Sri Rama Sena members who were arrested for vandalizing the pushcarts of Muslim vendors outside temple were on Saturday released on bail. The Hindutva organisation celebrated their release by garlanding them while smashing a watermelon to “commemorate” the vandalizing of Nabisaab’s cart.

 Months after resigning from Vidhan Parishad and the Congress party, former union minister C M Ibrahim sworn in as the State President of JD(S) on Sunday.

A large number of people allegedly went on a rampage damaging many police vehicles, a nearby hospital and a Hanuman temple in the old town of Hubballi and injured some police officers on duty over a social media post in the early hours of Sunday, police said.

Kalburgi: A lineman was killed due to electrocution during the repair of an electric power line while another lineman was reportedly was sustained injuries in the incident that was reported on Saturday near Innoli village, Chincholi here.

Shivamogga: Days after being named as an accused for abetment of the suicide of contractor Santosh Patil, former minister K S Eshwarappa on Saturday raised doubts over the suicide while once again calling it a conspiracy.

Hospet: BJP national general secretary in-charge of Karnataka Arun Singh on Saturday said the party is with its senior leader K S Eshwarappa, who resigned as minister following allegations of abetting the suicide of a civil contractor, and expressed confidence that he will come clean after inquiry and "will be back".

Bengaluru: Member of Vidhan Parishad K N Thippeswamy on Saturday said that former minister and former MLC CM Ibrahim will take over as the State President of JD(S) on April 17.

Shivamogga: The Shivamogga police on Saturday filed an FIR against 13 people accused of conspiring to kill a Muslim youth in connection with the murder of Hindutva activist, Harsha earlier in February this year.