Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Thursday proposed to increase rate of tax on petrol and diesel by three per cent which would make the fuel dearer by Rs 1.60 and Rs 1.59 per litre, respectively.

Vijayapura: In an incident reported from Yargal Village in Sindagi Taluk of Vijayapura District, Vice-President of Yargal Gram Panchayath was murdered while he was sleeping in his backyard on Wednesday night. He was reportedly assaulted by an axe.

Bengaluru: State Government while announcing the budget of 2020-21 in the state assembly on Thursday increased the taxes on Petrol and Diesel leading to hike in prices of the two fuels.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has advised city-based companies to allow their employees to work from home if they have flu-like symptoms.

Madikeri: In a tragic incident reported from Dubare near Madikeri, two students who had come for picnicking here, died after drowning in the Kaveri River on Wednesday evening.

Vijayapur: Local Police on Wednesday evening arrested two people in connection with the leak of PUC Question paper earlier in the day within one hour of the commencement of the examination across the state.

Kalaburagi: In a tragic incident two brothers who ventured into the waters for fishing, died after drowning here in the Jewargi Taluk’s Halagadala.

Vijayapura: Despite the government and authorities assuring ahead of the Karnataka PUC Examination that adequate measures were in place to avoid leaks of question papers, on Wednesday photographs of question paper were doing rounds on social media platforms within one hour of commencement of the examination across the state.