A woman committed suicide by hanging herself leaving a death note saying that she has taken the extreme step due to the mental torture from a JDS leader, at Bommanakatte layout in the city recently and the incident came to light very late.

 A couple died on the spot when a gas cylinder exploded in a house in Vijayanagar police station limits on Wednesday. The deceased have been identified as Shivanna (50) and Mandamma (42) of Panchasheela Nagar in Vijayanagar.

Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that both Congress and JDS have unanimously selected candidates for by-elections to three Lok Sabha and two Assembly constituencies.

“In my political career, I have contested 13 elections and won in five. I have completed full five years as the chief minister. In future, I will not contest in any elections”, said former chief minister Siddaramaiah.

 Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday assured of taking necessary steps to constitute ‘Kodagu Reconstruction Authority’ to rehabilitate the affected people and reconstruct the entire district which was devastated in the natural disaster.

We will emerge victorious in all the five constituencies in upcoming by-polls and that will prove the stability of the coalition government, stated Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar.

There is a coal shortage in the state's thermal power plants. The 1,720 MW capacity's Raichur Thermal Power Station has zero coal storage. This problem surfaced because the central government’s Western Coalfields Limited (WLC) could not provide adequate coal supply, charged CM HD Kumaraswamy.

The Chikkaballapura district administration has banned entry of singles to the Nandi Hills – 61 KM from here - to check increasing incidents of suicides at the breathtaking picnic spot.