Property registrations in major cities like Bengaluru, Mangaluru, and Mysuru have dropped dramatically by 95% as a result of a major impediment to the Karnataka government's initiative to digitize real estate transactions through the mandated e-khata registration system.

Karnataka Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Tuesday hit out at the BJP for not taking action against former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa against whom a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case has been registered.

Bengaluru: Jigani Police have reportedly arrested a man on charges of allegedly aiding Pakistani nationals to enter India illegally and settle in Bengaluru.

Bengaluru: Sleuths of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) arrested DySP Shridhar Pujar for allegedly tampering with evidence in the BIT coin scam that happened during the previous BJP government's tenure. The team arrested the accused after an enquiry in Bengaluru on Monday.

Bengaluru: In a tragic incident, a 5-year-old kid died and his parents fell sick reportedly after consuming a cake. The incident was reported from Bhuvaneshwari Nagara in the city, under K.P. Agrahara Police Station limits.

Bengaluru: Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Eshwar Khandre stated that a stone laying ceremony would soon be held for 'Salumarada Thimmakka Sasyodyana' in the model of Cubbon Park at the 153-acre forest land in Madappanahalli near Yelahanka RTO office. This would aid in remedying the lack of 'lung space' in the northern part of Bengaluru city, he said. He was addressing the valedictory ceremony of 'Wildlife week' at Aranya Bhavana in Bengaluru on Monday.

Chitradurga (Karnataka): A court here on Monday granted bail to Murugha Math seer Shivamurthy Sharanaru, following the completion of interrogation of witnesses in the sexual harassment case, lodged against him under the POCSO Act.

Bengaluru: A 50-year-old woman was electrocuted after a live electric wire allegedly fell on her in Chikkanahalli village near here on Monday, police said.