Four members of a family from West Bengal were found dead inside their single room accommodation at a poultry farm in Bengaluru Rural district of Karnataka, police said on Monday.

Local forest officials on Sunday arrested two individuals, identified as Sharath and Manjunath from Bharati Nagar, in the forested area of Haihole village, situated within Shivamogga district. The duo had allegedly engaged in the illegal transportation of teak logs sourced from the Shivamogga Biological Division. Concurrently, three additional suspects linked to the case remain at large.

With voices from within his cabinet pitching for the appointment of three more deputy chief ministers in the state, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the high command would decide on it ultimately, and that he would comply with the decision.

The head teacher of a government school in Nidaghatta village of Maddur taluk of the district has been arrested by the Maddur Police under charge of sexually harassing girl students of the school, based on a complaint filed by the girls' parents, with the support of Dalit organizations.

In an incident reported from Chikkamagaluru, an accident on National Highway 173 resulted in injuries to the driver and cleaner of a truck that was transporting plywood. The mishap occurred at approximately 3 am on Sunday, near the locality of Banakal within Mudigere taluk.

In a significant operation, the CCB Police in Bengaluru have seized drugs worth Rs 7.83 crore and arrested 14 individuals, including three foreigners. The operation is part of the police department's ongoing battle against drug-related crimes in the city.

Karnataka's Health Minister, Dinesh Gundurao, has announced that the ongoing issue of medicine shortages in government hospitals is being resolved. He assured the public that there will be no shortage of medicines in any government hospital after December.

Cooperation Minister K N Rajanna on Saturday floated the idea of having three more Deputy Chief Ministers in Karnataka, and said he will discuss it with the Congress high command, keeping in mind the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.