Thirty seven years after a man stole a rubber sheet from Vechoochira village in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala and then went into hiding in a nearby forest area, he was arrested by the police.

Madrasa Ahsanul Masajid Bikarnakatte, managed by Assuffa Academy Mangaluru, organised speech and song competitions among the students on Saturday here in the city.

Surathkal: Even as the indefinite agitation against the Surathkal toll gate entered the ninth day on Saturday, the action committee has warned of intensifying their stir after November 7, by which Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has promised to stop the toll collection.

Officials of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) have raided the homes of leaders of the Popular Front of India (PFI) and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) in connection with the murder of BJP activist Praveen Nettaru.

A young newspaper agent died on Thursday night after losing control of his motorbike and falling on the road while returning home the previous night.

A 21-year-old student has been arrested by Hosdurg police in relation to the suicide of a local college student.

In an early morning operation led by the Udupi district administration at the Malpe port on Thursday, 16 minors who were found working at the port were rescued, officials said.

Bhatkal: JD(s) leader Inayathullah Shabandri was on Thursday elected as the President of Majlis-e-Islah Wa Tanzeem Bhatkal.