Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has alleged that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) issuing a notice to Karnataka Chief Minister's wife and Minister Byrathi Suresh is politically motivated.

A 28-year-old youngster was killed on the spot and three others grievously injured when the jeep they were traveling in rammed into a roadside tree near Malligevalu in Shankaranahalli of the taluk on Monday.

A 53-year-old woman from Ambale village in Nanjangud taluk allegedly died by suicide on Sunday afternoon, reportedly unable to cope with the financial pressure of repaying a loan taken from microfinance companies. The deceased, identified as Jayasheela, is said to have consumed insecticide and succumbed while being rushed to the hospital.

The BJP on Monday said the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife Parvathi B M and the Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh cannot escape from the Enforcement Directorate in the MUDA site allotment scam.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah visited the residence of renowned actor Shiva Rajkumar in Nagawara today to inquire about his health.

The ED has asked Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi B M to appear before it on Tuesday in connection with the MUDA land allotment scam.

Two women working in a coffee plantation in Belur taluk were grievously injured in a wild elephant attack while on the way to work on Monday morning. The women are being treated at the Hassan District Hospital.

A bomb threat was reported at Residency School near Kunjibettu in Udupi. Following the incident, police rushed to the spot and conducted an inspection of the school premises.