Set to surpass D Devaraj Urs as the longest serving Chief Minister of Karnataka on January 6, Siddaramaiah on Monday credited the historic milestone to the blessings of people.

 BJP MLA Siddu Patil and Congress MLC Bhimrao Patil came to blows during a meeting in the presence of Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre on Monday.

Athani Police have registered an FIR against eight people, including Congress legislator Laxman Savadi and his son Chidananda Savadi, under charge of having assaulted Ningappa Karennavar, President of the Belagavi District Central Cooperative (BDCC) Bank Workers’ Union.

A juvenile was apprehended for allegedly recording videos inside a women’s washroom at a cinema theatre here, police said on Monday.

In an incident reported from the taluk, officers of the District Child Welfare Committee rescued a one-year-old male infant in Sulibele town whose parents were allegedly following witchcraft and preparing to sacrifice their child on Saturday.

As many as 11 monkeys, including two langurs, have been found dead in a forest area of this district over the past two days, officials said on Monday.

The situation in Jagjeevan Ram Nagar in the city was tense but under control following the stone pelting by miscreants on the procession of Om Shakti devotees, police said on Monday.

Trekking has been prohibited on popular peak, waterfalls, and viewpoints within the Kudremukha National Park limits for 8 days starting January 5, in view of the All India Tiger Census 2026.