As a 'special treat' for its staff members on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on Monday, the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) launched 'Gandhi Point', a canteen to provide the staff food at discount rates, with Karnataka Minister for Transport Ramalinga Reddy inaugurating the café at the Depot 4 in Jayanagar.

District Superintendent of Police Mithun Kumar has asked the people not to spread fake news and false information about the stone-pelting incident that occurred in Ragigudda during the Eid Milad procession on Sunday, clarifying that the police officers are investigating the case.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said his government takes strict action to contain incidents of communal violence quickly, in the backdrop of stone-pelting incidents in the district headquarters town of Shivamogga during a religious procession on October 1.

In the wake of a recent stone pelting incident in Ragigudda, Shivamogga, District Superintendent of Police Mithun Kumar announced that 60 individuals have been arrested, and 24 cases have been registered in connection with the violence. Kumar issued a media release detailing the aftermath of the incident.

In a recent judgment, the Karnataka High Court has ruled that insisting an individual repay a borrowed loan does not constitute abetment to commit suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Justice Shivashankar Amarannavar clarified that mere harassment or demands for loan repayment, lacking the intent to drive the person to suicide, do not qualify as abetment.

 The atmosphere in Shivamogga remains tense after recent violent incidents, and amidst this tension, former Minister and Senior BJP leader K.S Eshwarappa sparked controversy during a press conference earlier today. Eshwarappa made provocative statements, stating that "Hindus also can respond to the swords by picking up swords."

In a collision between a lorry and a two-wheeler in Koratagere taluk of Tumkur district resulted in the loss of three lives from the same family. The victims have been identified as Anita Bai, Pawan, and Balaji, residents of Virenahalli Tanda in Madhugiri Taluk.

Karnataka BJP leaders on Monday accused the Congress government of failing to maintain law and order, following the stone-pelting incident in the district headquarters town of Shivamogga on Sunday evening.