Mangaluru (Karnataka): Mangaluru Refineries and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), one of the largest refineries in the country and a subsidiary of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation -- owner of the brand 'HiQ', on Tuesday announced the commissioning of a retail outlet at Bengaluru at Devanagonthi town in the Eastern Bengaluru urban district.

Kadaba (Karnataka): Four children were injured when the roof of a government school collapsed in Kuntur of Kadaba taluk in Dakshina Kannada district on Tuesday, officials said.

The controversy surrounding Bhatkal PSI Yellappa Madara has deepened following recent clarifications provided by District Superintendent of Police (SP) M Narayan. The issue first emerged after a report on the local Kannada web portal, Kannada Vani, alleged that PSI Yellappa had been collecting traffic violation fines through QR code payments or in cash, with the funds reportedly being transferred to the account of a gold trader, Vinayak Maruti Shet.

Continuous heavy rain since last night has caused the barrier wall of the Vitla police station's accommodation to collapse. The wall and the mound behind the residence, where Vitla police station staff live, fell onto the neighboring house of Aisha Ponnottu, causing significant damage.

The third accused in the Karkala rape case, identified as Abhay from Tellaru, has been revealed to be a BJP worker and a follower of MLA Sunil Kumar. Abhay is also reportedly associated with the Bajrang Dal.

Ramesh Shivajinagar, a 40-year-old auto driver, was found dead after hanging himself at his home in Shivajinagar near Vitla. The incident took place on Sunday.

A software engineer lost his life in a road accident at Padannakkad, under the Hosdurg police station limits, on Sunday night.

Udupi Superintendent of Police Dr. K Arun has informed that two men accused of kidnapping and raping a girl in the Karkala Town Police jurisdiction on Friday evening have been arrested.