The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has told a Beltangady court that the alleged Dharmasthala mass burial case was a completely fabricated conspiracy by anti-Dharmasthala activists.

Two men have been arrested for allegedly cheating a city resident of Rs 48 lakh on the pretext of providing high-quality ayurvedic medicines to cure his health issues, police said on Wednesday.

Over 3,22,468 applications for Below Poverty Line (BPL) ration cards are still pending across Karnataka, with the largest backlogs reported from north Karnataka districts as well as Bengaluru.

Police have refused permission to the job aspirants led by the All Karnataka State Students’ Association (AKSSA) to hold a protest in Belagavi on Wednesday.

 Three people were killed and one person seriously injured in a head-on collision between two trucks in this district, police said on Wednesday.

A youngster from Kattarghatta village in KR Pet taluk was injured on Monday night after a leopard attacked him while he was riding his motorcycle. The incident took place around 8.30 pm on the outskirts of the village, The New Indian Express reported.

The Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (KSR) Bengaluru to Ernakulam Vande Bharat Express, launched on November 11 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has received a huge response in its first month, carrying more than 55,000 passengers and recording over 100% bookings in both directions.

Four tiger cubs rescued by the Forest Department last month died at a rescue and rehabilitation centre on the outskirts of the city, officials said on Wednesday.