An individual reportedly pelted stones at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s residence in T.K Layout, Mysuru, on Tuesday morning.

Mysuru Police Commissioner B. Ramesh issued an order on Tuesday denying permission for both Mahisha Dasara and ‘Chamundi betta chalo’ celebrations citing possible threat to peace and order of the city.

Karnataka Congress spokesperson M Laxman has questioned the inaction of the police with regard to MP Pratap Simha, who has declared that he was ready to lead any sort of fight, questioning why the BJP MP has not yet been arrested in spite of such provocative statements.

 In an incident reported during the 'Ganesha Visarjana' procession at Prashanth Nagar Layout in Koppal town, a 30-year-old man, identified as Sudeep Sajjan, collapsed and died on Monday night. 

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday ordered the suspension of Anekal Tahsildar, a jurisdictional police inspector and the regional fire officer in the wake of the blaze at a cracker godown-cum-shop in the border town of Attibele in Bengaluru Urban district that claimed 14 lives.

The High Court of Karnataka has observed that the government's failure to provide basic infrastructure in schools is pushing people who cannot even afford three meals a day to send their children to private schools.

In a tragic incident near Vyasanakere on the outskirts of Hospet, seven members of the same family tragically lost their lives in a serial accident involving two lorries and a cruiser while returning home from a temple visit.

 In an unfortunate incident unfolded during the Ganesh idol immersion procession under the Adugodi Police station limits, a man identified as Srinivas was stabbed to death and two others were injured in a violent clash between two groups.