Puttur: The nomination of a Kannadiga, Dr. UP Shivanand of Puttur, who had filed his nomination papers in Varanasi to contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been rejected, while the nomination papers submitted in Amethi on the same criteria have been accepted. Therefore, Dr. Shivananda has appealed to the Election Commission to reconsider his nomination.

Bantwal: A Sangh Parivar activist assaulted a Gram Panchayat staff, who removed a banner following Election Code of Conduct, at Peruvayi in Bantwal taluk on Thursday.

Kasargod: A woman and his son were killed and three others were injured when an Omni vehicle they were traveling in fell into a 35 feet deep trench near Badur Onibagilu today afternoon.

Bengaluru: Veteran actor, theater artists Master Hirannyaiah, passed away this morning at BGS Hospital in the city. He was 85 years old.

Mangaluru: Former Police officer Anupama Shenoy triggered controversy by justifying Malegaon Bomb Blast , an FIR was filed in the Padubidri police station in Udupi on wednesday, police said.

Mangaluru: May 1: If party leaders commit mistakes, I say it's wrong. I do not mind if I get expelled from the party also, said former Minister of State for External Affairs K Jayaprakash Hegde.

Hassan: Dakshina Kannada secured 7th rank in SSLC examination in 2019 b'coz it voted BJP, said Minister HD Revanna.

Udupi: Mohammed Zaid, a student of St. Cecilys School, Udupi scored 607 (97.12%) marks in the SSLC examinations results announced on Tuesday.