Gururaj Gantihole, BJP legislator from Byndoor, lauded the efforts of the state government to help the poor through the implementation of its ‘Anna Bhagya Yojana’.

 In an unfortunate incident, an anganwadi centre located on the premises of the Urdu Higher Primary School at Aralikatte in Nehru Nagar was broken into late on Sunday night. The miscreants not only gained unauthorized access to the centre but also attempted to steal items from within.

In a dramatic incident, a man accused of multiple thefts managed to escape with the service revolver of a police sub-inspector during his arrest in Afzalpur town of Kalaburagi district on Sunday night. The accused, identified as Khaja and hailing from Ballurgi, had a long history of more than 20 theft cases registered against him across police stations in Bengaluru, Afzalpur, and Kalaburagi.

Former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has received an invitation from Industries Minister MB Patil to join the Congress party. Patil took to Twitter on Monday to express his thoughts on the delay in electing the leader of the opposition.

Janata Dal (Secular) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Monday termed as "premature" talks of an electoral tie-up between his party and the BJP for the Lok Sabha elections next year.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday expressed hope that the meeting of Opposition parties here would lead to restoration of secular, socialist, and democratic values as enshrined in the Constitution.

Hubballi: Ahead of the meeting of opposition parties in Bengaluru, senior BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said such gatherings have no political meaning, and many such meetings may take place in the days ahead, but will not have any impact.

Bengaluru: A shocking incident occurred in Bengaluru, where a 19-year-old college student named Shashank was abducted, doused in petrol, and set on fire in Kumbalgodu. The brutal attack was allegedly motivated by Shashank's romantic involvement with a young woman who is his relative.