Briefs

Kasaragod, Sept 20: The district has registered another death attributed to leptospirosis, also known as rat fever. The fresh case was reported on Tuesday as B. Koran, 55, a resident of Badur colony at Thayannur , some 15 km east of Kanhangad, passed away at the Pariyaram Medical College where he was shifted with suspected leptospirosis symptoms on Friday. Mr. Koran had undergone treatment at the

Kasaragod, Aug 31: After unseating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the Karadka grama panchayat through a UDF-LDF supported no-confidence motion recently, an LDF-backed Independent was on Thursday elected new president of the 15-member local body. Anasuya Rai got elected garnering eight votes — LDF (5) and UDF (3) — against BJP nominee and ousted president G. Swapna, thus ending the 18-month

Kasaragod, Aug 21: District Collector D. Sajithbabu has warned against moves to solicit compulsory collection of relief materials from individuals and households for the flood-hit families. The Collector’s order comes against the backdrop of reports quoting the District Police Chief here that some individuals and organisations under fictitious names are found to be duping people by collecting

Mangaluru, Aug 18: Two persons have been feared drowned in different streams in Paduperar in Bajpe police station limits on the outskirts of the city on Thursday. Chandrahas Shetty, 53, a farmer, had reportedly gone to Dambegundi stream near his farmland to retrieve coconuts from the stream. He reportedly slipped and was carried away. A missing complaint has been filed. Diwakar, 32, a labourer

Padubidri, Aug 10: Around five months after he met with an accident, P M Aboobakar, a resident of Kanchinadka Padubidri, breathed his last at his residence. He was 75. He was popularly known as "Abukaraaka" and was very familiar through his social and religious activities. He was known for voluntarily performing ghusl-e-Janazah of many people in his locality. He had sustained severe injuries in an

Kasaragod, Aug 9: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was on Wednesday unseated in the Enmakaje grama panchayat with the Left Democratic Front (LDF) supporting a no-confidence motion moved by the United Democratic Front (UDF). The UDF had 7, LDF 3, and the BJP 7 members in the council. The BJP was governing the panchayat after the party won a draw of lots after the 2015 local body polls. The motion

Kasaragod, Aug 3: The police arrested a youth while smuggling 7 kg ganja in a car at Chevar, near Kumbla, here on Thursday. On a tip-off provided by Superintendent of Police A. Srinivass, a team led by Kumbla Circle Inspector K. Premsadan arrested Hussain, 23, a resident of Paivalige panchayat. The narcotic was found concealed in the rear seat of the car, which was impounded by the police. The

Bengaluru, Aug 2: BBMP officials were in a frenzy on Wednesday after High Court Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari gave them four hours to rid the city of illegal flex and banners. This galvanised the BBMP with Commissioner N. Manjunath Prasad sending a message instructing the civic workforce to drop whatever they were doing and focus on removal of illegal banners. Later in the day, Mr. Prasad

Mangaluru, Jul 28: The Sullia police arrested Jagadish, 23, of Sullia for his alleged involvement in the theft of Rs. 26,500 and 48 grams of gold ornaments from the house of Satyanarayana in Kodiyala village near Bellare on July 25. The Bantwal Town Police on Thursday arrested Umanath Prabhu, 51, of Kateel for his alleged involvement in theft of ornaments and cash from a house in Shirali village

Kasaragod, Jul 19: A one-year-old girl was found dead in an overflowing well at Eriyal here on Wednesday. The police said Ayishath Shamna, daughter of Naseema, could have fallen into the well in the paddy field. The well wall had collapsed a while ago. The police and Fire and Rescue Services personnel retrieved the body and shifted it to the General Hospital around 3 p.m.