A 29-year-old man named Harish has been arrested for the alleged murder of his wife, Bharathi, in Kolur village near Doddaballapur. The disturbing incident unfolded after Bharathi refused to return to Harish, just a few days after they had eloped with a relative. The most distressing part is that their five-year-old daughter witnessed the entire horrifying act. After committing the crime, Harish took their daughter with him and fled to his village.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said he would retire from politics if it is proved that he has taken bribe for transfer of officials. He termed as 'figment of imagination' JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy's allegation that transfer business' was going on in a big way under the Congress-led government in the state.

The Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Thursday witnessed a heated verbal exchange between treasury and opposition sides, with BJP demanding the ruling Congress to provide proof for their allegation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to credit Rs 15 lakh to every person's bank account.

The High Court of Karnataka has ordered further investigation in a case where the husband has been accused by the wife of sexually abusing their four-year-old daughter.

Amruthahalli Police on Thursday detained Arun Kumar, the owner of G-Net Technologies, in relation to the recent murder of the managing director and chief executive officer of Aeronics Media Pvt Ltd.

A 40-year-old man from Tamil Nadu was arrested in the city on Monday by the police for allegedly stealing lorries. They seized 12-wheeler trucks worth Rs 1.5 crore.

Former Karnataka Minister and BJP MLA Munirathna has been booked under the Explosives Act and Karnataka Land Revenue Act along with three others for carrying out blasts to mine stones in a quarry at Hunasamaranahalli.

Karnataka government announced on Thursday that Leelavathy K, IAS, is the new Commissioner of AYUSH, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Bengaluru.