Popular Actor Kishore Kumar has expressed concern over the unopposed election of 68 Mahayuti alliance candidates before the polling date, January 15.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday cautioned against the involvement of police in criminal activities, while raising concerns over the rising tide of cybercrime and drug trafficking in the state.

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has detected a large number of ticketing violations during an inspection drive conducted across its services operating within Karnataka and neighbouring States in December 2025.

A First Division Assistant (FDA) was caught red-handed by Lokayukta police while allegedly accepting a bribe at the Kamalapur tahsildar office on Saturday.

The Karnataka Lokayukta police on Saturday said they have caught "red-handed" Excise Department Deputy Commissioner of the Bengaluru Urban District Jagadeesh Naik and two other officials, while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 25 lakh.

The construction of the Vijayapura airport has been completed and flight operations are likely to begin by March, subject to clearance from the Supreme Court, S G Nanjayyanamath, Chairman of the Karnataka State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (KSIIDC), said on Friday, Asianet News reported.

Former Chief Minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said that no one can suppress the strength of former minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and B. Sriramulu, and asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party will always stand with them.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has cancelled his scheduled visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, citing official engagements in New Delhi and Bengaluru.