More than 20 cars were gutted in a major fire mishap at a car service centre in Vijayapura in the wee hours of Thursday, police said.

The High Court has expressed displeasure over ‘frivolous fights’ related to the shortfalls in owners taking care of their dogs clogging up the courts.

A bomb threat email sent to the Consulate General of Italy in Bengaluru was found to be a hoax after security agencies conducted a detailed inspection, police officials said on Thursday.

Karnataka has witnessed a sharp increase in cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, with official data showing a steep 63% increase in just one year, The New Indian Express reported on Thursday.

Three people were killed and more than 10 others injured when a mini commercial vehicle carrying workers rammed into a truck in this district on Thursday, police said.

A 48-year-old shopkeeper was beaten to death following a dispute over cigarettes at Bodakenatti village in Belagavi district, police said on Thursday.

The Karnataka Assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution urging the Centre to immediately repeal VB-G RAM G and reinstate MGNREGA amid walkout by the opposition BJP and its ally JD(S).

The 37th General Body Meeting (GBM) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) was inaugurated on February 4, 2026, at St John’s National Academy of Health Sciences in Bengaluru by Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal.