Chitradurga (Karnataka): The partially charred body of a female college student was found in a field along National Highway-48 here, police said on Wednesday.

Bengaluru: Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar B. Khandre on Wednesday said that if the Special Investigation Team (SIT) confirms reports of illegal burials inside reserved forest areas, strict action will be taken under the Forest Conservation Act.

Bengaluru: Bengaluru’s Namma Metro Yellow Line could be extended to Attibele in the coming years. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar told the Karnataka Assembly on Tuesday that the government is looking into the proposal and has already taken initial steps.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said the state government, in its cabinet meeting, accepted Justice H N Nagamohan Das’s recommendations on internal reservation to the Scheduled Castes (SC) with certain modifications, including providing six per cent internal quota to the communities identified by the Commission as 'Left-Hand castes'.

Koppal: A case has been registered against expelled BJP MLA from Vijayapura, Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, at Koppal Town Police Station for allegedly making a controversial statement targeting the Muslim community.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday dismissed the bail petitions filed by ten accused in the case related to the brutal mob killing of Mohammad Ashraf, a youth from Wayanad, which took place on April 27 in Kudupu on the outskirts of Mangaluru.

Mangaluru South MLA Vedavyas Kamath raised objections in the Assembly over police restrictions on holding religious programs beyond 10:30 pm in Dakshina Kannada district. He alleged that while the police cite court and government orders, such hurdles never existed when the BJP was in power.

In an incident reported from Chikkamaguluru district, a 21-year-old youth allegedly stabbed his father to death while under the influence of alcohol at Gupta Shettihalli near Aldur here.