Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Thursday that the BJP leaders' protest against Rahul Gandhi, falsely accusing him of making anti-reservation statements, is like "butchers protesting against animal cruelty".

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday completed its hearing on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's petition challenging the legality of Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot's approval for his prosecution in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case, and reserved its orders.

Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Thursday said the clashes between two groups during Ganesha idol immersion procession in Nagamangala town in Mandya district cannot be termed as "communal violence" as he maintained that the incident happened on the "spur of the moment".

A tragic incident occurred in Shivapura village, Afzalpur taluk, where a four-year-old girl, Khushi Bannatti, was run over by a school van on Wednesday. The child was fatally injured when the van driver, Shreeshail, accidentally reversed the vehicle, not noticing the child behind him.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has emphasised that the government is treating the stone pelting incident during the Ganesh idol immersion in Nagamangala, Mandya district, with utmost seriousness.

Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H D Kumaraswamy has strongly condemned the attack on a Ganesh idol procession in Mandya district and said it's a proof of 'failure' of law and order in the state.

A day after violent clashes broke out between two groups during a Ganesh idol procession in Nagamangala town here, 46 people were arrested in connection with the incident, police said on Thursday.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said he has written to the Chief Ministers of eight states regarding the "unfair" devolution of taxes by the Union government, and has invited them to a conclave in Bengaluru to collectively deliberate on the issues of "fiscal federalism".