Veteran leader and BJP Parliamentary Board Member B S Yediyurappa on Thursday said that former chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda was asked by the BJP leadership not to contest in the Lok Sabha polls this time, prompting him to quit electoral politics.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress President D K Shivakumar on Thursday said he would hold regular breakfast meetings with party MLAs and workers to listen to their grievances, complaints and suggestions.

A horrifying incident unfolded at a paint factory in Bengaluru, where a 34-year-old employee named Shwetha lost her life in a tragic accident.

The Central Crime Branch (CCB) police officers conducted a raid on the houses of more than 20 rowdy-sheeters in the city on Wednesday and seized weapons and documents from the houses.

Two people were killed on the spot as a goods transport vehicle rammed into a broken down SUV that had been parked by the National Highway 4 in Kora, pre-dawn on Thursday.

New Delhi: The Karnataka government has decided to use 24 TMC of Cauvery river water annually for drinking purposes in Bengaluru and its surrounding areas, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said on Wednesday.

Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has imposed a fine of Rs one lakh on the City Municipal Council, Hosapete, Vijayanagar district for taking 10 years to award compensation to the father of a six-year-old child who was washed away in an open drain in July 2013.

Bengaluru: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed an appeal in the High Court of Karnataka against the acquittal of the accused in the rape and murder of a 17-year-old student in Dharmasthala by a lower court in July this year.