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.

Accusing BJP of attempting 'Operation Kamala' to destabilise his government, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday asserted that they will not be successful in their efforts, as none of the Congress legislators will fall victim to it.

In a strongly-worded letter addressed to the Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, members of ‘Bengaluru for Justice and Peace’ expressed their disappointment regarding the government's response to protests condemning the ongoing crisis in Palestine.

Kolar: The Kolar Women Police Station officers on Friday arrested Swathi, one of the suspects in the kidnapping a newborn from the Kolar District Hospital, and are searching for two other suspects, who are learned to be absconding.

The headmaster of the Government Higher Primary School, Jodichikkenahalli, in Chitradurga taluk has been suspended by the Deputy Director of the Department of Public Instruction (DDPI), following an incident of acid splash on a girl from Class 2 in the school.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday questioned the central government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the alleged delay in providing drought relief to Karnataka, and asked whether the BJP government is taking "revenge" on the state.