The Karnataka government on Friday directed state-run health facilities to set up dedicated ‘heat stroke management rooms’ to address risks from extreme temperatures, officials said.

Additional Deputy Commissioner P. Shivaraju has directed officials to conduct a comprehensive survey of all lakes in the district and clear illegal encroachments within a week, Deccan Herald reported.

 A passenger who arrived from Bangkok at Kempegowda International Airport here was arrested for possession of hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 87.5 lakh, officials said on Friday.

The Karnataka government has taken a key decision on internal reservation for Scheduled Castes during a special Cabinet meeting held in Bengaluru.

A row has erupted after five Brahmin students were forced to remove their sacred thread (Janeu/Yajnopaveetha) at Krupanidhi College in the city during the CET held here.

 Health condition of Planning, Programme Monitoring and Statistics Minister D Sudhakar, who recently underwent a surgery for knee problem, is learned to be critical and the minister is currently kept under intensive care at the Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Hospital in the city.

Police have registered a case after a foetus was found in a women's toilet at Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn's office in Devanahalli here.

Two farmers were killed after being struck by lightning during a thunderstorm in Bidar district, police said on Friday.