Udupi: The Udupi Muslim girls whose petitions seeking permission to wear Hijab inside the classrooms were dismissed by the Karnataka High Court said on Tuesday they will not go to college without hijab and fight the case legally till they get "justice".

In the background of the Karnataka High Court’s verdict on the permissibility of wearing a Hijab in classrooms, more than 1200 police personnel have been deployed in the jurisdiction of the Mangaluru City Commissionerate as a precautionary measure, Commissioner N. Shashikumar informed. 

Udupi: The religion and culture of Karnataka are filled with the spirit of brotherhood and harmony, said Governor of the State Thaawarchand Gehlot on Monday.

Thousands of dead fish were reportedly found floating at Guruvayankere in Kuvettu village in the Taluk. 

Continuing the tradition of bagging university ranks, the students of St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC), Mangaluru, have brought laurels to the college yet again, by securing Three Ranks in the University Examinations conducted by Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, for the academic year 2020-21. 

Kasaragod: In an accident between a Tempo and Bike that reportedly occurred on Wednesday night, two youngsters who were riding on the bike died at Kalnad Pete in the jurisdiction of the Melparamba police station here.

Mangaluru: Prohibitory orders under section 144 of Cr.PC around schools and colleges under the jurisdiction of Mangaluru Police Commissionerate has been extended till March 12 amidst the Hijab row.

Udupi: For the in two years since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the coastal Karnataka, Udupi district on Wednesday. The district had first reported the COVID-19 case in March 2020 while it peaked in May that year.