Students of a school in Balepuni village in Dakshina Kannada district staged a protest to protest against the opening of a bar and restaurant near the institution.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for six districts of the state, predicting the possibility of heavy showers in several parts of Karnataka on Thursday.

Karnataka Home Minister Dr. G Parameshwara has said that the government has taken stringent measures to control drug trafficking in the state, adding that not merely Karnataka but the entire country was facing narcotic-related problems.

The Catholic Sabha Central Committee has called for the Central Government to release a draft copy of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) to provide better understanding of the proposed law.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the appeal petition filed by senior advocate K.S.N. Rajesh Bhat, who sought to quash the sexual harassment case filed against him by a law student. The petition requested the quashing of case filed at the Mangaluru Women’s Police station and the ongoing criminal proceedings in the third JMFC court.

A senior advocate in the city, who was living alone, was found dead at his residence in Bejai, police said on Wednesday.

Mangaluru: An incident of alleged caste abuse involving a BJP worker and a Dalit girl has come to light in Kandavara village under the jurisdiction of Bajpe police station. The young woman has filed a complaint against the accused, identified as Sudarshan, who was a BJP worker.

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru City Police Commissionerate has registered 21 cases of communal disturbance in the past one month.