Udupi: In light of the continuous heavy rainfall and the red alert forecast issued by the Meteorological Department, Dr. K. Vidyakumari, the Deputy Commissioner of Udupi and Venkat Raja Deputy Commissioner of Kodagu district as a precautionary step, ordered the closure of all Anganwadi centers, primary schools, high schools, and pre-university colleges in both the districts on Wednesday July 26.

Udupi: Udupi district police have urged the public not to believe rumours regarding news circulating in social media that a hidden camera was placed in the washroom of a private college in Udupi by female students of a particular community.

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday handed a two-match suspension to India women's team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur for her boorish behaviour during the third ODI against Bangladesh.

Bengaluru: Senior BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday alleged that Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar's allegations of a conspiracy being hatched overseas by some BJP and JD(S) leaders to destabilise the government in Karnataka is aimed at deflecting public attention from the discontent brewing within the ruling party.

Mangaluru: With heavy rains continuing across the district, Dakshina Kannada district Deputy Commissioner Mullai Muhilan as a precautionary measure has declared a holiday for all Anganwadi centers, government, private, aided primary and high schools, PU colleges in the district on Wednesday June 26.

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru police arrested a young man from Kerala on Tuesday, July 25, after he allegedly murdered his grandparents and attempted to sell the stolen gold ornaments in the city.

Mangaluru: On Tuesday morning, Mohammad Naeem Momin, a senior rank KAS officer, assumed office as the 17th Registrar (Administration) of Mangalore University. Hailing from Bagalkote district, he has previously served as Assistant Commissioner in Bidar and Hassan districts. Additionally, he has worked as Under Secretary to the State Government at Vidhana Soudha.

Haveri: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah made an unannounced visit to the district hospital on Tuesday to assess the situation amid heavy rains causing leakage in several wards, including the children's and mother's wards, resulting in significant hardships for the patients.