A 45-year-old man died on the spot after a Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation bus collided head-on with a bike he was travelling in near Mudhol cross in Maski taluk of the district on Friday.

Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Friday told media persons that he had only little knowledge and of the same level as they had pertaining to the issue of leadership change in the state.

The Greater Bengaluru Authority has imposed a complete ban on animal slaughter and the sale of meat within its jurisdiction on the occasion of Mahashivaratri, officials said on Friday.

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has announced free travel for Second PUC students during the upcoming annual examinations.

Karnataka Deputy CM D K Shivakumar, who returned from New Delhi after meeting the Congress high command amid the leadership tussle in the state, on Friday said he lives with "hope and confidence" and that there will always be fruit for the efforts made.

 Congress MLC Channaraj Hattiholi has dismissed rumours that Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar was planning a coup to capture power in Karnataka, The Hindu reported on Friday.

Authorities in Karnataka’s Bagalkot district rescued 34 bonded labourers, including nine children, who had been trafficked from Odisha and allegedly held captive at a brick kiln.

At least 200 guest faculty members working in government degree colleges across state have reportedly resigned amid a probe into alleged submission of fake PhD and MPhil certificates, Deccan herald reported on Friday.