Mangaluru: Former Mangalore City Corporation Mayor and Congress leader Kavita Sanil officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra at a program held in Bantwal on Saturday.

A sand sculpture illustrating the significance of elections and the importance of voters exercising their right to franchise was created on Ullal beach recently, during an event jointly organized by the Ullal Taluk Panchayat, Ullal City Municipality, Kotekar Town Panchayat, and Someshwara Town Municipality.

Heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning has lashed Udupi district since last night, bringing relief from the scorching sun but causing power outages in many areas.

Mangaluru experienced heavy rain accompanied by thunder, lightning, and strong winds in various parts of the city and its outskirts this morning.

In a tragic incident near Koolur on the outskirts of Mangaluru, a pedestrian was killed on the spot after being hit by a bike and then run over by a tanker.

 A tourist died and two others were rescued at Malpe Vadabandeshwara beach when they were bathing in the sea on Thursday, police said.

The doorstep voting facility provided by the Election Commission of India (ECI) was utilized by 5,878 senior citizens and 1,957 voters with more than 40 per cent physical disabilities, considered as People with Disabilities (PwD) voters, in Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency this year+

Mangaluru: Due to heavy rainfall and bad weather in Dubai and neighboring middle-eastern countries in the last 48 hours, four flights from Mangaluru International Airport to Dubai and vice-versa were canceled on Wednesday.