Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the state and union governments over the reported shortage of over 16,000 medical professionals in the state.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has tested positive for Covid-19 and is under home quarantine, the Special Secretary to the Governor, R Prabhu Shankar, said on Tuesday. ''The governor has tested positive for Covid-19. He is being continuously monitored and his health is stable,'' Shankar said in a statement.

 Karnataka Minor Irrigation Minister N S Boseraju on Tuesday warned of stringent action against individuals directly utilising treated water from the HN Valley and KC Valley irrigation projects for agriculture purposes.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said a meeting has been convened on January 10 to assign responsibilities to various units of the party for the Lok Sabha elections.

In a tragic incident in Kolar, a private bus struck pedestrians, resulting in the death of a woman and serious injuries to another individual.

A 39-year-old chief executive officer of a start-up company allegedly killed her four-year-old son in Goa and then travelled with the body to neighbouring Karnataka, a police official said on Tuesday.

Bengaluru-Gadag: The Karnataka government announced a compensation of Rs 2 Lakh each to the kin of three youths who died of electrocution while placing a banner of KGF movie star Yash, on the occasion of his birthday at Surangi village in Lakshmeshwar, Gadag during the early hours on Monday.

Bengaluru: A division bench of the High Court of Karnataka has dismissed a petition seeking to prevent the pontiff of Puthige Mutt, Sugunendra Theertharu, from performing pooja at the Udupi Sri Krishna Temple.