Condemning the killings of rationalist and research scholar Dr MM Kalburgi and journalist Gauri Lankesh, Gauri Lankesh Balaga and Gauri Memorial Trust would take out a Raj Bhavan Chalo protest on September 5.

The body of a woman who was trapped under the mud when the hill collapsed due to heavy rains at Jodupala was found on Friday.

As announced in the Budget, the JDS-Congress coalition government on Friday decided to waive off the loans from nationalized banks up to Rs 2 lakh. The Cabinet also decided to waive off current loans up to Rs 2 lakh availed from the nationalized banks and this would cost Rs 32,000 crore burden on the state Exchequer.

Opposition Leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop pretending for the death of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Senior politician SM Krishna who stamped his image in the national politics and served as Deputy Chief Minister, Chief Minister, Speaker, Governor and Union Minister, is said to be saying goodbye to active politics.

Revenue Minister RV Deshpande said that Congress Legislative Party leader Siddaramaiah should become the chief minister again.

Though the rains subsidised across the district except moderate rains in malnad region, the people have been experiencing tremors and landslides in some parts due to which farmers and people are panic.

On a visit to the flood-affected areas in the district, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday sparred with Karnataka district-in-charge minister Sa Ra Mahesh after he asked her to end a press conference they were jointly addressing.