Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday launched the "Gruha Arogya": "Healthcare at Your Doorstep" initiative here, aimed at providing free health check-ups and treatment to citizens at their homes.

Koppal: Koppal District and Sessions Court has pronounced its verdict on 101 accused whom it had found guilty in the case of atrocity against Dalits at Murakumbi village in 2014, on Thursday. The convicts had also burnt the huts of Dalits and had physically assaulted their victims.

Bengaluru: A Special court for People's Representatives in Bengaluru has found Karwar Congress MLA Sathish Sail guilty in the Belekeri port case on Thursday.

Bengaluru: CM Siddaramaiah has appealed to the High Court questioning the Governor's permission to prosecution against him in the alleged MUDA scam, on Thursday.

Bengaluru: Congress has named Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan as its candidate from Shiggaon constituency for legislative assembly by-elections, on Thursday. Pathan will be facing BJP candidate Bharat Bommai in the elections.

Bengaluru: Heavy rains on October 23 led to severe waterlogging and brought traffic to a halt in Bengaluru's Electronic City area, causing hours-long delays for commuters. The Bengaluru Traffic Police were forced to close the inbound side of the Electronic City flyover due to water accumulation at Roopena Agrahara, although the outbound lane remained open.

In a tragic incident, two men lost their lives due to electrocution near Ayyanpur village in Chandakavadi hobli on Wednesday. The victims, identified as Nagendra and Mallesh, were killed instantly when a live overhead electric wire snapped and came into contact with them.

A seven-year-old boy died after he allegedly fell into an open pit meant for a lift to be installed in an under-construction building at Kadugodi here, police said on Thursday.