Malpe: A student of a private engineering college in Bangalore was drowned at Tottam beach near Malpe today at around 2:30 pm.k

Madikeri: The Kodagu District BJP General Secretary Balachandra Kalagi (42) was killed in the road accident near Talattamane in Madikeri.

Mangaluru: A rider killed on the spot when a private bus collided with his bike near Gurupura Agriculture Service Cooperative Bank in Gurupura today morning.

Kundapur, Mar 18: A team of police, led by Karkala ASP P. Krishnakant, carried out raids on illegal mining in the limits of Kota and Shankaranarayana police stations on Monday afternoon. The police arrested eight people and seized vehicles and assets as well.

Udupi: Contemplations are on to filed Congress leader and former Minister Pramod Madhwaraj from the Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha constituency, which has been ceded to JDS after Congress-JDS seat sharing pact. The final decision regarding this is expected soon.

Kadaba: A 33-year-old man died after falling from a moving KSRTC bus at Neeraje near Kadaba on Monday.

Udupi: 'Modi'fication of politics, Ambanisation of economy, Aranab Goswamisation of media; this is only fascism of this country. All these are interlinked, noted columnist Shivasundar.

Udupi: RSS is not anti-Muslim. In fact, it is anti-Dalit, anti-Shudra, anti- backward classes, anti-Hindu and also anti-national. It is misguiding youths to utilise them. If it is not understood, we may need another freedom struggle," said social thinker Mahendra Kumar.