The Canara Organization for Development and Peace (CODP) entered its Golden Jubilee year with a grant distribution program for beneficiaries under the house construction and repair program for weaker sections of society.

Mangaluru: A Sangh Parivar activist was arrested by the Mulki Police on Wednesday after he was allegedly caught recording a video of his neighbor woman while she was bathing. The accused, identified as Sumanth Poojary (22) from Hosakadu in Pakshikere, is known to be an active member of the Hindu Jagarana Vedike's Pakshikere unit.

Udupi: Udupi Town Police have taken action against Veena Shetty, the BJP Mahila Morcha Udupi District President, for delivering a provocative speech during a BJP protest held in the town last week in response to an incident involving a video of a local paramedical college student.

Mangaluru: An attempted robbery at an ATM of the South Indian Bank located at the Jayashree Commercial Complex, opposite Vidyadayini School in the Surathkal police station limits, was thwarted on Thursday night.

Several passengers were injured when a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus overturned on a slippery road in Sampigesara near Ulloor in Sagar Taluk. The incident occurred as the bus was traveling from Shivamogga to Sagar and tried to avoid a two-wheeler that was in front of it, causing it to slip and overturn on the side of the highway.

The local police in Udupi have taken action against two members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) for allegedly making provocative speeches during a protest held by the VHP and Bajrang Dal Udupi district unit. The protest aimed to demand a comprehensive investigation into a recent case involving a video of a paramedical college student in Udupi.

In an incident reported on Thursday, local police have booked an auto-rickshaw driver for allegedly harassing a minor girl student who was waiting for a bus near college in Panemangalore here.

Mangaluru: In a bid to spread awareness about the ill effects of drug usage, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Mullai Muhilan on Thursday instructed the Special Officer of the Department of Collegiate Education to take steps to create reels and short films by interested college students about the adverse effects of drug usage.