Udupi: In a tragic incident, a car mowed down a pedestrian while attempting to cross the road on state highway near Hiliyana village near Hogaibelar on Sunday evening, March 31.

Mangaluru: The Election Commission of India has issued a notice to the organisers of the infamous ‘mid-street Iftar party’ held at Mudupi grama Panchayat near here.

Sathyajith Surathkal, the State President of the Shri Narayana Guru Vichara Vedike (SNGV), announced that the forum has decided to prioritize the candidate over the party affiliation and will extend support to Billava candidates in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections across several constituencies, irrespective of their party affiliations. This decision was made public during a press conference held at the Press Club in Mangaluru on Monday.

The body of a prominent social worker, identified as Padmanabha Samant, was discovered in what appears to be a case of suicide in Vamadapadavu under the Bantwala rural police station limits.

In Kadaba, Sangh Parivar workers blocked the highway late on Saturday night, demanding the arrest of the accused in a fatal car collision. The car was allegedly being used for illegal transportation of cattle.

In a tragic indient, a female staff of Kapu police station hanged herself in the police quarters. The incident came to light early on Saturday morning.

In a significant development, the District Principal Sessions Court in Kasaragod has acquitted three RSS men accused of the murder of Mohammad Riaz Maulavi, a 27-year-old madrasa teacher from Kotak.

Mangaluru: In a tragic incident, a 30-year-old woman jumped into the Netravati river along with her one-year-old daughter near the Harekala-Pavoor dam , Adyarpadavu on the outskirts of the city on Friday evening.