The Karnataka High Court has affirmed the six-month imprisonment sentence for a youth under Section 304-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for causing the death of a pedestrian through rash and negligent driving.

Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka will hear on November 22 the appeal filed by Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar against the sanction accorded by the previous BJP government to the Central Bureau of Investigation to prosecute him in a disproportionate assets case.

Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra on Wednesday said that the Legislature Party meeting is scheduled to take place on November 17, during which the election of its leader, who will also be the Leader of Opposition in the state assembly, is likely to be announced.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to expedite the process of releasing the drought relief funds to the state.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said it won't be surprising if JD(S), which is now in alliance with the BJP, merges with the saffron party in the days ahead.

Bengaluru: Two former MLAs of JD(S) -- R Manjunath and D C Gowrishankar -- along with their supporters joined the ruling Congress in Karnataka on Wednesday.

Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Madhu Bangarappa has said that G.T. Devegowda, the JD(S) legislator from Chamundeshwari constituency, will soon become a member of the Congress.

A 35-year-old man in the city, Mallesh, was hacked to death using lethal weapons near the Guddekal flyover. The suspects are absconding, said the city police.