Bengaluru, January 24 (PTI): A 55-year-old man died by suicide by jumping from the second floor of a mall here, police said on Friday. The deceased has been identified as T C Manjunath, a resident of Ullal Upanagar in the city, they said. The incident occurred in Mantri Mall located in Malleswaram around 9 pm on Thursday, police said, adding a note recovered from his pocket stated that no one was responsible for his death.

Bengaluru: A 39-year-old cab driver died by suicide after setting himself on fire with kerosene outside his estranged wife's house here over family feud, police said on Friday.

Metro train services will start functioning from 6 am on January 26 from all four terminals, including Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Station, Majestic, instead of 7 am, officials said on Friday.

Three youngsters traveling in a car died on the spot and two others were injured in an accident where the car toppled on the road after hitting a tree beside the National Highway 50 stretch near Kannala Cross in the taluk.

 In a major step towards prevention of substance abuse, officers from various police stations in the district destroyed 11 kg narcotics (ganja) worth Rs 1.26 lakh seized over the last two years in multiple cases in Raichur.

Karnataka is drafting a new Affordable Housing Policy that may require private real estate developers to allocate a portion of their projects for economically weaker sections (EWS). This initiative is part of preliminary discussions aimed at addressing the state’s housing challenges.

Hatti Police have uncovered a fraud case where a man in Lingasuguru taluk was duped of Rs 28 lakh under the false promise of uncovering hidden treasure. The accused has been arrested.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday demanded the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to expedite the approval of key proposals related to Central University of Karnataka, Kalaburagi, which are currently pending before the Centre.