The Karnataka government will conduct a new 'Social and Educational survey', popularly known as "caste census", in the state for 15 days, from September 22 to October 7, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Wednesday.

A 22-year-old college student allegedly died by suicide, following which a case has been registered against three of his classmates on charges of abetment, police said on Wednesday.

Hoping for a transparent probe by the SIT into allegations of mass burials in Dharmasthala in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Wednesday urged the state government to "stop attempts to destroy the atmosphere and the system" there using the issue.

The Karnataka Lokayukta police on Wednesday launched surprise raids against eight government officials.

The Chinnaswamy stadium will have to stop hosting large if the government acts on the report from the Justice John Michael Cunha Commission, which concluded that the stadium’s "design and structure" are "unsuitable and unsafe" for mass gatherings.

Around 23 students from Government Kannada Primary School in Belagavi’s Markendeya Nagar fell ill due to food poisoning after a lizard was reportedly found in their midday meal on Tuesday.

Bengaluru: Small-scale traders across Karnataka are set to begin a two-day protest on July 23 and 24, opposing GST notices served to them reportedly by the state’s Commercial Tax Department. The protest, led by the Karnataka Karmika Parishath, will not involve a complete shutdown of business, but traders will stop selling dairy products, including tea and coffee, reported Deccan Herald.

Bengaluru: The Energy Department has announced that online services of five Electricity Supply Companies (ESCOMs) will be unavailable for two days, from 8:30 PM on July 25 to 10:00 PM on July 27, due to an Information Technology (IT) system upgrade.