A tractor carrying labours fell into a canal after losing control resulting in the death of two women. The incident took place on Saturday, Aug. 11 in Badihala village in Yadagiri taluk.

Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday turned into a farmer to sow seeds for a bumper paddy crop at a farm at Aralakuppe village in Mandya district, about 100 km from here.

Heavy downpour in Chikmagaluru district has claimed another life on Saturday, Aug 11.

Heavy rains of up to 15 cm lashed coastal and southern Karnataka, causing rivers to overflow and creating a flood-like situation in villages and towns in the region, said an official on Saturday.

Minimum six persons injured when a mini tempo toppled near Hanuru on Saturday morning. While one person’s hand has been fractured, a doctor has seriously injured in the accident.

The dead body of a PU-2 student of KLE’s Gudleppa Hallikeri College has been found at a bush near Varadahalli Bridge on the National Highway 4.

The deceased has been identified as Renuka Patil (17), a resident of Mannur village in Savanur taluk. She was studying in the second PU commerce at GH College.

Minister Revanna hit back at the opposition on Friday and said “20 MLAs from BJP are ready to join JDS, but we have kept quiet thinking that Yeddyurappa’s health should not get disturbed.

‘Operation Kamala’ is nothing but buying MLAs like sheep, cattle, and buffalos by paying crores of rupees, said former CM and coordination committee Chairman Siddaramaiah.