The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the bail application filed by MLA Vinay Kulkarni in the murder case of Yogesh Gowda Gowdar, a BJP member from the Hubballi Zilla Panchayat constituency in Dharwad.

The national flag was reportedly hoisted upside down during the 77th Republic Day celebrations at the Government Higher Primary School in Amidihal village of Lingasuguru taluk. A photo of the incident in question is doing rounds on social media.

 A car travelling from Basavakalyan towards Humanabad hit a lorry parked on the roadside, killing the driver on the spot. The incident occurred on National Highway-65 near Rajeshwar village in Basavakalyan taluk at around 3 am on Monday.

Congress leader Rajeev Gowda, arrested for "abusing and threatening" Shidlaghatta City Municipal Council Commissioner Amrutha Gowda, was sent to 4 days judicial custody on Tuesday.

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday said that "big people from all parties" are involved in illegal sand mining, after a woman MLA claimed that she was receiving threats from the sand mafia following her attempts to stop their activities in Raichur district of the state.

The ruling Congress in Karnataka on Tuesday decided to name the Gram Panchayat offices after Mahatma Gandhi.

Hebbagodi police have registered a suo motu case after a woman from Tripura alleged that she was harassed by a man who was completely naked and approached her in a car in Bengaluru. The incident came to light after the woman shared a video on Instagram, which later went viral on social media.

 A 30-year-old motorbike rider was killed and another person injured after a collision involving a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus at Maleyoor village in Harave hobli of Chamarajnagar taluk on Tuesday morning.