The South Western Railway on Tuesday launched a Captain service in the Bengaluru-New Delhi Karnataka Express train to ensure comfortable journey to long-distance passengers, said an official.

"The senior-most train ticket examiner (TTE) will officiate as Captain of the train to look after passenger amenities and redress their grievances," said Bengaluru Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) R.S. Saxena while launching the service.

In a bid to prove his challenge, a youth plunged into the Hemavati River on Tuesday afternoon and swept away in the flowing water near Akkibalu in KR Pete taluk.

All India Democratic Students Organisation and All India Democratic Youth Organisation have called for schools and college bundh across the state on July 21 demanding free bus passes for all students.

“With an intention of getting easy access and reaching information swiftly, I have gifted the iPhones personally to all Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Members”, Medical Education and Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar said.

 “I don’t know who cycle Ravi is. But some electronic media and web portals have been tarnishing my image by telecasting false news that I have relationship with him. I have decided to file a case against such media houses”, said former minister MB Patil.

Food and Civil Supplies Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan said that there would not be any reduction in the quantity of rice being distributed to the BPL card holders under Anna Bhagya scheme next month.

The state government has transferred two IPS officers on Monday. Bengaluru Lokayukta SP Dr Suman D Pennekar was transferred as Kodagu SP and Bengaluru West Traffice DCP TP Shivakumar was transferred as Bengaluru Rural SP.

Tumkur: Three persons, including a couple, were killed on the spot in the collision between a lorry and a tanker on Tumukuru-Shira national highway on Tuesday.