A youngster, who was aged 20 years and faced charges of abetting the death of a model, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself outside his aunt’s house in Mundoli of Kutharu. The deceased youth has been identified as Yathiraj Gatti, who was found dead in front of his aunt house, situated adjacent to his house in Mundoli.

Delay in completion of the work of booth-level officers at a polling booth in Charmady late Wednesday night gave rise to tension in the area, resulting in the police lathi charging to disperse the crowd, some of whom suspected the reasons for the officers’ delay.

Violence broke out between workers of the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) near the polling station of the Government in the Moodshedde area of Moodbidri constituency, DK district, during the Assembly elections on Wednesday.

Mangaluru: A 20-year-old student who went for a picnic with her childhood friend drowned in the sea off Someshwar beach near here on Wednesday, police said.

In a disturbing incident at booth number 101 of Kermai Government Higher Primary School in the Sullia assembly constituency, a young individual was denied his right to vote due to errors committed by polling officials.

A bride in Kapu constituency performed her civic duty and also set an example to eligible voters on Wednesday by casting her vote on the way to her wedding.

Polling commenced today for the State Assembly general elections across eight assembly constituencies in the district. From the early morning hours, voters were observed forming queues outside several polling booths. To ensure the smooth conduct of polling, over 4,500 police and paramilitary officers have been deployed in the district.

A bike rider died on the spot in the vicinity of the railway bridge of Subhash Nagar near Katapady on Tuesday morning, after his motorbike collided head-on with a tempo.