A 22-year-old rider, Mahesh, died on the spot while another was grievously injured in a head-on collision between motorbikes near Basava Nagar in Bhalki taluk on Saturday night.

Although early morning rain in Bengaluru took many by surprise, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted rain not just in the state capital, but also in south interior Karnataka and Malnad regions.

The Karnataka Examinations Authority has released the syllabus for the Common Entrance Test (CET) to be conducted in 2025 for admission to professional courses including engineering, on its website https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/.

The BJP on Saturday demanded that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah step down immediately in the backdrop of the ED attaching 142 MUDA units of immovable assets.

Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan on Saturday said the Karnataka state BJP president election would soon be held.

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.