Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said reports of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu flagging concerns over the VB-G RAM G Act’s funding pattern are politically significant and have implications for Centre-State relations.

 Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H. K. Patil on Friday accused Governor Thawarchand Gehlot of disrespecting the Legislature by not reading the Cabinet-approved address in full during the joint session, and said the Governor owed an apology to the people of the state.

The opposition BJP on Friday demanded that Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker U T Khader take disciplinary action against Congress legislators who "disrespected" Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot inside the Assembly on January 22, during the joint sitting of the state legislature.

Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka on Friday accused the state government of showing disrespect to the Governor during his address to the joint session of the Legislature and demanded action against those responsible after reviewing video footage of the incident.

Customs officials on Friday said they arrested a passenger at Kempegowda International Airport on Friday after he arrived from Bangkok carrying hydroponic ganja worth Rs 70.35 lakh.

 Ahead of the Ratha Saptami festival, Karnataka Minister Eshwar Khandre on Friday urged officials to stay vigilant and take precautions as rising temperatures heighten the risk of forest fires.

Goods worth lakhs of rupees were destroyed after a fire broke out at the metro complex in Marathagalli, Hubballi, reportedly due to a short circuit.

A 26-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide in the Siddeshwara Colony of the city on Friday by hanging herself just two months after she tied the knot with her lover.