Mangaluru: The 'Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy,' established in 1994 to foster the growth of Konkani language, literature, art, and culture, is now approaching its third decade of existence. However, a significant imbalance is evident within the Academy, as the Konkani-speaking Roman Catholic (RC) and Gowda Saraswat Brahmin (GSB) communities dominate its ranks. In contrast, the remaining 40 communities that speak Konkani, and are consequently members of the Academy, are notably underrepresented, raising concerns about equal representation within the institution.

A man who had been grievously injured in a wild elephant attack on Konaje Road in Aittur village of Kadaba taluk a month ago and was under treatment in hospital till a few days ago died here at around dawn on Tuesday.

An 18-year-old student Mohammed Irfan of Shanthibettu in Kaukradi village near Nelyadi here died of a sudden heart attack after her returned home from college on Monday evening.

The local police have arrested three men for the murder of a young man who was a member of the Kallega tiger dance group, Akshay Kallega, using lethal weapons in Nehru Nagar on the outskirts of the town late Monday night, after a fight between them over a trivial issue a few hours before.

Manipal: A 13-year-old 8th grade student committed suicide on Sunday by jumping from eighth floor of a residential complex here in Saralabettu in Herga village.

Uppinangady: A series of theft, with the thieves breaking into and stealing more than Rs 20,000 in cash and other valuables from a petrol bunk, shops and a hotel beside the National Highway at Nekkilady, came to light on Saturday morning.

The owner of a store at Chittari Chetukundu under the jurisdiction of the Bekal Police Station has complained to the police that a person, who visited the shop in the guise of a customer recently, stole the mobile phone that the owner had kept on the table in the shop.