Bengaluru: Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, has penned a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, highlighting concerns and making an urgent plea for the release of Special Grants and State Specific Grants for Karnataka. The letter emphasized the critical financial situation faced by the state and urged the Finance Minister to consider the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission.

A large number of Karnataka BJP workers on Monday staged a demonstration and burnt the effigies of Congress leaders here for releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.

A 62-year-old woman was killed on the spot allegedly in a wild elephant attack when she was taking a walk at Maltare Mattam near Siddapura in Kodagu district.

The idol of Mahatma Gandhi installed at the heart of Holehonnur town in Bhadravathi taluk was vandalized by unidentified persons late Sunday night.

Unidentified persons made an attempt to abduct a girl studying in Class 2 in a school in Hullahalli village of Nanjangud taluk, when she went to the toilet in school.

Bengaluru: Two agriculture officers from Mandya district have been arrested by the CID in connection with the "fake letter" written to Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot complaining to him that state Agriculture Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy sought bribes.

Bengaluru: Amid buzz over 'Operation Hasta' doing rounds regarding certain BJP legislators in Karnataka willing to go back to their "mother party", BJP MLA and former minister S T Somashekar on Sunday met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

Bengaluru: The ruling Congress government in Karnataka is convening an all-party meeting on August 23 to discuss the Cauvery water sharing issue in view of the low inflow of water into the reservoir due to poor rains.