Beltangady: Dr. Veerendra Heggade, the Dharmadhikari of Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Temple, has issued a press statement demanding appropriate justice in the case of Sowjanya's death. Sowjanya, a college student from Pangla, was found dead in 2012, and the case is currently under the purview of the court and investigating agencies.

Ullal: The Ullal Police have arrested a man in connection with molesting a minor girl near the Talapady Rickshaw stand, on Monday evening.

Udupi: In an incident reported on the night of June 31 when a retired bank employee, identified as K. Sundar (64) from Nejaru Kemmannu Road, took his own life by jumping into a well in Kunjibettu.

Mangaluru: An ex-serviceman was handed over to the Ullal Police after he allegedly sexually harassed a lady police officer who was on her way to the station, on Tuesday at Bagampila near Kumpala.

Udupi: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah who was on his visit to the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi for the first time after getting elected in the second term, accepted request letters from more than 100 people at the Udupi Deputy Commissioner’s office premises.

Sullia: In a heart-wrenching incident, a 17-year-old boy identified as Hanseef, took his own life by hanging himself at his residence in Biliyar, Aranthodu village of Sullia taluk. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning, leaving the community in shock and sorrow.

Dinesh Gundu Rao, the District In-charge Minister, issued a stern warning on Tuesday, stating that individuals engaged in illegal activities under the pretext of moral policing in Dakshina Kannada would face deportation. He made the remarks during his visit to Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts alongside Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

Ruling out an investigation by a special investigation team into the recent washroom video incident at an Udupi college, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said a Deputy SP-level probe is going on.