Mangaluru: In response to the intensifying rains in Dakshina Kannada district, the Deputy Commissioner Mullai Muhilan has issued an order to close all schools on Thursday, June 27.

In a tragic incident, a couple and their two children died after the wall of a compound collapsed onto their house in Madani Nagar of Munnoor village. The incident occurred under the Ullal police station limits and was reported on Wednesday.

Mangaluru: Drug addiction is a sign of mental illness and there is a critical need for awareness among students, stated Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mullai Muhilan at the ‘Drugs Free India’ awareness program. Organized by the Counseling Department of St. Aloysius PU College in collaboration with the District Administration, Mangaluru Police Commissionerate, Indian Coast Guard, and the Customs Commissionerate, the event took place on Tuesday.

Mangaluru: Seemingly expressing his displeasure against ministers demanding three more deputy chief minister posts in Karnataka, state Congress President D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said the party would respond to them appropriately.

Fr Manohar D’Souza, a priest at Infant Jesus Church on Pavoor Uliya islet, has raised serious concerns about the sand mafia's activities, which are devastating the islet in the Netravati River and instilling fear among over 50 families who have lived there for generations. Speaking to the media on Monday, after a visit to the affected area with representatives from the Catholic Sabha Mangalore Pradesh and other supportive organizations under the campaign ‘Save the islet, Save lives’, Fr D’Souza highlighted the gravity of the situation.

Prominent NRI industrialist , patron of many social and charity initiatives and Chairman of Nash Engineering FZCO, Dubai, Nissar Ahamed K.S, paid a visit to the Vartha Bharati head office in Mangaluru on Tuesday.

Mangaluru: The Highland Islamic Forum (HIF) successfully conducted blood donation camp, and collected 187 units of blood during the camp on Monday.

In response to the forecast of heavy rainfall, the District Administration of Dakshina Kannada district has set up control rooms across each taluk centre to manage potential natural calamities. This measure comes after the Meteorological Department issued a red alert for the district, predicting widespread rain until June 26.