Mangaluru: The Meteorological Department on Tuesday issued Red-Alert in the three Coastal Districts of Karnataka starting September 6, adding that heavy rain is expected to last the three coastal districts till September 11.

Bhatkal: A snake bit a 12-year-old student on Tuesday in a local school here in Murdeshwar of Bhatkal Taluk. The boy is said to be critical and is battling for his life in hospital.

Mangaluru: City Cyber Police on Tuesday registered an FIR against the fake website created using a similar name to Vartha Bharati and publishing fake and communally triggering news.

Mangaluru: A complaint was on Monday evening submitted to the Mangaluru Police Commissioner against a fake website operating in a name similar to that of Vartha Bharati, posting communally sensitive and triggering posts.

Malpe (Udupi): A 42-year-old fisherman died late Sunday night after he slipped and fell off a fishing boat that was standing at the Malpe harbor.

Mangaluru: Vartha Bharati Journalist Shamsuddin Enmuru was on Sunday conferred the BG Mohan Das Award for Best Report on Digital Media for the year 2022. The award is presented collaboratively by Gulfkannada.com and Nirat Sahitya Sampad in honor of senior journalist BG Mohan Das.

Puttur: A 22-year-old bike rider died after he rammed his bike into an electricity pole before coming under a bus on Parladka road here on Saturday night. A pillion rider who was accompanying the deceased has sustained critical injuries in the accident.

Mangaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited Mangaluru and inaugurated several projects worth Rs. 3,800 crores during the visit. Several BJP leaders including Amit Malviya and Priti Gandhi shared a purported video from Modi’s Mangaluru visit praising him to be the crowd puller as thousands of people were seen attending Modi’s event in the video while the PM waved at them.