Mangaluru: Customs officers at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) have seized 3,124.54 gm of 24 carat purity gold valued at over Rs 1.59 crore from October 8 to 21.

Karwar: One of the Indian Coast Guard helicopters triggered panic among the residents of Karwar on Saturday when it made multiple unsuccessful attempts for an emergency landing here at the Maladevi Maidan.

Kasargod: In an accident that took place on Saturday, 20 people sustained injuries when a private bus en-route to Bengaluru collided with a truck near the Uppala Gate late Friday night. 

Kasaragod: At least 30 people were injured on Friday when a temporary tent put up as part of an ongoing science fair collapsed at a school near here, police said.

Karwar: IAS Officer Mullai Muhilan, Deputy Commissioner of Uttara Kannada District was on Friday transferred with immediate effect. He will now take charge as the Commissioner of Youth Empowerment and Sports Department, State Youth Centre in Bengaluru.

Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada Dr. KV Rajendra was on Friday transferred from his existing post through a state government order. The officer has been transferred as the Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru district.

Puttur: A man accused of misbehaving with a young lady in a village of Puttur taluk, was tied to an electricity pole and thrashed by the locals on Friday here.

The additional district and sessions (POCSO) court here has sentenced a constable attached to the district armed reserve (DAR) police to life imprisonment for instigating a minor girl to suicide after sexually abusing her.