Four men were arrested for allegedly stealing gold jewellery, silver articles and cash worth Rs 1.03 crore from a house here, police said on Tuesday.

The driver of Mrinal Hebbalkar, son of Karnataka Minister of Women and Child Welfare Lakshmi Hebbalkar, was reportedly stabbed by miscreants at four parts of the body, in an incident reported from the city.

Panic gripped parts of Karnataka on Tuesday after the Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court and several district courts across the state received bomb threat emails, prompting authorities to evacuate the premises as a precautionary measure, police said.

Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Thursday congratulated Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for completing 2,792 days in office, equalling the tenure of former chief minister D. Devaraj Urs.

Two men were arrested for alleged drug peddling, and MDMA crystal worth Rs 3.50 crore was reportedly seized from them, police said on Tuesday.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday wished Chief Minister Siddaramaiah "good luck" after the latter expressed confidence about completing a full five-year term in office.

Siddaramaiah, who on Tuesday equalled Devaraj Urs' record as the longest-serving chief minister of Karnataka, while expressing confidence about him completing the full five-year term, maintained that the Congress high command will have to decide on it.

The District Court in Mysuru received a bomb threat via email on Tuesday, prompting the authorities to evacuate the premises as a precautionary measure, police said.