Karkala police arrested one more accused in the death of Girija Poojarthi after touching the live electric wire laid for hunting wild boars, on Wednesday. The accused is identified as Shivaram Shetty (80) of Posral of Mundkur village.

The SSS University of Technology and Medical Science has awarded Ph. D award to John Mathew, Principal of Green Valley National School and PU College, Shiroor, for his research on “Global Changes in Quality Education with Professional Ethics through Information Technology”.

International athlete M.R Poovamma, who won the gold medal in the Asian Games, was felicitated by the Canara High School Association at its high school here on Wednesday.

Bantwal: The Vittla police arrested the accused in connection with the assault on a driver on Bharat bandh day.

A 23-year-old native of Kerala killed and six others injured in a road accident near here.

Under the Ayushman Bharat Yojana and Arogya Karnataka Scheme, each BPL family would be given free healthcare facility up to Rs 5 lakh in the state, said Health and Family Welfare Minister Shivanand Patil.

Karkala rural police arrested three persons on charges of trying to cover-up the incident of death of a woman who was electrocuted after she came in contact with live electric wire put up for hunting wild boars, by disposing the body in the forest, here on Monday.

Dakshina Kannada district Wakf Advisory Committee president and businessman Kanachur Monu has received a threatening call from unidentified persons against which a case was registered at Konaje police station.