A man was arrested for posing as a Lokayukta officer and attempting to extort money via WhatsApp, Ullal police said.

Mangaluru: The Ullal police have arrested the accused who allegedly blackmailed and threatened the revenue officer and staff of Someshwara Municipality by calling them on the phone under the guise of Lokayukta.

Mangaluru: The Kross Bikes Mangalore Cyclothon-2024, held on Sunday morning, attracted around 1,200 cyclists, including schoolchildren, professional cyclists, and regular riders from different clubs. The event focused on promoting road safety and responsible cycling, with a special emphasis on school students and their parents.

More than five shops in Perla town, including a cloth store and an automobile showroom, were gutted in a major fire accident that occurred at around midnight on Saturday.

Mangaluru: A 66-year-old man from Mangaluru, Karnataka, who was serving a three-year jail sentence in Saudi Arabia, has been granted early release under the Kingdom’s National Day amnesty program. The man, identified as Ahmed Imran (name changed), worked as a driver in Jeddah before his arrest in September 2023.

Commuters on the National Highway 66 here are struggling with the traffic problems due to the repair work that are going on since Thursday on the old bridge across River Nethravathi near Ullal.

Traffic movement on the old bridge across River Nethravathi in Panemangalore was affected for some time on Saturday morning as a truck got stuck in a barrier erected on the bridge.

Bearys Institute of Technology (BIT) hosted an engaging invited talk on “Global Data Protection Policy & Regulation” and “Cyber Security Architecture,” organized by the Departments of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE). The event, held in collaboration with the IEEE BIT Student Branch and the Institution’s Innovation Council, took place in the International Seminar Hall at 11:00 AM.