Accusing Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal of intervening in Karnataka's administration in light of an eviction row here, opposition BJP on Sunday asked whether he is "super CM" of the state.

Senior Congress leader and AICC General Secretary K C Venugopal has expressed regret over the manner in which the Karnataka government’s demolition drive in Kogilu village was carried out, saying the action should have been undertaken with greater caution and “compassion,” according to a tweet on Friday.

Leaders of the ruling Congress in Karnataka on Saturday reacted sharply to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's criticism of "bulldozer action" to evict minorities from a locality in Bengaluru, insisting they cannot allow squatters to set up slums in the city and asked the Marxist veteran to focus on his state.

A man was arrested for allegedly killing his wife following a quarrel over her job, police said on Saturday.

Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre on Saturday visited and inspected the 5,678-acre grassland area including the Hesaraghatta Lake, which has been declared a reserved grassland by the state government a few months ago.

A forest department employee was killed in a tiger attack in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Gundlupet taluk of Chamarajanagar district on Wednesday.

Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra on Saturday lashed out at the Siddaramaiah-led government, alleging that there was absolutely zero development in the state while corruption was at its peak.

Police have arrested a 25-year-old male nurse for allegedly murdering his 39-year-old colleague following a relationship dispute at Kumaraswamy Layout in south Bengaluru, The New Indian Express reported on Saturday.