Farmers from Mudhol taluk, demanding higher minimum support price (MSP) for sugarcane, intensified their protest and blocked various prominent roads starting Wednesday morning.

 Kannada film actor Gaddappa, who acted in the national award-winning movie ‘Thithi’, died at home in Node Koppalu village of the taluk on Wednesday morning, at the age of 89 years.

Congress MLA Bharamgouda (Raju) Kage has written to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demanding separate statehood for 15 districts of North Karnataka, alleging that the region has faced injustice, discrimination and neglect in every sector.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday sought to know the "reason for terrorist attacks in the country during elections."

Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes (KSCBC) is reportedly considering obtaining employee data from private establishments to add “greater depth” to primary data collected during the Social & Educational Survey.