Bengaluru: The Karnataka Congress has strongly criticized members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state for their apparent silence and lack of condemnation regarding the recent security breach incident in the Indian Parliament. On Wednesday, two individuals jumped into the Lok Sabha from the visitors' gallery, while others staged a protest outside the Parliament building.

Expressing anguish, the High Court of Karnataka has termed the incident of a woman being paraded naked in a village in Belagavi district as an "extraordinary case" and said "it will have extraordinary treatment at our hands".

Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Thursday termed as a "serious matter" three of his party legislators attending a dinner hosted by the Congress after its Legislature Party meeting here and said he would seek explanation from them.

Manoranjan D, one of the two men who jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the visitors' gallery on Wednesday, was associated with a social media page 'Bhagat Singh Fan Club" and appeared to be a "revolutionary type", police sources said.

Mysuru: Congress workers on Wednesday staged a protest outside the office of BJP MP Pratap Simha, on whose authorisation passes were issued to two persons who jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery in a major security breach.

Bengaluru: While allowing a rape victim to terminate a pregnancy that was in the 24th week, the High Court has directed that all jurisdictional police should inform victims of the option available for termination of pregnancy so that they do not have to approach the courts at a belated stage.

Chikkamagaluru: A 37-year-old man was arrested for allegedly poisoning his wife to death by mixing cyanide in her food in this district, police said on Wednesday.

Belagavi: Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Wednesday sounded an alert, asking legislators to observe utmost caution and do proper verification before issuing visitor's passes to people, following two persons jumping into the Lok Sabha chamber from the public gallery.