Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda on Monday sought an apology from Union Minister Pralhad Joshi for his alleged statement calling Justice Michael D'Cunha as "an agent".

Bengaluru: Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has asked the Advocate General to take action on a complaint by an activist who alleged that state Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan is liable for contempt of court proceedings.

Vijayapura (Karnataka): A 21-year-old man was killed by his friend following a drunken brawl over a woman, police said on Monday.

Bengaluru: A government bus driver here was allegedly verbally abused and assaulted inside the bus by an unidentified person who was subsequently nabbed, police said on Monday.

Belagavi: A primary school teacher from Sonatti village in Belagavi district spent Rs 2.1 lakh from his savings to take 17 students on an air trip to Hyderabad as a reward for maintaining perfect attendance. Prakash Deyanna, a teacher at the Government Primary School in Sonatti, organized the trip on November 7, fulfilling a promise he had made to encourage regular attendance.

Bengaluru/Hubballi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the investigation into the COVID-19 pandemic related irregularities will start after the cabinet approval.

Bengaluru: In a detailed post on social media on Sunday, Karnataka’s Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Priyank Kharge, alleged massive profiteering and misuse of funds by the previous BJP government in Karnataka during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kharge’s post provides a breakdown of events and decisions he claimed led to excessive spending on personal protective equipment (PPE) kits and other essentials, often at inflated costs and through questionable procurement practices.

Mandya (Karnataka): Tension prevailed in a village in Mandya on Sunday after the district authorities made way for the Dalits to enter the temple and worship the deity 'Kalabhairaveshwara' for the first time.