patriarch H D Deve Gowda on Saturday said there is some confusion in Kerala's CPI(M) with regard to his party's alliance with the BJP in Karnataka, and clarified that he never said the ruling Left party in the neighbouring state supported the tie-up.

Mandya: In a disturbing incident that unfolded late Thursday night, a family dispute took a horrifying turn in Chapuradoddy village of Maddur taluk here. A wife, identified as Savita, and her son, Shashank, allegedly killed the husband, Umesh (50), leading to their arrest by the police.

Bengaluru: Former BJP MLA from Hiriyur assembly constituency, Poornima Srinivas, along with her supporters, officially joined the Congress party here at the KPCC office on Monday.

A 20-year-old youth died a day after he attempted suicide by consuming fertiliser after his grandfather allegedly refused to buy him a new mobile phone, police said on Friday.

The Karnataka government has constituted nine new vision groups under the chairmanship of Large and Medium Industries Minister M B Patil to promote sectoral industrial growth, identify lucrative investment opportunities and recommend interventions to enhance the state’s appeal to potential investors.

In a recent development, BJP District President H.C. Kalmarudappa issued an order expelling Municipal Council President Varasiddi Venugopal from the party citing anti-party activities.

Sampigehalli Police officers have arrested a woman, who had filed a complaint that her husband was missing but had murdered her husband with the help of an accomplice and dumped his body in a pit.

The Karnataka cabinet has given its consent to declare 21 more taluks as drought hit, taking the total number of such taluks to 216. As such, it has claimed a total relief of Rs 5,326.87 crore from the Centre, the state's Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs H K Patil said on Thursday.
Karnataka has a total of 236 taluks in 31 districts.