Saying that the Lok Sabha election would be faced under collective leadership, JDS supremo and former prime minister HD Deve Gowda said that the Third Front was not yet formed and he would not lead it.

Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that along with Coordination Committee chairman and former chief minister Siddaramaiah, minister DK Shivakumar, he would go to New Delhi on July 18 and discuss with the party high command on cabinet expansion and appointment to boards and corporations.

Senior writer, lyricist and poet MN Vyasa Rao passed away due to cardiac arrest at his house in Bengaluru on Sunday morning. He was 73.

Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar who visited the house of BBMP civic worker Subramani who committed suicide recently, on Sunday to console the family members and gave away a cheque for Rs 10 lakh as compensation.

A 32-year-old software engineer was beaten to death and three others - one of them a Qatar national -- were seriously injured over WhatsApp-driven rumours of child kidnapping in Karnataka's Bidar. The police said the mob frenzy started after the man from Qatar was seen distributing chocolates to local children. The police have arrested 32 people.

The heavy rains continued to lash the district even on Sunday too. As the heavy rain is coupled with gusty wind, people have been facing problems. Because of heavy rains and gusty wind, a house was collapsed at Petekere near Balehonnur on Sunday. 

I have discussed with the concerned authorities to supply free midday meal and milk from the current academic year to the special private schools, said Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy.

The first additional district and sessions court in Madikeri has ordered a death sentence for three culprits who had murdered two people while attempting burglary.