An estimated 45.02 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1:30 pm in three Assembly segments of Karnataka, where voting for by-polls is underway, election officials said.

Bengaluru: Nearly three lakh litres of liquor worth Rs 29 crore have been seized from Channapatna Assembly segment, which goes to by-polls along with Shiggaon and Sandur in Karnataka, on Wednesday.

Yadgir: Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy’s statement linking irrigation discussions to Nikhil Kumaraswamy's election win has drawn criticism from Yadgir district in-charge Minister Sharanabasappa Gouda Darshanapur, who accused him of "blackmailing voters."

Bidar: In a tragic accident, a biker was killed on the spot following a head-on collision with a tractor on the outskirts of Ghatboral village in Humnabad taluk on Monday evening.

An FIR has been registered against the production company of a Kannada movie and two others in connection with felling of trees in a forest land here, where a set was erected for its shooting, officials said on Tuesday.

Karnataka Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan tendered an apology on Tuesday for referring to Union Minister and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy as "Kaalia", which the NDA had slammed as a "racist" slur.

Drivers of a truck and a car were killed in a freak accident on Airport road here, police said on Tuesday.

Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka on Tuesday said the position of the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has become weak and the lifespan of the Congress government led by him is coming to an end.