Coastal Districts

Mangaluru, Sept 4: A District Armed Reserve (DAR) personnel, accused of raping a teacher from Bengaluru, has gone absconding. A case has been registered at the women’s police station in Mangaluru in this regard, and police have launched a manhunt.

Mangaluru, Sept 3: MLA Harish Poonja on Thursday inaugurated a solar-powered pump set installed for pumping water from borewell for public consumption at Harabe in Madanthyar gram panchayat of Belthangady taluk.

Uppinangady, Sept 2: A 25-year-old youth died after he fell from a giant tree while cutting its branch at Golithottu village near Nellyadi in Dakshina Kannada district today.

Mangaluru, Sept 2: Dozens of organisations including women’s groups, and human and LGBTQ rights organisations from across Karnataka have come together to organise ‘If We Do Not Rise’ online campaign on September 5 to mark the third anniversary of the assassination of activist/journalist Gauri Lankesh.

Kasaragod, Sep 2: A pregnant woman was crushed to death under the wheels of a speeding bus today at Peravoor in Kannur district of Kerala.

Mangaluru, Sept 1: Karnataka state BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel on Tuesday said that the drug mafia is not only destroying lives but also weakening the country.

Muscat, Aug 31: Three Indian expats hailing from Bhatkal, a coastal town located in south Indian state of Karnataka, have become the talk of the town after they rescued two Omanis from drowning risking their own lives.

Mangaluru, Aug 31: Mangaluru city police will conduct a polygraph test on Aditya Rao, accused of planting explosives at Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) earlier this year.

Mangaluru, Aug 31: The Dakshina Kannada District unit of the NSUI staged a protest in front of the University College in Mangaluru on Monday alleging that various student organisations have been neglected by inviting only the ABVP for a discussion on the new National Education Policy at the University College.

Mangaluru, Aug 30: The coastal districts of Karnataka will very likely receive light to moderate widespread rainfall from Sunday to Tuesday, and widespread rainfall on Wednesday and Thursday, according to C S Patil, Scientist and Director, India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru.