he Muslim Central Committee (R), Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, led by its President and former MLC Al Haj K. S. Mohammed Masood, has urged the Union Government to designate Mangaluru International Airport once again as a Haj embarkation point for pilgrims from Coastal Karnataka.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Dharmasthala case has obtained permission from the Belthangady court to question and record a fresh statement from Chinnayya, who was initially a witness and complainant but is now an accused and lodged in jail.

Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka minister B. Ramanath Rai has extended his support to Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Priyank Kharge’s letter to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seeking a ban on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) programmes on government properties and public spaces.

Following a road accident here involving a minor boy while riding a two-wheeler, the Bantwal ACJ and JMFC court fined the vehicle owner, Mohammad Anees, Rs 32,000 for letting the boy ride his vehicle.

 In yet another alarming case of cyber fraud, a 41-year-old man from Udupi has reportedly fallen prey to an online investment scam and lost Rs 29,68,973.

In a tragic road accident near Tenginagundi Cross on the National Highway, a young scooter rider was killed on the spot late Wednesday night.

Activist Jayant T has filed a complaint with the Karnataka Lokayukta, State Human Rights Commission, Chief Minister, and Home Minister, alleging that false and malicious cases were used to recommend the externment (gadipaaru) of Mahesh Shetty Timarodi.

A nine-year-old girl sustained serious injuries after being attacked by a pack of stray dogs in Kana Maindaguri, Surathkal, on Wednesday evening.