Renowned author and International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq has been appointed as the President of the 88th All India Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, which is scheduled to be held in Ballari.

A father allegedly attempted to murder his 21-year-old pregnant daughter near Kanahalli village, close to Ulavi in Soraba taluk, fearing social stigma as she conceived before marriage.

A Class 6 student died by suicide at a residential school in Koppa town, officials confirmed on Sunday morning.

 In a major accident near Konehalli Siddapura village in Tiptur taluk, a KSRTC bus lost control and crashed into a roadside house, leaving over 35 passengers injured. The incident occurred when the bus, which was en route from Shivamogga to Bengaluru, suffered a tyre burst.

Sanitary pads meant to be distributed free of cost to adolescent girls under the Karnataka government's 'Shuchi Scheme' were found burnt at the Farhatabad Primary Health Centre on the outskirts of Kalaburagi city.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s son Yathindra on Saturday asserted that his father would complete his full five-year term in office.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday claimed that banks were not cooperating with the Central government’s schemes aimed at supporting entrepreneurs, particularly those offering loans without guarantees or collateral.

Bengaluru: As this year’s Vijayadashami coincides with Gandhi Jayanti, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday directed officials that tableaux prepared for the Mysuru Dasara celebrations must reflect Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals.