A controversy has erupted as Uppinangady police registered a case against a groom for including a quote advocating for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his wedding invitation. The complaint was filed by officials of the Election Code of Conduct Enforcement Monitoring Team.

Karwar: Dr. Anjali Nimbalkar, the Congress contender vying for the Uttara Kannada seat in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, showcased a gesture of empathy by aiding an injured motorcyclist. A video capturing the incident was shared on her social media platform, X (previously known as Twitter).

In a tragic incident late Saturday night, an auto rickshaw returning from Madikeri to Puttur, after completing Lok Sabha election duties, collided with a KSRTC bus near Mukrampadi on the Mani Mysore National Highway. The collision claimed the life of the auto-rickshaw driver, identified as Jaison (30).

Banjarumale hamlet in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannda records 100 per cent voting.

Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U T Khader voted with his wife Lamees Khader and daughter Hawwa Naseema in the morning at Ranthadka Higher Primary School in Jaradagudde near Boliyar in Mangaluru.

BJP workers clashed with police and journalists as Congress candidate Padmaraj R. Pujari was giving a statement to the media after casting his vote.

The Lok Sabha elections enter their second phase today, with the first phase of voting currently underway in Karnataka.

Sullia: A 52-year-old employee of the Karnataka Fisheries Development Corporation (KFDC), Vinayak Murthy, who was grievously injured after his motorbike collided with a jeep in Ajjavara, died on the way to a hospital.