur Town Municipality premises by putting a garland of footwear on it.

Consumers can expect lower prices on popular Nandini dairy products such as ghee, butter, and paneer starting Monday, as the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on these items comes down.

A 16-year-old girl Sania Tamboli died and four other children sustained serious injuries in an incident of wall collapse due to intense rainfall reported from Yadrami town on Monday.

The famous Mysuru Dasara festival commenced in the city and palaces on Monday with religious and traditional fervour, with International Booker Prize-winning writer Banu Mushtaq inaugurating the festivities.

Social and Educational Survey, popularly known as the 'caste census' in Karnataka, is to get underway on Monday, though the exercise may be delayed by a day or two in Greater Bengaluru area in order to impart training and ensure necesary preparations.

BJP will stage 'rasta roko' (Road blockade) on September 24, in all 224 Assembly constituencies in Karnataka, protesting against the condition of the roads across the state, party President B Y Vijayendra said on Sunday.

Outrage has erupted in Belur town after miscreants desecrated the idol of Lord Ganesha at the Sri Vidyaganapati Temple by placing a slipper garland around it. The temple, located within the Belur Municipality premises, is a site of daily worship, and the incident has deeply angered devotees.

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has cautioned Chief Minister Siddaramaiah against including Christian identifiers with caste names like ‘Kumbara Christian’, ‘Kuruba Christian’ in the upcoming caste survey, saying it could cause "social disturbance, long term complications and irreparable damage" to the social fabric of the state.