coastal districts

Mangaluru, Oct 6: Mangaluru MLA U T Khader has taken BJP-led union and state governments in India to task for giving priority to outsiders over own citizens.

Udupi, Oct 5: Zainul Ulama M Abdul Hameed Musliyar Mani, general secretary of Karnataka Sunni Jamiyatul Ulama, has been chosen as the Qadhi of Samyukta Jamaat (combined mosque committees) of Udupi. More than 100 mosques in the district fall under his jurisdiction.

Udupi, Oct 5: Intelligence wing of CBI, in a joint operation with Manipal and Udupi police, have arrested a MIT (Manipal Institute of Technology) student and seized 498 MDMA (ecstasy) tablets worth Rs 14.94 lakh from him at Shimbhra bridge on Sunday night.

Gulbarga Charitable and Welfare trust in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia organized grand finale of Quran recitation competition on 2nd October, Friday evening, online via Zoom for the boys aged between 12 to 14 years. Gulbargavis from Middle East and India participated in the contest.

Udupi, Oct 5: Who will fish out the dead body if a covid-19 positive person who ended life by jumping into a well? When the government officials and relatives of the deceased were hesitant to take any step, it was Good Samaritan Asif who travelled from Mangaluru to Karkala and fished out the body.

Mangaluru, Oct 5: Vishwa Hindu Parishad has urged the police top brass in Dakshina Kannada district to set up a special task force (STF) to curb illegal cow transportation, slaughter and cattle theft.

Mangaluru, Oct 5: Three people have been arrested by the Mangaluru city police after busting a prostitution racket.

Puttur, Oct 4: Veteran freedom fighter Bolladi Ibrahim Haji passed away on Sunday at his house at Olamogru village in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada. He was 99 and was survived by four sons and two daughters. Ibrahim Haji reportedly accompanied Mahatma Gandhi in 1934 when the father of the nation arrived in Puttur as a part of his freedom struggle. Ibrahim joined Mahatma Gandhi and accompanied

Udupi, Oct 4: A 46-year-old man who had slipped into depression after testing positive for covid-19 has ended his life by jumping into a well in Karkala. The deceased has been identified as Prasanna Acharya, a resident of Market Road, near Radhika Talkies in Karkala. A photographer by profession, he was residing alone at home. He was suffering from fever for past few days and had given his throat

Bengaluru, Oct 4: Taking strong exception to the media reports in the Mangaluru drugs case involving TV anchor Anushree, former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday demanded a thorough inquiry into 'media leaks'. He was irked over media reports suggesting that Anushree was constantly in touch with a former CM and his son prior to deposing before the Central Crime Bureau of Mangaluru. The CBI is probing the drugs case allegedly involving popular choreographer Kishore Aman Shetty and Anushree.