A fresh controversy has emerged in Karnataka after BJP MP Lahar Singh Siroya accused the state government of misusing power in the allocation of land to a trust chaired by Rahul Kharge, son of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. The allegations center around the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board’s (KIADB) decision to allot five acres in the Hitech Defence and Aerospace Park near Bengaluru to the Siddhartha Vihara Education Trust, which is chaired by Rahul Kharge.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday shared a video on his social media handle in a bid to silence the BJP and the JD(S) for raising doubts over a whitener used by his wife Parvathi in her application seeking an alternative site against the ‘illegal acquisition’ of her land by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) in Mysuru.

Hoskote police, in coordination with the Women and Child Development Department, swiftly intervened to prevent child marriage and rescued a 15-year-old girl on Sunday. The rescue operation occurred around 2:00 AM at Kanaka Bhavan in Hoskote after one of the attendees at the reception suspected the girl to be a minor and alerted the police control room.

Seven officials from Parappana Agrahara Central Jail in Bengaluru have been suspended following an investigation into allegations of VIP treatment given to Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, who is currently in judicial custody. The suspension came after a photograph and video of the actor in jail went viral, showing him in a relaxed state, reportedly receiving special privileges.

A suspicious death reported two months ago in Itaga village, Chittapur taluk, has now been confirmed as a murder. The police investigation revealed that the deceased's brother, Suresh Doddha Manmanta, is the prime suspect in the case.

In light of recent incidents of violence against women, including the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, St. Joseph's University in Bengaluru is set to launch an Awareness Campaign on Women's Safety and Rights. The campaign, organized in collaboration with student bodies, is themed "Protest by Art" and aims to raise awareness, foster solidarity, and advocate for women's safety and rights across the country.

Karnataka Large and Medium Industries Minister M B Patil on Sunday asserted that there is no irregularity in the state government's decision to execute the sale deed of 3,666 acres of land in Ballari district to Jindal Steel.

Economic Offences Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) arrested a couple for allegedly defrauding several individuals by renting houses in the city and then leasing the same houses to others.