Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kickstart the BJP's Lok Sabha poll campaign in Karnataka by addressing a public meeting in Kalaburagi on March 16, the party's state general secretary V Sunil Kumar said on Wednesday.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday appointed five Cabinet Ministers as Government spokespersons to project the achievements of his administration.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case has detained a man from Ballari district, sources said on Wednesday.

Karnataka government has not yet discussed the issue of implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the State, and the Cabinet will take a call on it, Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Wednesday.

K Jayaprakash Hegde, who was until recently the Chairman of Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes, and two former MLAs, B M Sukumar Shetty and M P Kumaraswamy, who were earlier with the BJP, on Tuesday joined the Congress party weeks before Lok Sabha polls.

Chamarajanagar (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday dismissed as a lie the opposition BJP's charge that Cauvery water is being released to Tamil Nadu even though Bengaluru is reeling under an acute water crisis.

Mandya: A car traveling on a bridge near Avverahalli in Pandavapura taluk of the district on Tuesday morning fell into a waterless canal as the driver lost control over the car, with the accident resulting in the death of two youth traveling in the car.

Bengaluru: Hours after the Supreme Court stayed Karnataka Government’s move to conduct board exams for 5,8,9 and 11 grades in state-affiliated schools, the state education department has announced postponement of examinations.