Bantwala and Uppinangady police jointly arrested six persons on charges of assaulting and attempting to murder a youth at Kalladka, on Monday.

Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha Member Shobha Karandlaje directed the National Highway Authority officials to recommend the central government to blacklist the Navayuga company for delaying the work of National Highway 66.

The issue of neglecting construction of pure drinking water units by the contractors- KRIDL and Pan Asia Company rocked the zilla panchayat general body meeting held here on Monday.

 Social worker, columnist and director of New Delhi-based Centre for Equality Studies Harsh Mander on Monday said that it was the responsibility of the government to run governance without affecting rights of the citizens and guide them to obey and maintain law and order.

Kasargod: Goods worth lakhs of rupees were lost when fire broke out at a super market at the outskirts of the city in Chingal on Monday afternoon.

Mangaluru: Former minister Ramanath Rai has criticized the Member of Parliament Nalin Kumar for allegedly taking credit of the works done by others. “I have never seen a lazy MP like him,” said Ramanath Rai.

The police have arrested four men who were allegedly selling cannabis near Urwa Marigudi in the city on Sunday.

The arrested have been identified as Mahesh alias Macha (24), a resident of CPC Compound near Modern Rice Mill; Ritesh alias Ritu (20), a resident of Bokkapatna Road; Sudarshan M (24), a resident of Urwa Longlane area. Ashok Nagar PK compound’s Ritesh (21).

A cheating case filed against Chennai-based Tirupur Chits Private Limited that the company has swindled the money of Rs 9 crore collected from over 200 customers of the district came to light now. A customer Arafat from Mangaluru lodged a complaint at Economic and Narcotics Crime Police station against the company. Amidst this, a number of customers who suffered from this issue, held a meeting in the city on Sunday and discussed it.