Karnataka reports 3,130 new COVID-19 cases

"A great injustice to every section of society. Businessmen and traders will naturally pass these costs down to the common man. There was no need to pass these charges on to the public. We strongly appeal for this decision to be withdrawn," Shivakumar told reporters.

The Karnataka Pradesh Youth Congress on Thursday observed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday as 'World Unemployment Day', accusing him of failing to fulfil his promise of creating two crore jobs every year.

Tension prevailed in Karnataka's Bhatkal after alleged stone-pelting incidents were reported during a Ganesh immersion procession on Wednesday night, with police registering two FIRs based on complaints from both sides.

A political controversy has erupted over an alleged land issue linked to former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) and his family, with Congress leaders putting up flex banners at major flyover junctions across the city.

"In Balaghat, more than 30 tribal children have died amid illness, malnutrition, and a lack of basic health facilities. The extent of the callousness is such that innocent lives kept slipping away, yet the response remained sluggish, and the government stayed asleep," Gandhi said.