In view of the recurring tiger attacks in Chamarajanagar and Mysuru districts, Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar B Khandre on Wednesday directed officials to install cameras along forest fringes and alert local residents in advance about tiger movement through round-the-clock monitoring.

 In a major breakthrough, the city police have arrested a cybercriminal from Bihar, who allegedly hacked the mobile phones of Sandalwood actor Upendra and his wife, actress Priyanka Upendra, and cheated several people by impersonating them on WhatsApp, police said.

Three people, including two women employees of an educational institution have been arrested for allegedly misappropriating advance funds meant for students' overseas travel, police said on Wednesday.

The Karnataka government is planning to send a delegation to Singapore next year as the Southeast Asian nation offers the state significant potential to deepen industrial and trade linkages, Large and Medium Industries Minister M B Patil said on Wednesday.

Farmers from Mudhol taluk, demanding higher minimum support price (MSP) for sugarcane, intensified their protest and blocked various prominent roads starting Wednesday morning.