Bengaluru: Taxi drivers serving the city's Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) stayed off the roads on Wednesday after a colleague who had allegedly set himself ablaze died last night.

Bengaluru: Registering a sharp spike in daily infections, Karnataka on Wednesday reported 4,225 new cases of COVID-19 and 26 more fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 9,97,004 and the death toll to 12,567, the Health department said.

Manjeshwar: A retired Indian Army personnel died in a road accident on Wednesday evening at Talapady. The deceased has been identified as Dinesh (45).

Bengaluru: Senior BJP leader and Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa on Wednesday wrote a letter to Governor Vajubhai Vala accusing CM BS Yediyurappa of ‘interfering in the affairs of his ministry'.

Bengaluru: Former Indian Prime Minister HD Devegowda and his wife Chennamma on Wednesday tested positive for COVID-19.

Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said the SIT, probing the alleged sex scandal involving former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, was looking into all angles as per the set criminal procedures, and will bring out the truth without buckling under any political pressure.

Informing the High Court verbally, the state government said that the order imposing entry-restrictions on border regions connecting Karnataka and Kerala, which was previously granted to District administrative authorities would be withdrawn.

Bengaluru: A total of 70 nominations have been filed by 47 candidates for the April 17 bypolls to Belgaum Lok Sabha and Maski and Basavakalyan assembly segments till Tuesday, the last day to do so, poll officials said.