Mangaluru: In a bid to spread awareness about the ill effects of drug usage, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Mullai Muhilan on Thursday instructed the Special Officer of the Department of Collegiate Education to take steps to create reels and short films by interested college students about the adverse effects of drug usage.

Mangaluru: Mangaluru cyber police station recently took action against a case of making derogatory and obscene comments about Hindu Gods on the social media platform Instagram. 

Mangaluru: A 17-year-old boy from Kuthar in the city allegedly died by suicide in his home on Thursday as he was reportedly dejected after his parents did not give him pocket money on the first day of his diploma course at Karnataka Polytechnic, Mangaluru.

Mangaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai expressed concern over the insufficient grant released by the state government for the implementation of the Shakti scheme, which aims to benefit women through state-run transport corporations.  corporations due to the inadequate funding.

The Bajpe Police Station officers in Mangaluru have apprehended an accused involved in the smuggling of the prohibited drug charas.

In an incident reported from Belthangady of Dakshina Kannada district, a group of four men reportedly assaulted an auto-rickshaw driver who was plying passengers to the KSRTC bus stand in Dharmasthala on Wednesday night.

Mangaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Ashwin Vaishnav will virtually lay the foundation stone for the ambitious Amrit Bharat Railway Station project at Mangalore Junction railway station on Sunday morning.

Hebri: In a tragic incident, a three-year-old child died after falling into a water pit in Nalkur village near Kaje Dodda Mane.