Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday defended the decision on going back to ballot paper for local body polls, saying that it was made "based on experience". 

An inquiry report has reportedly exposed massive irregularities amounting to Rs 3,049.35 crore under the now-dissolved Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) during the BJP-led administration between 2019 and 2022. 

Students of a private college have been arrested on charges of attempt to murder after they clashed with swords and machetes at Lal Bagh in the city over ragging with juniors, police said on Thursday.

Karnataka cabinet on Thursday accepted Justice P N Desai Commission report giving a "clean chit" to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his family in a case about alleged irregularities in the allotment of sites by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).

Karnataka cabinet on Thursday decided to withdraw 60 police cases linked to farmers, students and Kannada activists among others, Law and Parliament Affairs Minister H K Patil said.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said the state government will proceed with the Bidadi Township.

The Karnataka High Court has adjourned to the second week of November the hearing on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s appeal challenging the single-judge bench order upholding the Governor’s sanction for an investigation against him in the MUDA case. 

The Karnataka government has reportedly decided to recommend to the State Election Commission (SEC) the use of ballot papers in place of electronic voting machines (EVMs) for all future elections to urban local bodies.