Chitradurga: A man in Karnataka's Chitradurga district set a tehsildar's vehicle on fire, allegedly in frustration over the police’s refusal to accept his mother’s complaint. The accused, identified as Prithviraj, poured petrol on the vehicle of the Challakere tehsildar outside his office and ignited the flames.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has dismissed criminal proceedings against an IIT graduate and startup founder, who developed a software tool that significantly reduced the time required to book railway Tatkal tickets.

An accident occurred on Friday involving a vehicle carrying journalists to the inauguration of the first phase of the Yettinahole project, one of the state government's flagship initiatives. The incident took place near Ballupet in Sakaleshpur taluk, Hassan district, when the vehicle's brakes failed, leading it to collide with a moving lorry.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated the first phase of theYettinahole Integrated Drinking Water Project on Thursday at the pump house in Bikere Doddanagar, Sakaleshpur taluk. The project, which aims to provide drinking water to 29 taluks across Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Bengaluru Rural, Ramanagara, Tumakuru, Hassan, and Chikkamagaluru districts, is expected to significantly improve the lives of residents in these areas.

A police operation led to the arrest of a man who attempted to rob the Union Bank of India in Amargola APMC on Thursday evening.

Four people lost their lives after a speeding bike hit pedestrians crossing the road near PKPS in the outer zone of Kuntoji village, Muddebihal taluk, around 11:10 PM on Thursday. Three others sustained serious injuries in the accident.

Raichur: In a tragic accident in the district on Thursday, two school children died and several others were injured in a collision between Kalyan Karnataka Road Transport Corporation bus and a school bus. Raichur Deputy Commissioner K. Nitish has announced that the state Transport Department has issued a compensation of Rs. 5 Lakh each for the grieved families of the deceased children.

Bengaluru: Recruitment orders have been issued to candidates selected for the posts of assistant professors in government first-class colleges under the Karnataka Government's Department of Collegiate Education. As per the notification, those received their orders have been directed to report for duty within the next 15 days.