The Kannadigas Helpline team organised a virtual meeting to review the current situation in the UAE and gather information about stranded Kannadigas to share with the Karnataka government. 

A second-year PU college student was allegedly assaulted by her uncle due to old enmity at Palya village in Nanjangud taluk of Mysuru district.

As tensions escalate in West Asia, the small town of Alipur in Gauribidanur taluk has drawn attention due to its decades-long religious and cultural ties with Iran, Prajavani reported.

According to data released by the Karnataka government on Monday, at least 109 persons from Karnataka are stranded in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain after the airspace closures in parts of West Asia following the February 28 attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel.

A minor boy was tied to a pole by locals on Sunday after they mistook him for a “child thief” when he arrived in Jannat Nagar wearing a burqa to meet his girlfriend.

Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar emphasised the need to send a strong message of peace to end the ongoing conflict in West Asia, urging India to play a proactive role in reducing tensions in the region.

As many as 109 people from Karnataka are stranded in the war-ravaged West Asia, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's office said on Monday.

The Centre is fully prepared to bring back Indians stranded in the Gulf region and is in touch with Indian missions abroad to ensure their safety, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Monday.