Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivkumar Monday said Karnataka holds a very strong relationship with the Netherlands and the state government is keen to strengthen its ties with the Dutch nation. According to an official statement, addressing a delegation from Netherlands at Vidhanasoudha, Shivakumar said Dutch businesses are among the forerunners of foreign investors in Karnataka.

Senior Congress leader B.K. Hariprasad, during a community wedding program held at Talabala village in Kukanur Taluk, Koppal, on Tuesday, strongly defended himself against allegations brought to the party's High Command. Hariprasad asserted that those leveling complaints against him are doing so in an attempt to divert attention from their own scandals and evade potential legal consequences for their wrongdoings.

Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries MB Patil has criticized senior Congress member BK Hariprasad for indirectly demeaning Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, saying that the national leaders of the Congress party were noticing such actions and would soon take appropriate action in the matter.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said even his "corpse" will not go to the BJP, as he outrightly rejected claims that he had made such an attempt in the past.

 Former Indian cricket captain Anil Kumble used the BMTC bus to travel home from the Kempegowda International Airport in the city on Monday, as the Federation of the Karnataka State Private Transport Associations had given a bandh call in the city and some of the private vehicles plying from the airport had stalled their services from September 11 midnight itself.

The Federation of the Karnataka State Private Transport Associations has withdrawn the bandh call it had given for Monday, with the members of the Federation stating that Karnataka Minister for Transport Ramalinga Reddy has assured them of fulfilling their demands.

Multilingual film actor Prakash Rai spoke in Kalaburagi on Sunday, emphasizing that he voices his concerns on behalf of the people when he deems it necessary, attributing his success in the film industry to the love of his fans.

Security has been beefed up across the city in view of a day-long 'bandh' called by the Federation of the Karnataka State Private Transport Associations on Monday to press for their various demands with the police warning strict action against those indulging in any kind of mischief.