Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL) detected 42,645 unauthorised travellers during October 2025 and recovered Rs 2.4 crore from them as railway fare and penalties.

Karkala: A 49-year-old resident of Yerlapadi village in Karkala was reportedly duped of Rs 1.74 lakh after clicking on a fraudulent APK file link sent to his mobile phone under the guise of the “PM KISAN” scheme.

Pushparaj B.N., Mangaluru Bureau Chief of Vartha Bharati, has been elected as the new president of the Dakshina Kannada Working Journalists’ Association for the 2025–28 term.

The Principal District and Sessions Court in Udupi has sentenced two Odisha natives to jail in connection with an illegal ganja sale case.

Shabana Faizal, originally from Mangaluru, has been recognised among India’s top philanthropists, securing a place as the youngest woman in the top 10 of the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2025. At 53, she has donated Rs 40 crore through the Faizal & Shabana Foundation, earning a spot among the country’s most impactful changemakers.

CPI(M) Dakshina Kannada district secretary Muneer Katipalla has lodged a complaint with the Western Range IGP, alleging that police personnel in Dakshina Kannada district have committed an unconstitutional and discriminatory act by visiting mosques under the pretext of conducting awareness programmes on the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act.

The Centre has constituted a joint expert committee to examine integrated highway and railway connectivity between Mangaluru and Bengaluru, including the proposed Shiradi Ghat tunnel corridor, according to Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta.