The Karnataka government has notified draft rules outlining reservation norms for Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) candidates in medical education, in line with directions from the Supreme Court.

Lok Bhavan received a bomb threat mail that later turned out to be a hoax, following which a complaint was lodged with the Vidhana Soudha police, officials said.

The Karnataka government has decided to replace laptops with a cash incentive for students who top the SSLC examinations. Under the revised scheme, the top three SSLC rank-holders from each district will receive a cash prize of ₹50,000.

The Students Islamic Organisation (SIO) Karnataka has submitted a set of recommendations to the state government urging the reinstatement of student union elections across higher education institutions, citing the need to revive campus democracy and student representation.

Police on Friday said they arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly strangling his wife to death following a domestic dispute.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said reports of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu flagging concerns over the VB-G RAM G Act’s funding pattern are politically significant and have implications for Centre-State relations.

 Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H. K. Patil on Friday accused Governor Thawarchand Gehlot of disrespecting the Legislature by not reading the Cabinet-approved address in full during the joint session, and said the Governor owed an apology to the people of the state.

The opposition BJP on Friday demanded that Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U T Khader take disciplinary action against Congress legislators who "disrespected" Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot inside the Assembly on January 22, during the joint sitting of the state legislature.