Bengaluru: Seers of various maths have urged the Karnataka government not to repeal anti-cow slaughter and anti-conversion laws for any reason.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to the union government to review the current parameters for a state to declare drought and consider amending it, to establish a more responsive framework that acknowledges the realities of each state and offers timely assistance to the farmers in particular.

A 32-year-old cow vigilante has been booked under the stringent Karnataka Goonda Act for allegedly extorting money from cow slaughterers and cattle transporters, and subsequently arrested by the Central Crime Branch, police said.

Three people, including a woman, were scalded when the boiler of a steam-based idli making unit of a hotel exploded here on Saturday, police said.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday said police have detained two people who had escaped after the fire mishap at the Bengaluru municipal Corporation's office, which left nine people injured.

Nine people sustained serious burn injuries when a fire broke out in the Quality Control Division of the Bengaluru civic agency on Friday.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Infrastructure Development Minister M B Patil on Friday said the work on the Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project corridor-2 between Benniganahalli and Chikkabanavara (25.01 km) will be completed within the set deadline of the next 26 months.

Bengaluru: A massive fire broke out at the premises of the headquarters building of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and more than 8 employees were reported to have suffered severe burn injuries.