A truck driver and the cleaner had a narrow escape from death on Friday night as the truck toppled into a 100-foot abyss beside the Charmadi Ghat road at Somanakadu in Chikkamagaluru district, after the driver lost control over the truck as visibility was low due to the dense fog on the stretch, following heavy rain in the Ghats.

In a heartbreaking incident a 24-year-old woman named Megha, residing in Bommanahalli village of Terakanambi hobli in Gundlupet taluk, allegedly took her own life and the lives of her two young daughters late Thursday night.

Avoiding unnecessary travel to the affected area in Kerala and intensifying fever surveillance in the bordering districts are among the guidelines issued by Karnataka government following the Nipah outbreak in the neighbouring state.

The Karnataka government on Friday organised a mega event of reading the Constitution's preamble as part of the 'International Day of Democracy' celebrations with tens of lakhs of people participating in the programme from India and abroad at the same time.

To curb fake news and misinformation on social media and other platforms, the Karnataka Government on Thursday came out with a framework for its proposed fact-check body.

The state government on Friday issued an order designating 161 taluks as severely drought-affected and 34 taluks as moderately drought-affected within the state.

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Veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa on Thursday said he doesn't know as to what is in the minds of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding the saffron party having an understanding with JD(S) for 2024 Lok Sabha polls.