Activists of CPI(M) youth wing DYFI on Tuesday removed the gates of the newly built bridge connecting Harekala and Adyar in Dakshina Kannada district, opening it for movement of light vehicles.

A man was arrested in Mangaluru for allegedly keeping a pistol without authorisation at his rented accommodation, police said on Tuesday.

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru city police carried out a surprise inspection inside the Dakshina Kannada district prison here on Sunday.

Mangaluru: Ullal police here intercepted a car in which a person from Kerala was carrying Rs 7.95 lakh cash without proper documents, police sources said.

The anti-toll gate action committee, which spearheaded the successful agitation against the toll gate at Surathkal here, has asked voters in the districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi to defeat the BJP in the ensuing Assembly elections for imposing hefty hike in toll charges on highways.

The Dakshina Kannada district administration has stepped up vigil at the border points with Kerala to prevent flow of money and freebies to Karnataka ahead of the assembly elections in May.

Udupi: The body of an unidentified person was found in a partially decomposed state in the multi-storey Kanaka Mahal building that is under construction at Kalsanka Junction here.

City police on Saturday raided the houses of more than 60 rowdy sheeters in the jurisdiction of Mangaluru Police Commissionerate.