A team from the Hartwick College, New York, has found the skeletal remains of two human beings reportedly from the pre-historic era during a round of excavation at the Gowdramoole Hill in Thekkalakote town of Siraguppa taluk.

There have been no directions to roll back the revised metro rail fares, which are set to come into effect from Monday, sources in the BMRCL said on Sunday.

Senior Congress MLA from Haliyal, R V Deshpande, said that government buses in the state are witnessing heavy crowds due to the Shakti Scheme, which allows women to travel free of cost on government buses. He said that most of the seats are occupied by women passengers.

Konaje Police arrested a 21-year-old youngster following an operation based on credible information that narcotics were being sold in the Navagrama Site Naryaguttu area of Balepuni village.

A fire broke out in the car in which State President of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) Abdul Majeed was traveling on the National Highway 275 stretch near Anekadu of Kushalnagar taluk on Sunday morning. No fatality was reported.

Union Minister and JD(S) State President HD Kumaraswamy has severely criticized GT Devegowda, party legislator from Chamundeshwari constituency, saying the MLA had no loyalty towards the party.

Two people, including the pilot, had a narrow escape when a private mini aircraft crashed into an open field in the district on Sunday afternoon, police sources said.

The KGSN has condemned the alleged misuse of Mahatma Gandhi's image in a recently published advertisement in Karnataka, calling it an affront to the Father of the Nation's core ideals and a matter of serious national concern.