Kamakshipalya Police have arrested a man on Tuesday for raping a three-year-old girl and killing her on Monday here in the city.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced the Centre would provide Rs 5,300 crore assistance for the Upper Bhadra project in Karnataka.

Mandya (K'taka): In an indication that actor-turned-politician and Mandya Lok Sabha MP Sumalatha Ambareesh may enter Karnataka politics, her supporters met here on Tuesday, and adopted a resolution urging her to contest the upcoming assembly polls from a seat in the district.

Bengaluru: A day after accusing Congress state president D K Shivakumar of being involved in a conspiracy behind the sex scandal that led to his resignation as minister in 2021, BJP leader Ramesh Jarkiholi on Tuesday held a lengthy discussion with Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, sources said.

Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday ordered issuing of notices to Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) and others in a public interest litigation taken on its own over the death of two persons due to the collapse of an under-construction metro pillar here.

Mulki: The Karnataka High Court has issued a summons to Mangaluru City Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar and Mulki SHO questioning the delay in arresting the accused in the murder of Sullia businessman Abdul Lathif.

Chikkamagaluru: Two people in Hariharapura of Koppa taluk, died on the spot after being run over by a tractor when they were changing its tyre here on Tuesday.

A BBMP employee was on Tuesday arrested for impersonating a cop and harassing a Delhi woman for sitting "without permission" near the Kundanahalli Lake with her male friend here on Sunday, 29 January.