Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Monday said an alert has been sounded in the state following reports of child deaths linked to consumption of certain cough syrups in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) sustained head injuries after being attacked by a group of youngsters while attempting to stop a fight during the immersion of a Lord Ganesha idol in Bhadravathi on Sunday night.

Hundreds of farmers from Hanur taluk staged a strong protest on Monday against the Karnataka government’s proposal to declare the Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary as a tiger reserve.

Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Monday indicated that the October 7 deadline for the state-wide Social and Educational Survey, conducted by the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission, may be extended.

Karnataka is reportedly planning to introduce certified training courses for aero adventure sports pilots, making such training more accessible and affordable within India.

Onion is the latest among the kharif crops to be damaged due to extreme rainfall in North Karnataka. Continuous rains and fungal blight have wiped out over 50% of the crop in Kittur Karnataka region and parts of Vijayanagar and Ballari districts.

A 23-year-old woman died after a large tree allegedly fell on a two-wheeler on which she was riding pillion here, police said on Monday.

A purported video of an undertrial prisoner celebrating his birthday allegedly inside the Parappana Agrahara central prison here has prompted an inquiry by the authorities, official sources said on Sunday.