Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the state government has filed a petition in the Supreme Court demanding a direction to the Centre to immediately release grants under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to the state, which is reeling under acute drought.

Tumkuru: A government hostel for pre-matriculation boys in YN Hoskote village of Pavagad taluk, Tumakuru district, witnessed an accidental fire late Friday night. Fortunately, no casualties were reported as all 15 students who were sleeping in the room where the fire originated managed to evacuate safely.

In a recent incident on National Highway 206 near Anche Chomanahalli in Kadur taluk, a government bus lost control and collided with a walkway bridge. The accident resulted in five passengers sustaining serious injuries.

BJP candidate from Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency, S Balaraju, made an emotional appeal to his supporters, stating that this would be his final election and urging them not to abandon him but to bless him.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lodged a complaint with the State Election Commission against Minister Priyank Kharge for allegedly posting derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on social media.

The City Civil and Sessions Court has dismissed the petition filed by CM Ibrahim, challenging his expulsion from the post of JDS party president and the appointment of former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy as the new state president.

The Election Commission on Saturday said cash to the tune of Rs 2.75 crore has been seized in the past 24 hours, taking the total amount of money seized in Karnataka to Rs 9.64 crore since the model code of conduct came into force on March 16.

Tumkuru: U T Khader, the Speaker of Karnataka Vidhan Sabha, has voiced his dismay over the tragic murder of three individuals from Belthangady, whose bodies were discovered near Kuchangi Lake in Tumkuru on Friday.