Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has arrested a resident of Sullia taluk’s Sampaje in D.K district in the murder case of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh.

Three persons, including a couple, were killed on the spot in a horrific road accident between a truck and a canter in Shira on Friday morning.

The deceased have been identified as residents of Karur village in Ranebennur Hanumantharaju (40), his wife Radha (35) and KR Nagar resident Canter driver Lokesh (34).

An RTO inspector killed on the spot when the car he was travelling in collided with a roadside divider near Tavarekere in Shira Taluk here today morning.

The deceased has been identified as RTO Inspector Devaraju (50) of Chitradurga. The accident occurred when the car driver lost control over the vehicle and crashed into a divider. The inspector was reportedly returning from Shira this morning.

Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy declared Rs 100 crore financial assistance to Kodagu district in the first phase to take up flood relief measures as the district incurred loss worth over Rs 329 crore in the rains in the last one month.

Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that if the death of Lakshmivara Tirtha Swamiji of Shiroor Mutt was suspected, then it would be inevitable to order probe into the issue.

Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that if needed, the government would order probe into the death of Shiroor swamiji.

A 10th standard girl student committed suicide by hanging herself in the classroom during school hours at Chaitanya Vidyaniketan High School at Kodimaranahalli in KR Pete taluk on Thursday.

The Metro Corporation on Thursday signed an MoU with the Infosys Foundation to construct Metro station at Konappana Agrahara near Electronic City in Bengaluru at an estimated cost of Rs 200 crore being invested by the Foundation.