Ullal: The 17-year-old girl in Kumpala here, who consumed insecticide after her mother scolded her and was in a critical condition, died in the hospital on Sunday morning.

Mangaluru: Social worker and philanthropist Dr. Ronald Colaco will be felicitated on Friday, February 24, at the Father Muller Convention Center here in the city for receiving the Certificate of Excellence from the World Book of Records London.

The ‘Mangaluru Lit Fest 2023’ got off to a grand start on Saturday at TMA Pai International Convention Centre, Mangaluru, with honorary secretary of Mythic Society V. Nagaraj inaugurating the program by lighting a lamp.

Sangh Parivar activists allegedly raided a workshop being held in Adyanadka, of Kepu village, Bantwal taluk, on Saturday evening, accusing the organizers of conducting an Islamic religious convention for SSLC and PUC students in the pretext of a workshop.

Kota: A 39-year-old woman collapsed and died while feeding her newborn baby on Saturday here at Kota in the Udupi district.

A sessions court here has sentenced a 53-year-old man to four years of imprisonment in a 2019 case relating to the circulation of fake currency notes.

The recent state-level Yakshagana Sammelana established the fact that the rich folk art is thriving in coastal Karnataka and charting a new course for its future with more participation of women performers apart from reaching out to new audiences. 

Udupi: BJP national president J P Nadda is scheduled to visit Udupi on Monday to take part in the district-level convention of the party and two other programmes in the coastal district.