Mangaluru, Dec 15: A house was completely burnt into ashes due to the fire broke out because of suspected electric short circuit at Meenankaliya near Baikampady on Saturday morning.

The house belongs to Keshava Moolya. The incident happened when no one was at home. It is suspected that the fire broke out due to electric short circuit. Kadri station fire brigade rushed to the spot and doused the fire.

But before that, most of the household things were gutted in the fire. The roof of the house was also burnt completely causing heavy damage.

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Davanagere: A bomb threat email received at the District Court in the city’s Devaraj Arasu area on Monday morning triggered panic and a full-scale security check of the court premises.

According to police, the threat message was received on the official email ID of the District Court at around 8.30 am. Following this, the bomb disposal squad and dog squad rushed to the spot and conducted a thorough inspection of the entire court complex.

After detailed checks, officials confirmed that no explosive materials were found and declared the threat to be a hoax.

Police have launched an investigation to trace the origin of the email and identify the sender.

As a preventative measure, security has been tightened at key government offices and important buildings in the city, including the District Court complex.