Madikeri: In a tragic incident, a 19-year-old youth drowned while swimming in Kaveri river on Wednesday near Guddehosur.

Former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa said on Wednesday the list of candidates for the remaining five Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka would be finalised on March 22.

The medical staff at the Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) Hospital in Kalaburagi are grappling with challenges in providing adequate care to patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) due to a malfunctioning air cooling system that broke down over a month ago.

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Tuesday slammed the Congress government in Karnataka over the deteriorating law and order situation and claimed that people from Tamil Nadu plant bombs in the state, remarks which drew criticism from neighbouring state’s Chief Minister M K Stalin.

Bengaluru: “BJP is planning to make former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar taste defeat in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls,” stated Congress MLA and Former Minister Laxman Savadi speaking to reporters in the city on Tuesday.

Madikeri: Madikeri SP K Ramanujan clarified that the suspected individuals who bought groceries from a shop in Koojimale estate in Kodagu-DK border belonged to the banned Naxal outfit. He was addressing a press meet on Tuesday in the city.

Yadgir: JD(S) MLA from Gurmitkal Sharanagowda Kandakur has asked his party to rethink its alliance with BJP for the Lok Sabha elections. He was addressing the media in Yadgir on Tuesday.

Chikkamagaluru: On Tuesday, police and Election Commission officials seized gold rings worth 5 lakh rupees near Vasthare Junction in Chikkamagaluru due to a lack of documents. The seizure was part of a concerted effort to prevent fraudulent activities associated with the Lok Sabha elections.