In a tragic incident, a first-year PUC student from Puduvettu village in Belthangady taluk committed suicide by consuming rat poison.

Mangaluru: Mayor Sudheer Shetty stated that Commissioner of the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) had been advised to strictly implement a rule to ban all excavation and construction works in the municipal limits until September so as to avoid any potential disasters. The issue was brought to the notice of the DC too, he said. He was addressing the media persons at the Corporation on Wednesday.

Mangaluru: A tragic incident occurred on Wednesday at a construction site in Balmatta, Mangaluru, where one of the two labourers trapped under a landslide succumbed before rescue teams could reach him.

Two labourers were trapped under mud following a landslide during a building construction near Balmatta road. The landslide occurred while construction work was underway, burying the workers beneath the soil.

Prominent Physician, Dr. Mohammed Ismail Hejamady was honored with the “Legends in Medicine” award by Times Now in an event that was organised to celebrate medical excellence.

Ullal: The Ullal Police have reportedly arrested members of a gang who allegedly assaulted a home guard, who advised precautions to the accused to not to venture into sea, due to dangerous waves near Someshwar Temple.

Dharmasthala: A 26-year-old woman, resident of Jodusthana, Nityanutana Bhajana Mandira of Dharmasthala village, committed suicide by hanging on Tuesday.

Karwar: A crude bomb exploded under a journalist’s car at Gunda near Joida. Nobody was harmed in the explosion.