BANGALURU: Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre recently addressed the Legislative Council, clarifying that the state has not disbursed any ex-gratia payment to the family of a Wayanad farmer who was reportedly trampled by an elephant, according to a report published in The Hindu.

The supporters of sacked Minister K N Rajanna on Tuesday created furore in his constituency Madhugiri in Tumakuru district over his unceremonious removal from the state cabinet.

Following a surprise inspection by the Azim Premji Foundation that revealed eggs were not being served to students on certain days at some schools due to objections from members of the School Development Monitoring Committee (SDMC), the Karnataka Department of School Education and Literacy has decided to obtain parental consent for egg distribution.

In a notable step towards dismantling entrenched caste discrimination, a Dalit was granted entry into Kallahalli Gullarahatti hamlet in Karnataka’s Kudligi taluk for the first time since Independence, The New Indian Express reported on Tuesday.

Bengaluru: In response to a planned three-day strike by ASHA workers starting August 12, the Karnataka Health Department on Monday issued a notice prohibiting all officers and staff from taking leave during the protest period, except in cases of medical emergencies.

DHARWAD: The district administration has stepped up its crackdown on the sale of Plaster of Paris (PoP) idols ahead of the Ganesh festival and seized idols from workshops in the city on Monday.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Monday appointed senior IPS officer K Ramachandra Rao as the DGP for Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement, withdrawing the compulsory leave imposed on him following the arrest of his stepdaughter and actress Ranya Rao in connection with a gold smuggling case.