Bengaluru: Amidst rising desertions from the BJP and the JD(S), with leaders jumping to the Congress party after its resounding victory in the Vidhan Sabha elections, in a sudden development on Friday, BJP Leader M.P Renukacharya met Chief Minister Siddharamaih and Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC president D.K Shivakumar, rising speculations over his entry into the grand old party.

Madikeri: In an incident reported on Friday, a government bus collided with the Squadron Leader Ajjamada Devaiya circle located at the old private bus stand in the district headquarters of Madikeri.

Bengaluru: Jigani Shankar, a prominent senior Dalit leader renowned for his advocacy on behalf of backward communities, passed away at the age of 67 due to a heart attack on Friday.

In a significant development, Kadur police officers have arrested G Umesh, the Tahsildar of Kadur, in Bengaluru on Friday. The arrest was carried out in connection with allegations of unlawfully transferring government land to private entities.

A 60-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant attack in Adiyanadur village of Somwarpet taluk on Friday.

In an incident reported from Mandya town a video of a college student menacingly brandishing a lethal weapon while confronting his college lecturer has surfaced on social media, rapidly gaining traction.

Karnataka High Court has issued a notice to the state government with regard to the arrest of cow vigilante Puneeth Kerehalli by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) police officers under the Goonda Act.

The Karnataka government has described as "wholly misconceived" Tamil Nadu's plea seeking a direction from the Supreme Court that it be asked to release 24,000 cusecs of Cauvery water daily for standing crops.