Manjeshwara (Paivalike): At a time when the Kerala Government has set in motion its majestic ‘Nava Kerala Sadas,’ outreach program here at Paivalike on Saturday(Nov18). Residents from the state’s northern tip, in Kasaragod, Kayyar under the Paivalike Panchayat limits here, complain of persistent rise in pollution and mosquito menace caused by a nearby ‘plastic shredder unit’ arising questions over the state’s firm pursuit on the ‘Malinya Muktham Nava Keralam’ (Pollution free new Kerala) campaign covering every nook and corner of the state.

The local police team, which busted a sex racket in a residential complex of the town on Sunday, arrested three people who were involved in it, seized property that they had been using to run the sex racket and also rescued two women who had been victims of the illegal activity.

Mangaluru: In a bid to promote Urdu language, literature, and culture, Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Urdu organized an Urdu poetry festival, 'Urdu Mehfil-e-Mushaira,' on Friday at the Town Hall in Mangaluru.

The body of Prashanth Achari, who had gone missing after getting into the waters of River Gurupura near the Polali Temple on Tuesday morning, was found by the police and fire brigade squad members in waters on Wednesday afternoon.

Udupi: The Udupi Principal Civil and JMFC Court on Wednesday remanded in judicial custody for 14 days Praveen Chowgale, the man arrested for the murder of four members of a single family at Nejaru here.

Mangaluru: In a tragic incident, a teenage boy succumbed to injuries sustained in an accident, with his family accusing medical negligence as the cause of death. The deceased, identified as Moidin Farhan (17), son of Hasan Bawa, was involved in an accident in Mukka around 8 o'clock the previous day.

Kota Police officers have filed a case against a resort owner in Kotathattu in the taluk following the death of a three-year-old boy, Sushant, on Tuesday as the sliding gate of the resort fell on him accidentally.

In a road accident near Byndoor, on National Highway 66 at Uppunda Shalebagilu, a lorry driver and cleaner sustained serious injuries when their truck hit the divider and toppled on the highway.