A 35-year-old gram panchayat member was found hanging inside his office in Ganjimutt village here in a suspected case of suicide, police said on Thursday.

Mangaluru: Rafil Ahmed, a student of Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Business Management, Mangalore has secured second rank at the Mangalore University in the BA (HRD) CBCS Course.

Mangaluru: 25-year-old Zeemamuddin, hailing from Mangaluru will represent the Delhi Dominators team for the Pro Basketball Elite competition after being drafted by the franchise for the tournament.

Bhatkal: With over 55 thousand votes, the Muslims in the Bhatkal-Honnavar Constituency have lately been raising demands of fielding a Muslim candidate in the constituency. WhatsApp groups and Facebook pages have been created to garner support for demanding a Muslim candidate among the locals.

Eight persons, who were wanted in several cases and absconding from authorities, have been arrested by the Mangaluru city crime branch (CCB), police said on Wednesday.

Udupi: BJP leader K S Eshwarappa on Tuesday said the ruling BJP does not claim to have adopted the entire Hindu society, and pointed out that anyone has a right to contest in a democracy in light of Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik's decision to fight the upcoming Karnataka polls.

Mangaluru: The Mangalore University will award honorary doctorates to Haji U K Monu, Chairman of the Kanachur Education Trust, G Ramakrishna Achar of the Sanjeevini Farm and Dairy in Muniyal, Karkala, and Prof M B Puranik, Chairman of Sharada Vidyalaya, for their contributions in various fields.

Members of the Congress Mulki Block have filed a complaint with the local police regarding alleged online death threats to KPCC general secretary and campaign in-charge of Mulki-Moodbidri Mithun Rai.