Karnataka is home to nearly a lakh registered migrant workers from across India, with 85% of them originating from just six states, namely, Bihar, Assam, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh, according to Labour Department data, cited by Deccan Herald on Sunday.

Chief Minister’s legal advisor A.S. Ponnanna on Saturday said that the government will ensure those guilty in the Dharmasthala case are identified and punished, and cautioned that making political allegations against individuals is not right.

The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has been linked to four fatal accidents involving its buses over the past month.

A 38-year-old farmer in Kunchaganur village of Muddebihal taluk died on Saturday after he was attacked by a crocodile and dragged into the waters of River Krishna. 

A petition filed by an officer-bearer of Karnataka Light Music and Cultural Artists Association against the ban imposed by police on disc jockeys (DJs) and use of sound systems during public celebration of festivals was dismissed by the Karnataka High Court on Saturday. 

The Karnataka High Court has clarified that it had not passed any order permitting ride-hailing companies to resume bike taxi services, a day after such operations were seen returning to city roads.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday arrested Karnataka Congress MLA KC Veerendra, popularly known as ‘Puppy,’ in connection with an illegal online and offline betting racket.

The ceiling of a government higher primary school in Malkapalli of Sedam taluk collapsed on Friday afternoon when the students were having lunch and three 13-year-old students were injured in the incident.