According to officials, the angry farmers went on a rampage, burning vehicles, including police vans, and vandalizing shops in the area. At least three shops were gutted, and one person was injured in the incident.
Karnataka state minister for Large and Medium Industries Mallanagouda Basanagouda Patil chaired a board meeting of the state-owned Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited on Monday to discuss the strategies needed to be adopted to increase its production capacity and financial turnover.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said that the BJP believes in the "dictatorial attitude" and has hatched a conspiracy to change the constitution.
With an aim to provide meals and breakfast to the poor at a low rate, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that a total of 600 Indira canteens will be established across the state, including Bengaluru.
Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundurao banned the food colouring agent, Rhodamine-B. "Not following the government order can lead to seven years or life imprisonment, and a fine of up to Rs 10 lakh will also be slapped," he said.
Anantkumar Hegde on Saturday stirred a controversy by calling for voters to give a two-thirds majority to his party in the Lok Sabha to enable amendments to the Constitution and undo the "unnecessary laws introduced to subjugate the Hindu community".
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister slammed the BJP over the water crisis in the city, saying, "There is no such scarcity of water in the city, the BJP created a scarcity."
Giving impetus to the development of Jharkhand through building modern infrastructure, Union Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stones of highway projects to the tune of over Rs 2,500 crore on Sunday.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has criticised Janata Dal (Secular) supremo HD Deve Gowda, saying that he has aligned with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for his party's survival.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said that BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde's controversial statement regarding the "rewriting of the Indian constitution" is not his personal opinion but that of his party.
Former Union Minister and BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde said that his party needs a total of 400 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls if any changes are to be made in the Constitution.