Mangaluru: Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Shobha Karandlaje on Thursday characterised the ongoing farmers’ protest in Delhi as politically motivated.

Bantwal: A 27-year-old woman ended her life by jumping into the Netravati river here from a running train on Thursday morning, police sources said.

Mangalore: St. Gerosa Convent School in Mangalore has issued a press statement addressing the recent incident involving Sister Prabha, who was suspended amid allegations of making derogatory remarks about the Hindu religion and the Prime Minister during a lesson on Rabindranath Tagore's poem 'Work is Worship.'

Mangaluru: An FIR has been registered against two Karnataka BJP legislators, Vedavyas Kamath and Y Bharath Shetty, along with three others, for their alleged involvement in inciting and forcing students to chant religious slogans at St Gerosa English Higher Primary School in Mangaluru.

The Diocese of Mangalore has voiced its concern and appealed for justice following the distressing events that unfolded at St. Gerosa English Higher Primary School on February 10, 2024. It said that the incident stemmed from baseless allegations against an English Teacher at the school.

A case has been filed at the Pandeshwar police station here against MLAs of Mangalore South and North Vidhan Sabha constituencies, two corporators, and several others regarding the incident at St Gerosa School in the city.

Mangaluru: The government has transferred D Ramachandra Naik, deputy director of public instruction (DDPI) in Dakshina Kannada district, apparently in view of the controversy over the removal of a teacher from a private school in the city following her alleged ant-Hindu' remarks in the class room.

The Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) has recovered over Rs 2.17 crore in fines from 9,548 ticketless travellers in January this year as a result of Konkan Railway's continuous and intensive ticket checking drives.