A traffic police constable was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 from a complainant, Karnataka Lokayukta officials said on Thursday.

Bhatkal, July 10: The Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem, a prominent socio-religious organisation based in Bhatkal, has opposed the release of the controversial film Udaipur Files, alleging that it spreads misinformation, promotes communal hatred, and targets the Muslim community in a biased manner. In a press statement issued on Thursday, the organisation demanded an immediate and permanent ban on the film, warning that its release would only deepen existing communal divisions in the country.

Uttara Kannada (Karnataka): One fisherman died and another went missing when a boat capsized off the coast of Murudeshwar in Uttara Kannada district on Thursday morning, officials said.

With the recent renaming of Ramanagara as Bengaluru South and growing calls to rename Tumakuru as Bengaluru North, a similar push is now underway in coastal Karnataka.

Puttur: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has issued a show cause notice to P.G. Jagannivas Rao, former Nagar Mandal President and current member of the Puttur City Municipal Council, in connection with a controversy involving his son that has drawn public and media attention, causing embarrassment to the party.

Mangaluru: Well-known physician Dr. Srinivas Kakkilaya has urged the government to withdraw the recent report submitted by the expert committee headed by Dr. K.S. Ravindranath of the Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research. The report concerns sudden cardiac deaths and, according to Dr. Kakkilaya, is incomplete and flawed.

Udupi (Karnataka): A government school headmaster in Udupi district died by suicide on Tuesday morning, allegedly due to financial stress, police said.

Over the past 70 hours, more than 15 people have been injured in stray dog attacks across Bhatkal town in Uttara Kannada district, health officials said on Tuesday. No fatalities have been reported.