As per the Karnataka Coastal Fishing (Control) Act 1986, the Karnataka state government has banned fishing activity using nets and other materials through mechanized boats or traditional boats using inboard or outboard machines of above 10 horse power capacity in the coastal belt of Dakshina Kannada district in the state for 61 days from June 1 to July 31.

Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil said that though the samples of phlegm or mucus of two persons were sent for laboratory test following the outbreak of Nipah virus in Kerala, they were found negative and there is no need to be panic about Nipah in Dakshina Kannada district.

Though the family members saved a man from committing suicide, he died after falling accidentally, at Hemmanee Guddemane in Brahmavar police station limits on Wednesday.

Heavy rains that lashed in almost all the district except Karkala and Hebri taluks, with gusty wind and thunderbolt on the wee hours of Tuesday, wreaked havoc in the district. One person was killed and another injured in the lightning, while standing crops in Byndoor, Kundapura, Brahmavar and Udupi taluks were damaged.

Team India main coach and former cricketer Ravi Shastri on Tuesday visited Karvalu Vishnumurthy temple at Yarlappadi in the taluk and offered special pooja.

Members of the All India Gramin Dak Sevak Union and its Udupi branch began their indefinite strike in front of the Udupi general post office here on Tuesday, demanding implementation of Kamalesh Chandra Committee recommendations.

Nipah virus that has created havoc in Kerala looks like slowly crossing the border. As per the information given by Dakshina Kannada district health officer Dr. Ramakrishna Rao, two suspected cases of Nipah virus have been diagnosed in Mangaluru.

Mangaluru, May 22: On Tuesday a tribute was paid to the people who lost their lives in ab air crash that took place at Bajpe international airport eight years back and shook the entire nation.