Former MLA of Belthangady, DK district’s senior Congress leader K.Vasantha Bangera shared his views with Varatha Bharti regarding various issues like the political developments taking place in the district, the party's defeat in the previous election and the party's preparation for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Ever since Saudi Arabia has imposed huge tax on the dependents of immigrants, expats from coastal Karnataka are bearing the brunt of this new expatriate dependent fee that Saudi Arabia introduced in July, 2017.

The hearing of the witnesses in the murder of businessman Bhaskar Shetty was began at the principal district and sessions court here on Monday with tight police security. All the three accused including Rajeshwari Shetty who were in Parappana Agrahara Jail in Bengaluru, were produced before the court during the hearing.

An aged couple committed suicide by consuming poison at Periyottu in Barya village in Belthangady taluk on Monday. The deceased have been identified as Sanjeeva Poojary (60) and his wife Sita (57).

Local police arrested one person on charges of spreading communal enmity through WhatsApp groups against a college in the city. The accused is identified as Ashish of Asaigoli in Konaje in the city.  

The life story of Udupi SP Laxman Nimbargi who wrote UPSC exam in Kannada medium and became IPS officer, has inspired the students of Kannada medium school students here on Monday.

The 'Jhonlin Toy Exchange Book Bank' is now reopened as 'Jhonlin Toy and Book Exchange' at the Jhonlin Cottage in the Bondel here on Sunday.