Kalaburagi: The Kalaburagi Police have arrested seven individuals in connection with the brutal murder of three people near a driver's dhaba on the outskirts of the city, said City Police Commissioner Dr. Sharanappa S.D.

Haveri (Karnataka): Following the murder of a local contractor, Shivanand Kunnur, members of his family have allegedly set the house of the prime accused on fire in Shiggaon, police said on Wednesday.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government’s Drug Testing Laboratory declared 14 drugs manufactured by 14 different companies as "substandard" on Wednesday.

Kolar: Eight people traveling in a private bus were injured as the driver lost control and the bus crashed into the road divider at BEML Nagar in Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) town on Wednesday morning.

Mandya: In a shocking incident, a woman was allegedly murdered by her lover in Karoti village of KR Pete taluk, Mandya district. The deceased has been identified as Preeti (35), a resident of Hosakoppalu in Hassan district, while the accused is Puneet, a native of Karoti village.

Three people were allegedly hacked to death by a group of men post-midnight on Wednesday at ‘Driver Dhaba’, an eatery near Pattan village on the outskirts of the city.

Environmentalists and experts have voiced strong opposition to the Karnataka government’s proposed 2,000MW pumped storage hydropower project in the ecologically sensitive Sharavathi Lion-Tailed Macaque Wildlife Sanctuary, ahead of a key meeting of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) scheduled for Wednesday.

In a bid to enhance access to healthcare in remote regions, the Karnataka government has announced the rollout of mobile health units across the state. These units will offer primary health services to hard-to-reach communities.