Amid water crisis in the city, Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has banned usage of potable water for non-essential purposes and those found violating the prohibitory order would be fined Rs 5,000.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Government has banned operation of electric bike taxi services in the state after they were found to be "unsafe for women" and being carried out in violation of Motor Vehicles Act.

Tumakuru: Balmanjunath Mahaswamiji of Vidya Chowdeshwari Peeth in Kunigal Taluk of this district has been arrested on charges of rape under POCSO Act following a complaint lodged by a 20-year-old woman with the police.

Bengaluru: D K Suresh (Bangalore Rural) and Kannada actor Shivarajkumar's wife Geetha Shivarajkumar (Shimoga) figure in the first list of seven candidates in Karnataka announced on Friday by the Congress for the coming Lok Sabha elections.

Bengaluru: A cloth merchant from Kaul Bazaar in Ballari has been detained by the National Investigation Agency and Central Crime Branch in their joint investigation of the March 1 blast at the Rameshwaram Cafe here, sources said on Friday.

The BJP has shortlisted three candidates for Bengaluru Rural Lok Sabha constituency for the upcoming polls, Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka said on Friday.

Bengaluru: On March 7, a division bench of the High Court of Karnataka granted approval to the State government for the conduct of board exams to assess students in classes 5, 8, and 9. These exams are scheduled to commence on March 11, according to the approved schedule.

Bengaluru: Karnataka government is planning to ban over the counter sales of acid to restrict its availability, Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Thursday, in the wake of an acid attack on three female students in Dakshina Kannada district.