Mangaluru: Home Minister M.B. Patil, during his visit to Mangaluru, visited the head office of Vartha Bharati on Friday.

The minister, accompanied with the press team, applauded the functioning of Vartha Bharati. "Every day I read the Vartha Bharati newspaper and frequently check for news updates on its web site via mobile phone. Because of which, I get minute to minute information from everywhere despite my busy schedule," he said.

 

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Udupi (Karnataka), Nov 28: A 19-year-old boy drowned on Thursday while bathing in Durga falls near Karkala, police said.

According to police, a group of seven college students arrived at the falls and were taking bath.

In the afternoon, Joyal Dias slipped and fell into the deep gorge while trying to get into the water to take bath.

When Karkala rural police reached the location, they launched a search. After much effort, they were able to locate and retrieve the body.

Further investigation is on, police said.

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