It was came to light in the SIT interrogation that Parshuram Wagmore, one of the main accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case, got the training in country-made pistol in Vijayapura.

“The differences cropped up during the formation of the coalition government cabinet are cleared. It is true that I have expressed my resentment for missing the minister post. But the allegation that I have strongly rebuked former chief minister Siddaramaiah is completely false”, said former minister HM Revanna.

Karnataka's opposition BJP won three of the six legislative council seats in the June 8 biennial election held in the three Teachers and three Graduates constituencies across the state, said the Election Commission on Wednesday.

Accused Parshuram Wagmore who is being interrogated by the SIT in the Gauri Lankesh murder case, admitted before the SIT officials that he had shot her dead, sources said.

The state government has planned not to give permission to open any private schools for next three years in the state.

Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister and Coordination Committee Chairman Siddaramaiah said that the Congress party’s victory in Jayanagar assembly polls was the expected one.

Mysuru: Congress registered the first victory in the North-East Graduates constituency of Karnataka Legislative Council by ending the 30-year dominance of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Congress candidate Chandrashekhar B Patil beat his nearest rival K.B. Shrinivas of BJP by a margin of 321 votes.

Bengaluru: Congress candidate Soumya Reddy has won the Jayanagar assembly elections by defeating B N Prahlad of the BJP.