Making an emotional appeal to voters in the party stronghold of Mandya, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Friday said he is living to serve the people of the state, who are his biggest asset.

"As the NDA government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has made the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) dysfunctional; the Congress party will knock the doors of the Supreme Court and initiate a legal battle," stated K.C. Venugopal, general secretary and state supremo of Congress.

Actress Shruti Hariharan lodged a complaint with the High Grounds Police against Arjun Sarja's close friend Prashant saying that he has threatened to kill her.

"Let's see if there are blessings of the people in the next elections," was senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah's refrain Friday when asked if he wants to become Karnataka chief minister again even though he asserted he has no such "greed".

A man in Maralingana Doddi village here killed his own brother allegedly due to property dispute, said police on Thursday.

Leader of the Congress party in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has demanded answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the action against CBI director Alok Verma without consulting other members of the panel that selected him.

The Karnataka cabinet Thursday decided to convene the winter session of the state Legislature In December at Belagavi.

The BBMP authorities have been instructed to declare Bengaluru free from potholes before Saturday, informed Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar.