In Dakshina Kannada, a district long dominated by the BJP, the upcoming election is shaping up to be a close contest with the Congress fielding former Union Minister and Senior Congress leader B Janardhan's Pujari disciple Padmaraj against the BJP's candidate, former army officer Captain Brijesh Chowta.

Mangaluru: A lifeless body of an individual was discovered in a deserted location on the Jokatte-Panambur road on Wednesday.

Deputy Commissioner Mullai Mugilan conducted a thorough inspection at the SSLC examination centres of Capitanio School in Mangaluru on Wednesday. The visit aimed to oversee the smooth conduct of the SSLC examinations, with 432 students taking the exam in 19 centres within the Mangaluru South constituency.

Mangaluru: A farmer was found dead in Mangaluru on Tuesday in a suspected case of suicide, police said.

Belthangady: Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, DK Shivakumar, visited the Shri Manjunathaswamy Temple in Dharmasthala on Tuesday to offer special prayers ahead of the Lok Sabha elections and met with the pontiff of the temple, Dr. D Veerendra Heggade.

Speaking at a cadre training program organized by the Karkala Block Congress in Pattonji Katte, Jayaprakash Hegde, the Congress candidate for the Udupi Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha constituency, emphasized the Kantaraju report's objective of providing social justice to the underprivileged within the democratic system.

Mangaluru: Residents of Kallamundkur village express dismay over the delayed arrest of a teacher accused of sexual harassment at the local government school under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Mangaluru: A court on Monday sent Mangaluru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Commissioner Mansoor Ali and broker Muhammad Saleem to 14-day judicial custody.