Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday made it clear that he will go by the directives of the Congress high command, whose decision is final on leadership change in the state.

Kalaburagi: In an incident reported from Mahadev Nagar here on Monday, a 30-year-old man identified as Rakesh committed suicide by hanging himself alleging harrsament by his wife and in-laws.

Days after IPS officer Vartika Katiyar made serious allegations against her superior, IGP D Roopa Moudgil, the Karnataka government on Monday transferred her from the Internal Security Division. Katiyar had accused Moudgil of directing police personnel to plant confidential documents from other departments in her chamber.

Bengaluru: Popular multi-lingual actor Kishore Kumar Huli has made a post on social media questioning the need to participate in religious gatherings driven by political motives. Drawing from a childhood moral story about Lord Ganesha and Lord Karthikeya, the actor emphasized that true devotion lies in being present for one’s loved ones rather than seeking validation through rituals held under the garb of faith.

Bengaluru: Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Monday said the state government is developing a unique model of Karnataka in development, one that is being studied by economists and universities worldwide.

In the past one and half years, Karnataka’s health department has traced and taken action against 967 individuals posing as doctors.

In a decision set to benefit wildlife conservation, authorities have rejected proposals for commercial activities near the BRT Tiger Reserve in Chamarajanagar.

Congress MLA Basavaraju V. Shivaganga on Sunday asserted that Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar would assume the Chief Minister’s position by December. Speaking to the media in Davanagere, he stated, “You (media) can write it down—Shivakumar will become the CM by December. It will happen. If anyone wants, I can write it down in my blood. After taking charge, he will perform so well that he will win the next assembly election and continue as CM for a full term.”