Mangaluru: Social media users have raised objections to a post by BJP’s Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha polls candidate Brijesh Chowta on X, wherein he shared a picture of himself alongside a group of minors adorned in saffron shawls.

Udupi: Chandrakanth Bhat, who was arrested under charge of brutally assaulting a 50-year-old Dalit woman recently for feeding stray dogs near his house at Indrali in Hayagriva Nagar, has been remanded in 14 days of judicial custody.

The Puttur court that heard the case related to assault of a 12-year-old boy six years ago ordered a 1.5 year imprisonment of the guilty person, Charlie Menezes of Perne, and imposed a fine of Rs 3,000 to the convict.

In a series of thefts, three shops in Vitla were targeted by thieves on Friday night, resulting in the theft of cash and groceries.

Bengaluru: In the first case of model code violation booked against a key political figure ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the Election commission on Thursday filed an FIR against Union Minister and BJP leader Shobha Karandlaje over her recent remarks on the people of Tamil Nadu, officials here said.

Puttur: The Town Police filed a case on Wednesday against three men who had been held at various places for inappropriate behavior and, on investigation, were found to have been under the influence of narcotics on the occasions.

Senior theatre and movie artiste Venugopal, popularly known as VG Pal, died at a private hospital in the city on Wednesday night. He was 78.

The Department of Commerce and Management at Yenepoya Institute of Arts, Science, Commerce, and Management (YIASCM), affiliated with Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), organized the 3rd Series of the Enlightened Master Class in Digital Marketing on March 20, 2024, at Kulur Campus, Mangaluru.