In a recent incident, a Duster car belonging to Sharath Shetty, a resident of Elinje's Kollettu, was completely destroyed after catching fire on the Bantwala-Moodbidire road in Kudkoli. The fire, reportedly caused by a short circuit in the battery, occurred on Monday morning while the car was carrying four people, including a child. Fortunately, all occupants managed to exit the vehicle safely, avoiding any injuries.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers have initiated a hunger strike near Mangaluru Mini Vidhana Soudha as a part of nationwide hunger strike to protest against the arrest of AAP National Coordinator and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The hunger strike, which began at 6:30 am, is scheduled to continue until 6 pm.

Kadaba: The local police and the Anti Naxal Force (ANF) combed the region for Naxals as rumours were adrift on Saturday that a group of people suspected to be Naxals had dinner and purchased grocery at a store in Cheru of Bilinele village on Thursday.

Mangaluru: The third Additional District and Sessions Court here on Friday denied bail to Mangaluru Urban Development Authority Commissioner Mansoor Ali and broker Muhammad Saleem, who were arrested by the Mangaluru Lokayukta Police on March 23, on charges of accepting a bribe of Rs. 25 Lakh from a businessman.

Mangaluru: Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer of Dakshina Kannada Mullai Muhilan declared on Friday that, while 11 candidates have submitted their nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections, the papers filed by 10 candidates are valid.

Mangaluru: The Sowjanyapara Horata Samiti, which is fighting for justice for rape and murder victim Sowjanya has launched a 'NOTA' campaign, said President Girish Mattannavar, warning political parties that the activists in the group would opt for 'NOTA' (None Of The Above) instead of favouring the party candidates in the Lok Sabha elections this year.

Captain Brijesh Chowta, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency, submitted his nomination papers on Thursday.

A serious accident occurred this morning on the Vitla-Kalladka road at Goltamajalu involving a private bus and a pickup vehicle, resulting in multiple injuries.