A photo of an old man holding the hand of a young 'maladhari' Ayyappa devotee, to help the child cross the road in Kallugundi, is going viral on social media. The boy, Sonu, is said to have been struggling to cross the road in Kallugundi due to rush hour traffic on Sunday morning.

Vitla: A 14-year-old boy here committed suicide by hanging himself when his family members had gone out to attend a function on Sunday.

Kasaragod: Teaching is not only a profession but an art where you discipline students and groom them, former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said and released the autobiography of noted techno-educationalist, Professor K K Abdul Gaffar.

 A youngster died on the spot and three others were seriously injured as their car rammed into a truck parked by the road near the old bus stand on Sunday morning. The deceased youth has been identified as Sahil (21), son of Shamsuddin, a resident of Chengal.

Coastal Karnataka NRI Forum on Sunday inaugurated its first mobile clinic at an event held at MM Resort in Shirur here. Prabhuling Kavalikatti, Deputy Commissioner of Uttara Kannada District was present as the Chief Guest of the event.

Former Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni arrived in Mangaluru on Saturday for a private event. Dhoni will be attending the release of the autobiography of Dr K K Abdul Gaffar, father of Dr Shahjir Gaffar of Kasaragod.

Bela, a place known as the capital of the Konkani-speaking community in Kerala is all set to host Kavita Fest, the annual poetry festival hosted by Kavita Trust.

An inter-faith get-together was organised on Thursday in Bhatkal as a part of millenary celebrations of Jamatul Muslimeen Bhatkal. Several key figures from different religions and beliefs attended the event.