HD Kote Congress MLA Anil Chikkamadu said that as the BJP has been trying to topple the coalition government through Operation Lotus, the BJP leaders have been calling him and forcing him to join the party.

Depressed over the death of husband, his wife and mother committed suicide in the Yashwanthpur police station limits here. But the incident came to light after four days.

Senior journalist Sanath Kumar Belagali said that Dalits and progressive activists should come together to protect the Constitution which has been facing threat in the country.

State Congress incharge KC Venugopal said that the BJP’s money power would not work in Karnataka. After holding a meeting with Coordination Committee president and former chief minister Siddaramaiah, KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao and working president Eshwar Khandre at the Kumara Krupa Guest House here on Sunday, he said that though the central government misused the central agencies like Income Tax and Enforcement Directorate, it’s money power would not have any impact on the state politics in Karnataka. The BJP would not succeed in its efforts, he said.

KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao said that as the Ballary MLAs were in regular touch with him, there was no need to speak to them every now and then.

AICC general secretary and Karnataka incharge KC Venugopal on Sunday met former chief minister Siddaramaiah at the latter's residence here and held discussion.

In the history of judiciary of the state, Kolar additional district and sessions court judge made a history by awarding death sentence to five rape accused here on Saturday.

Visiting Belagavi for the first time after becoming President in 2017 on Saturday, Ram Nath Kovind recalled that Swami Vivekananda had got the idea of participating in the World Parliament of Religions in 1893 at Chicago in the US in this northwest city of Karnataka, about 500 km from Bengaluru.