BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal triggered a controversy saying that burka and turban-clad people need not come to his office as he has got votes only from Hindus and he would work for them.

Bengaluru: A 37-year-old Pune man currently under investigation for his suspected links to the Gauri Lankesh murder was allegedly one of the two men who knocked on the doors of scholar MM Kalburgi’s residence in Dharwad before they gunned him down on August 30, 2015, reports timesofidia.indiatimes.com. 

Kalaburgi: A DCIB woman constable died after she suffered an electric shock near Sai Temple in Kalburgi.

Shimoga, June 7: Some of the honest MLAs from Congress and JD(S) have been ignored while expanding the state cabinet. If such unhappy MLAs join BJP, they will have a good future. Everyone is welcome to join the party, said KS Eshwarappa, BJP legislator from Shimoga.

Single screen theatres and multiplexes across Karnataka on Thursday avoided screening the multi-lingual "Kaala" film of Tamil superstar Rajinikanth amid vociferous protests by pro-Kannada activists against his remarks on the Cauvery river water issue.

Tamil superstar Rajinikanth starrer 'Kaala' is being screened worldwide from last night itself. However, there is a massive opposition for the film release in Karnataka.

Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has warned that if BJP attempts to create disturbance in the society for their political development, strict action will be taken without any hindrance.