Power TV, a Kannada news channel, received severe criticism from netizens after it uploaded a misleading photo of a Muslim man, falsely claiming he had surrendered to the police in connection with the blast in Kalamassery, Kerala, on Sunday.

Lokayukta sleuths in Karnataka on Monday raided more than 70 locations belonging to 17 government officials accused of allegedly amassing wealth disproportionate to their known sources of income.

Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawaton Monday hit out at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah accusing him of spreading falsehood and misinformation with regard to the various water projects including the Mekedatu balancing reservoir across the Cauvery river.

Forest officials and staff are on their toes after a leopard was reportedly spotted at Singasandra near Electronic City in Bengaluru recently.

Three of a family, including two women, were killed when the car they were travelling in fell into a lake in the district on Sunday morning, police said.

The Congress on Sunday released the list of candidates for the Karnataka Legislative Council elections scheduled to be held next year.

 Congress' Mandya MLA Ravikumar Gowda's (Ravi Ganiga) claim that Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar will become the chief minister after two-and-half years of the government's tenure, has caused a flutter within the ruling party circles, with some ministers asserting that incumbent Siddaramaiah will complete full term, and a few others saying it is for the high command to decide.