The Karnataka Police have invoked the Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act (KCOCA), 2000, against the accused in the murder of Abdul Rahiman from Kolattamajalu, Bantwal. The case, which occurred in May this year, involved multiple individuals with alleged links to organised criminal activities and communal unrest, police officials confirmed.

Passengers arriving from Dubai on an Air India Express flight to Mangaluru on Saturday evening were left angry and helpless after learning that their luggage had not arrived with them and was left behind in Dubai.

The Udupi district administration has suspended three teachers who failed to report for duty as enumerators in the ongoing Social and Educational Survey being conducted by the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission.

Malpe Police have arrested one more person in connection with the murder of rowdy-sheeter and AKMS bus owner Saifuddin, taking the total number of arrests in the case to four.

The ‘Shobhayatra’ procession of Goddess Sharada, organized by the Kudroli Shri Gokarnanatha Temple, brought the curtains down on the famous annual Mangaluru Dasara celebrations early Friday morning.

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar participated in the Dasara celebrations organized at Shri Gokarnanatha Temple in Kudroli in the city on Wednesday night.

The movement of traffic in Mangaluru will be affected on the evening of October 2 in light of Mangaluru Dasara procession. The procession, featuring the Navadurga and Sharada Mata idols, will begin at 4:00 p.m. from the Kudroli Gokarnateshwara temple and will continue until 6:00 a.m. on October 3.

The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) on Wednesday submitted its report on three skulls and bone remains examined as part of the SIT probe into the alleged case of multiple murders, rapes and burials in Dharmasthala over the past two decades, prompted by claims from complainant CN Chinnaiah, sources in the Special Investigation Team said.