In an incident reported at Mangalore Airport (IXE) on March 28, 2024, a family's much-anticipated vacation turned into a nightmare due to alleged mistreatment by Air India check-in staff. Zubair Shiek Usman Saheb, a resident of Bismillah Manzil, Mohalla House, Pranthya Village, Moodbidri, has penned a letter to the Karnataka Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission detailing the traumatic events his family endured.

Puttur: A fire broke out early morning on Tuesday at the godown of Harsha home appliance store at Darbe in Puttur and appliances worth several lakhs of rupees are learned to have been destroyed in the fire accident.

Udupi: A government team, led by Brahmavar Food Inspector Shivaraj Katagi, conducted a raid on the Deva Rice Industries godown in Shiriyara village, Kota. The raid resulted in the confiscation of approximately 5.4 quintals of rice, which was intended for distribution under the Annabhagya scheme.

Mangaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party issued an order appointing Capt. Ganesh Karnik as the election in-charge of the Dakshina Kannada district on Monday.

Udupi: In a tragic incident, a car mowed down a pedestrian while attempting to cross the road on state highway near Hiliyana village near Hogaibelar on Sunday evening, March 31.

Mangaluru: The Election Commission of India has issued a notice to the organisers of the infamous ‘mid-street Iftar party’ held at Mudupi grama Panchayat near here.

Sathyajith Surathkal, the State President of the Shri Narayana Guru Vichara Vedike (SNGV), announced that the forum has decided to prioritize the candidate over the party affiliation and will extend support to Billava candidates in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections across several constituencies, irrespective of their party affiliations. This decision was made public during a press conference held at the Press Club in Mangaluru on Monday.

The body of a prominent social worker, identified as Padmanabha Samant, was discovered in what appears to be a case of suicide in Vamadapadavu under the Bantwala rural police station limits.