CPI(M) Dakshina Kannada district secretary Muneer Katipalla has lodged a complaint with the Western Range IGP, alleging that police personnel in Dakshina Kannada district have committed an unconstitutional and discriminatory act by visiting mosques under the pretext of conducting awareness programmes on the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act.

The Centre has constituted a joint expert committee to examine integrated highway and railway connectivity between Mangaluru and Bengaluru, including the proposed Shiradi Ghat tunnel corridor, according to Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta.

A controversy has erupted after police in Dharmasthala sealed the house of a poor woman accused of selling cattle to alleged illegal transporters.

The Fast Track Special Court (FTSC) 2 in Mangaluru has granted bail to a man who was arrested on charges of raping his minor step-daughter.

A sudden protest broke out at Sri Devi College in Ballalbagh on Friday after degree students accused the college administration of imposing a fine of Rs 100 per day for delays in paying academic fees.

 The Chairman of the State Children's Rights Protection Commission, Shashidhar Kosambe, visited the District Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre at Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru on Friday, where he expressed his dissatisfaction over the poor conditions and mismanagement at the facility.

The Udupi Women Police have arrested Shreekanth Poojari (20), son of a BJP leader, after he was found in a lodge in Manipal with a minor girl. A case has been registered against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

 Two construction workers were killed on Thursday evening after a temporary lift installed at a building site collapsed in Murdeshwar.