The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has banned the use of cranes meant for construction and ordered the closure of meat outlets near the Yelahanka Air Force Station, the venue for the 15th ‘Aero India’.

The body of a seven-year-old boy with special needs, who went missing from his residence in Gempark Layout, Sarjapur, was discovered in a nearby lake on Friday morning. The tragic incident unfolded after the child, identified as Elvin D’Souza, disappeared while playing outside his home on Thursday afternoon.

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Saturday said the Centre has sanctioned an additional 4.68 lakh houses for the people from the economically weaker sections in Karnataka.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asserted on Friday that the opening of "long-in-waiting" US consulate in Bengaluru was the "very important milestone" in the bilateral ties and urged the American authorities to ensure that the mission starts visa operations at the earliest.

The residents of Jalsangi village in Humnabad taluk had an unusual and unexpected ‘visitor’ on Saturday morning, with the air balloon launched from Hyderabad to study weather conditions landing in the village.

A shocking discovery has come to light in Ballari, where nearly 24,000 quintals of jowar, valued at Rs 6 crore, were reportedly found infested with worms in a godown managed by the Karnataka State Warehousing Corporation (KSWC).

The Karnataka High Court on Friday stayed proceedings in a defamation case filed by the BJP against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over allegations of corruption during the BJP government’s tenure in the state.

An FIR has been registered at the Kalasa Police Station against Sub-inspector Nityananda Gowda, who has been accused by his wife of harassing her for dowry and also assaulting her.