In a major gambling den bust, 19 people involved in illegal gambling were arrested during a raid on a homestay in Agasala village of Sirsi taluk on Wednesday night and items worth lakhs of rupees and cash worth Rs 49.5 lakh were seized by the police.

The Karnataka High Court has intervened to temporarily halt the deportation of a Russian woman's children, emphasising the need to consider their best interests as mandated by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

The Akhila Karnataka Rajya Raste Sarige Naukarara Mahamandali has announced an indefinite strike starting August 5, citing the state government’s failure to act on their long-pending demands or respond to their strike notice.

In a pioneering move aimed at eliminating preventable blindness, the Shivamogga district administration has launched “Blindness-free Shivamogga”, the first initiative of its kind in Karnataka.

Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday announced that Karnataka has achieved the highest per capita income in India, citing the Union Finance Ministry data and attributed this accomplishment to the positive impact of his government's guarantee schemes.

Raichur: Two people died on the spot after a tree fell on a moving bike on the outskirts of Mudgal town in Lingasugur taluk of the district on Wednesday.

Bengaluru: In another case of "digital arrest", two women were allegedly held hostage on a video call for nearly nine hours and forced to strip naked under the pretext of an “online medical examination” by cyber fraudsters posing as police officers, police said on Wednesday.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday announced that the state government will not pursue tax notices issued to traders for arrears on exempted goods and services over the past three years. Following this, traders agreed to call off their planned strike on July 25 in the city.