Police have refused permission to the job aspirants led by the All Karnataka State Students’ Association (AKSSA) to hold a protest in Belagavi on Wednesday.

 Three people were killed and one person seriously injured in a head-on collision between two trucks in this district, police said on Wednesday.

A youngster from Kattarghatta village in KR Pet taluk was injured on Monday night after a leopard attacked him while he was riding his motorcycle. The incident took place around 8.30 pm on the outskirts of the village, The New Indian Express reported.

The Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (KSR) Bengaluru to Ernakulam Vande Bharat Express, launched on November 11 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has received a huge response in its first month, carrying more than 55,000 passengers and recording over 100% bookings in both directions.

Four tiger cubs rescued by the Forest Department last month died at a rescue and rehabilitation centre on the outskirts of the city, officials said on Wednesday.

The Karnataka government on Wednesday tabled the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crime (Prevention) Bill in the state Assembly.

The Karnataka government has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the removal of sandbars from four major rivers in Uttara Kannada district will proceed only after mandatory environmental approvals are granted.

Demand for development funds for their constituencies and apathy of bureaucrats were among the issues raised by party MLAs during the CLP meeting here, party sources said.