Tiger tourism in Karnataka is spreading beyond the boundaries of reserves and sanctuaries, opening up new economic opportunities for villagers and local entrepreneurs. With tiger numbers on the rise and sightings increasingly reported outside forest areas, homestays and small resorts are mushrooming in peripheral villages, The New Indian Express reported on Sunday.

Anticipating heavy passenger traffic after the extended Independence Day weekend, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRCL) has announced that its Yellow Line services will begin earlier than usual on Monday, August 18.

The ruling Congress and opposition BJP traded charges on Sunday over the ongoing excavation in Dharmasthala, based on allegations of multiple murders, rapes and burials, particularly of young women and girls over the past two decades.

Two passengers were killed and 12 others injured when a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus rammed into a stationary lorry near here, police said on Sunday.

Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge has claimed that the concept of two nations in India was first articulated by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, much before it was adopted by Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the Muslim League.

 The building owner and his son were arrested in connection with the devastating fire that broke out in a plastic articles manufacturing unit near KR Market here, killing five people, including a family of four, police said on Sunday.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress MLA Basavaraju V Shivaganga on Saturday claimed that Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar will become the CM of the state after December.

Bengaluru: Thousands of buildings are constructed in small spaces without proper permits and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) must check them, Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Saturday.