Two girl students drowned while bathing near the Kolyadakatta dam area of the Gundya river on Friday evening here in the Kadaba Taluk of the district.

A case has been registered at Dharmasthala police station against Girish Mattannavar over a complaint regarding alleged defamatory posts on social media against Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala.

A special police team has arrested a man who had been absconding since 2018 in connection with theft and cattle slaughter cases registered under various police stations in the city police commissionerate, Deccan Herald reported.

The KPTCL has set a target to complete the strategically important Kadandale 400 kV power substation project by July 15, aiming to ensure uninterrupted and quality power supply to the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, officials said on Wednesday.

A 49-year-old scooter rider died on the spot after a crane hit his vehicle from behind in Ballupet in Belthangady taluk on Tuesday.

UDF candidate A.K.M. Ashraf has won the Manjeshwar Assembly seat in Kerala and is set to return to the Assembly.

The counting of votes in the Manjeshwar Assembly constituency has completed eight rounds, with UDF candidate A.K.M. Ashraf establishing a clear lead.

A court in Mangaluru has sentenced a 44-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.