Heavy downpour in Bengaluru for the past 36 hours threw life out of gear here on Tuesday as well. People were seen walking through knee-deep water and traffic jams were reported in many places. The rain-related toll went up to five in the state, officials said.

A rice-laden truck traveling from Tamil Nadu to Chamarajanagar overturned on the national highway near Punajanur in Chamarajanagar taluk after the driver reportedly lost control in light rain.

 A headmaster of Karnataka Public School in Haveri was caught red-handed by Lokayukta police while accepting a bribe to facilitate the admission of a student.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Bengaluru and a yellow alert at various places across Karnataka on Tuesday.

Two people, including a 12-year-old, were electrocuted while trying to drain rainwater that had entered an apartment in the city, police said on Tuesday.

Bengaluru: A 35-year-old woman was killed in a wall collapse on Monday in this city being battered by heavy downpour, even as the opposition BJP targeted the Congress government over the city's infrastructure in the wake of the rains and resultant civic issues.

The Opposition in Karnataka on Monday blamed the ruling Congress government for letting rains overwhelm the city, claiming that despite crores of rupees being spent on infrastructure, the result was zero.

Karnataka has borne the overwhelming share of social security pension payouts in the last two fiscals, with the Union government contributing only a fraction—just 4% of the total Rs 11,831 crore spent—according to official data cited by Deccan Herald on Monday.