The Youth Wing of Bearys Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) was formally launched at a ceremony held at the Ocean Pearl Hotel in Mangaluru on January 6, 2026. The event brought together business leaders, professionals, and members of the Beary community to discuss entrepreneurship, community growth, and the role of trade in shaping the future.

Renowned artist and senior art educator Syed Asif Ali passed away following a cardiac arrest in Mangaluru on Monday, January 5, 2026. Ali collapsed while on duty at Mahalasa College of Visual Art, Alake, where he had been serving for nearly three decades. He was 54.

A 17-year-old girl allegedly died by suicide on Sunday afternoon after jumping into an agricultural pit in Kota, police said.

Fifteen people have been injured after a tipper truck collided head-on with a KSRTC bus in this district, police said.

A young woman reportedly died after jumping into the Gurupura river at Bajpe on Monday afternoon.

A fire broke out in a plywood factory located in the Baikampady Industrial Area on Sunday morning, resulting in destruction of plywood worth approximately Rs 1 crore.

 A woman and her three-year-old child were found dead under mysterious circumstances in a lake near their residence at Kodial village under Bellare police station limits, on Sunday.

The Belthangady police have arrested a man for allegedly storing MDMA for illegal sale and seized narcotics and a car together valued at over ₹11.5 lakh.