Sri Sugunendra Teertha, chief of the Puthige mutt, ascended the Paryaya Peeta' at Udupi Sri Krishna temple amid festivities in the small hours on Thursday.

Mangaluru: Mangaluru teenager, Mohammed Abdul Bashith, secured a silver medal at the National Open Water Swimming Championship 2024, organized by the Swimming Federation of India in Diu on January 7, 2024. Representing Karnataka state, Bashit participated in the 5 km swimming event.

Udupi: Karnataka Women and Child Welfare Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar emphasized that the upcoming consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22 is not associated with any political party but belongs to the entire population of India, totaling 140 crore people.

The Dakshina Kannada SP has issued a clarification that there is no truth in several posts on social media that claim that an activist in support of the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya has been attacked by the followers of political leader Arun Kumar Puthila.

In the Udupi district, which is located in the foothills of the Western Ghats, there has been an increase in cases of venomous snake bites in the year 2023, compared to the year 2022.

The Surathkal Police on Tuesday arrested a young individual accused of making derogatory remarks in a video posted on social media against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.

Bhatkal: Protests continued for third day on Tuesday regarding the installation of a Devinagar board outside the Makkah Masjid at Second Cross on Jali Road here under Jali Patan Panchayat limits in Bhatkal. However, authorities did not grant permission for the installation. Protesters were directed to submit a written memorandum to the Jali Panchayat, which would then decide on the matter.

Karkala: The body of a man was found in a decomposed state inside his house at Banglegudde Paraneeru under the administration limits of Karkala Town Municipality on Tuesday and the man is suspected to have died while sleeping.