Udupi district in-charge minister, Lakshmi Hebbalkar, responded to criticism from Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje regarding the state government's free schemes. 

On the night of September 1, a tragic incident occurred near a lake here when a farmer lost his life after accidentally falling into the water while attempting to operate a pump set in his field.

Udupi: Laxmi Hebbalkar, the Minister of Women and Child Development and Udupi district in-charge, demonstrated an act of compassion on Saturday by assisting in transporting an injured student to the hospital after an accident near Kaup Cross.

The state government has issued an official order appointing IPS officer Jitendra Kumar Dayam as the Superintendent of Police (SP) for the Anti-Naxal Squad in Udupi district. Prior to this appointment, Dayam had been awaiting his next posting.

In response to a recent incident in Mangaluru where a bus conductor tragically lost his life after falling from a moving bus, an awareness program focused on safety was conducted in the city, targeting bus owners, drivers, and conductors.

The Lokayukta Police team in Udupi conducted a surprise visit to the Ajekar Taluk Office on Thursday. During this operation, they arrested Nizamuddin, a staff member of the Revenue Department, in the act of accepting a bribe. The bribe was connected to a request for a genealogy map of a family.

Three men were detained by police on Friday, on charges of provoking their 44-year-old mother, Sumithra, to allegedly commit suicide by hanging herself at home here. The incident occurred on Thursday night in the Korambettu Colony of Lingappayya Forest Region, KS Rao Nagar.

Mangaluru: BJP Karnataka State President Nalin Kumar Kateel on Thursday, criticized the state government's decision to release River Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, citing concerns for Karnataka's farmers. Kateel expressed his discontent, stating that the government's actions do not reflect a genuine commitment to the welfare of Karnataka's agricultural community.