A total of 713 drug-related cases were registered in Mangaluru city police Commissionerate limits in 2023 and 948 persons were arrested in connection with these, police said on Wednesday.

In an unexpected turn of events, various areas in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi experienced unseasonal rainfall during the early hours of Wednesday. The change in weather was preluded by cloudy skies in Dakshina Kannada from Tuesday evening, with some parts of the district witnessing light rain on Tuesday night.

The Infant Jesus Shrine will celebrate the 'Annual Feast of Infant Jesus 2024' on January 14 and 15, at the shrine situated on Carmel Hill at Bikarnakatte in the city.

A family in Mangaluru recently experienced a frustrating episode of poor service with LG's customer service, alleging not only poor service but also a blatant lack of communication of the company. The ordeal of the family unfolded on December 13th when their refrigerator which they had purchased less than two years ago, stopped working, prompting them to seek assistance from the LG service centre.

The association of Electronics and Communication Engineering students, 'BEASPIRE', was inaugurated at the seminar hall of Bearys Institute of Technology (BIT) in the city on December 28.

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru International Airport has handled the highest-ever number of passengers in December 2023, hosting 2.03 lakh travellers in a month since the commercial operation of the airport began on October 31, 2020, the MIA said.

Mangaluru: Amit Singh, the newly appointed Deputy Inspector General of police (western range), officially assumed office on Monday, police said.

The Sixth JMFC Court here has sentenced two men, Monish of Bokkapatna and Akhil of Kodikal, who are accused of selling narcotics in the areas under Barke Police Station jurisdiction.