Former MP VS Ugrappa, during a press conference held at the KPCC office on Queen's Road in the city, criticized former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy for his political choices, stating that Kumaraswamy had compromised the principles of the Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) by forming an alliance with the BJP, a party Ugrappa referred to as "communal."

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has issued a directive to officials in district and taluk centers, emphasizing the importance of working from their respective offices rather than remotely from home. During a meeting with District Commissioners and Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officers at the Vidhana Soudha conference hall, the Chief Minister conveyed his message sternly.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said the state now is not in a position to release Cauvery river water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, due to lack of rains in the river basin region.

Karnataka Minister D Sudhakar and three others have been booked by the police here based on a complaint by a woman alleging atrocities against her and her family and an assault on her daughter over a property dispute, police officials said on Tuesday.

In a dramatic rescue operation, a home guard in Tumakuru city, who was allegedly driven to attempt suicide due to workplace pressures imposed by his senior, was prevented from taking his own life by local fire brigade staff members and police officers.

Alleging that the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in Karnataka has lost its popularity so soon after coming to power, veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday announced that his party leaders will travel across the state to protest against the "failures" of this administration.

Veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the party's central leadership will decide on party joining hands with JD(S) in Karnataka, for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Senior Congress leader B K Hariprasad's veiled dig at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seems to have created unease within the ruling party, with some senior leaders and ministers advising him to not to air his grouses outside, and instead take it up with party high command.