Bengaluru: A day after legal scholar Shamnad Basheer was found dead in his car in Karnataka, police on Friday said he may have died due to suffocation, discounting the possibility of any foul play.

The 66th National Film awards were announced by Rahul Rawail, head of the Jury for feature films, on Friday.

Madikeri: In a reported incident of landslide at Korangala near Bhagandala four people have been killed, as the rain continued to batter the region on Friday.

Kuttiady: Amidst heavy rain, two people who were crossing a stream flowing in full flow, were washed away on late Thursday night here at Kutyadi.

Bengaluru: At least 42 people have been reportedly killed in the southern states of Karnataka and Kerala due to heavy rain and floods in the past few days. According to the reports 23 people have been killed in Kerala while 19 have been reportedly killed in Karnataka as rain continued to batter the states on Friday.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday urged people of the state to contribute to the CM's relief fund as 15 Districts in the state are witnessing extreme rainfall.

Bengaluru: Former Union Minister M Veerappa Moily on Thursday hit out at Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, alleging he is "busy" transferring deputy commissioners, police officers and chief executive officers indiscriminately when the state is reeling under severe floods.