Unscheduled load-shedding was implemented across the state and for the last three days, power supply is being disrupted one hour during morning and evening in Bengaluru and one hour in remaining cities.

Due to drought situation in majority of the districts in the state, people have been migrating to other places in search of jobs. But when Legislative Council Pro-tem Chairman Basavaraj Horatti rejected the adjournment motion presented by the Opposition BJP seeking time to discuss the issue, there was a war of words between the ruling and opposition party members in the Upper House on Tuesday.

Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that the results of elections in five states would be a referendum to the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Senior member of the Upper House Pratap Chandra Shetty is likely to be elected as the Legislative Council Chairman as he is the only candidate contested for the post.

Alleging that the Congress-JDS coalition government in Karnataka was in a deep slumber like the epic character 'Kumbhakarna,' state BJP president B S Yeddyurappa Tuesday said it had no moral right to remain in power.

"Let the BJP discuss development issues instead of doing politics. The government will give them befitting reply to them", said Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar.

"We are ready to repay the loan availed for Kingfisher Airlines. So, we are appealing against closing United Breweries Holdings Limited (UBHL)", Vijay Mallya counsel appealed the Karnataka High Court.

Claiming that a state minister had asked for a street here to be renamed after 18th century ruler Tipu Sultan, the BJP and other right-wing outfits staged protests outside the offices of the city's municipality Monday.