Bantwal: The Poonjalkatte police in the Taluk has registered a case against two people for allegedly abusing and threatening an Asha worker and the chairman of a Gram Panchayat COVID-19 task force on Monday here.

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, Sindhu B Rupesh on Monday issued a statement clarifying that general public will have no access to the premises of Mangaluru International Airport on Tuesday, when the Air India flight with 177 stranded NRIs from UAE will arrive here.

Mangaluru: Chief Secretary of State Government, on Monday issued an order stating that people working in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi District can travel between the two Districts and that they will not require inter-District passes issued by the District administration.

Mangaluru: An Air India flight carrying 177 stranded NRIs will arrive at Mangaluru Internationa Airport on Tuesday, May 12 at 10pm here, IAS officer Rahul Shinder informed mediapersons in the city on Monday.

Bhatkal: After the first COVID-19 wave in the town, roots of which were traced to the gulf, people in Uttara Kannada’s Bhatkal were anticipating relaxation of lockdown in the town when they woke up to the news of another case of COVID-19 on Tuesday, May 5.

Udupi: Public should take precautionary measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus in public places and workplaces . Otherwise, appropriate action will be taken as per Disaster Management Act 2005 and Epidemic Disease Act, said G. Jagadish, Deputy Commissioner, Udupi.

The Indian Design School (IDS) designed and donated an innovative ‘Hands-free Sanitizer Dispenser’ to major hospitals in Mangalore on Monday, 4th May 2020, as a part of their ‘Giving Back to the Society’

The Yenepoya medical college hospital at Deralakatte here has become the first private hospital in Dakshina Kannada district to get coronavirus (COVID-19) testing approval.