Chikkamagaluru: Locals of Kalasa village on Friday carried a woman who sustained injuries in a house collapse, for 10 kms to hospital.

Chikkamagaluru: In the wake of heavy rains in the District, Schools and Colleges announced holiday on Aug 10 in five Taluks namely Mudigere, Sringeri, Koppa, Narasimharajapura and Chikkamagaluru in the District, according to an order issued by DC on Friday.

Shivamogga: The Shivamogga district administration in Friday issued an order stating Schools and Colleges will remain closed on Saturday in the district as a precautionary measure due heavy rain in the district.

Bagalkot: A group of 42 students from Udupi Manipal College who were stuck in Badami while on tour were on Friday rescued security personnel. They were later shifted to Hosuru village.

Gadag: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa faced an unpleasant situation on Friday evening when some flood-affected people tried to lay siege to his cavalcade in Gadag district, complaining of inadequate relief.

Kodagu: Kodagu DC Annies Kanmani Joy, extended the holidays given to Schools, Colleges and Anganavadis to Saturday in the district in a wake of heavy rain lashed in the district.

Bengaluru: JDS supremo H D Deve Gowda on Friday pressed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the floods in Karnataka as a national disaster of severe nature.

Bengaluru: A day after legal scholar Shamnad Basheer was found dead in his car in Karnataka, police on Friday said he may have died due to suffocation, discounting the possibility of any foul play.