Riders on a motorbike attempted to ram a police officer who was checking vehicles at a post on the national highway in Saligrama on Wednesday evening.

A major disaster was prevented at the Mangaluru International Airport on Thursday morning, as the take-off of a flight to Dubai was stalled after a bird hit the plane. The IndiGo flight was ready for take-off at 8:30 am on Thursday, when the bird hit the aircraft.

Mangaluru: The Congress has shown its true intentions to hurt the sentiments of Hindus with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stating that moral policing will be curbed in Karnataka, BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel said on Wednesday.

Mangaluru: The 61-day annual marine fishing ban will come into effect along the coastal region from June 1 till July 31.

Mangaluru: According to a report by The News Minute, an FIR registered against Chandru Moger, the coordinator of the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, regarding a hate speech incident from 2022 has been transferred from Bengaluru to Mangaluru. The transfer took place on May 17 when the Sanjay Nagar police in Bengaluru handed over the case files to the Urwa Police Station in Mangaluru for further investigation. The investigation revealed that the hate speech video originated from a Sanatan Sanstha office in Mangaluru.

Belthangady: The Belthangady Mahila Congress rural unit has lodged a formal police complaint seeking action against Beltangady MLA Harish Poonja for his controversial remarks about Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Poonja allegedly made the contentious statement during a felicitation program organized by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Kinyamma Yane Gunavati Amma Hall in Belthangadi on May 22.

Vitla: Violence was reported in Mani as a clash broke out between members of Bajrang Dal, BJP workers, and Congress workers. The incident resulted in injuries to Mahendra, an organizer of Bajrang Dal in Peraje, and Prashant Naik, a BJP activist. Both individuals are currently receiving treatment at a private hospital in Puttur.

Mangaluru: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has recently issued a thunderstorm warning for the coastal region of Karnataka, which is expected to persist over the next three days. Thunderstorms, coupled with lightning, are anticipated to occur in isolated areas across all districts of the coastal region from May 24 to 26.