Bantwala: Since last night, total nine buses were pelted with stones in the taluk. Miscreants pelted stones at both KSRTC and private buses and in the incidents, drivers and a few passengers were injured.

Mangaluru: Officials of Mangaluru City Corporation on Tuesday launched a campaign against the illegal sale of plastic in the city and raided shops in the city market in this regard.

Bantwal: Miscreants on Tuesday morning hurled stones at two private buses at two different parts of the Taluk here. The incidents were reported from Sorikumeru and Kudrebettu of Bantwal Taluk which falls under Vitla Police Station and Bantwal Police Station limits respectively.

Mangaluru: Urban Development Minister UT Khader said that he has submitted a proposal to the Kannada and Culture department minister to increase the grants from existing Rs 70 lakh to Rs 1 crore to all academies, including the Beary Academy and it could be announced in the next budget.

Mangaluru: Deputy Commissioner S Sasikanth Senthil directed the officials to take steps to give Rs 10,000 cash prize and citations to those who provide information about ultrasound pregnancy scanning centres which scan fetus to determine the sex, illegally.

Mangaluru: In a bid to promote rainwater harvesting in all urban areas of the state, a draft policy in connection with the Green Building Policy has been proposed. The new policy will soon be enforced, said Urban Development Minister UT Khadar.

Udupi: Roshan, a 16-year old student of MET English Medium School of Karangrapadi, who sustained critical injuries in a road accident on Wednesday last week, succumbed to his injuries on Monday morning at a private hospital in Manipal here.

Moodbidri: Bengaluru Whitefield DCP Abdul Ahad Puthige on Monday asserted that with Education people can achieve great success in life and they should take inspiration from Dr. B R Ambedkar who gave the country the best Constitution in the world.