Mangaluru: A total of 350 students who were supposed to appear for the first paper of the SSLC examination on Monday in Dakshina Kannada district, skipped the exam and remained absent for the paper.

Mangaluru: In the wake of the commencement of the SSLC Examination in the state on Monday, the Director of MAHE’s Gandhian Centre for Philosophical Arts and Sciences, Professor Varadesh Hiregange has written a letter to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai urging him to allow Muslim students in Hijab to appear for their SSLC examinations.

Following a resolution passed during one of its earlier meetings, officials of Udupi City Council on Saturday demolished a building that allegedly was constructed illegally without acquiring adequate permissions.

In an incident that reportedly occurred on Friday night, a man fell under a moving train and passed away near Kallapu at Mulki police station jurisdiction. 

A group of enthusiastic youth based in Udupi-Manipal including Shutterbox films fame Sachin Shetty, biker and entrepreneur Arjun Pai have unfurled the Tulunadu flag in the Himalayas of Indo-China border during their motorcycle tour to the 15,300ft high mountain.

Konaje: The sub-inspector of the Konaje police station who had reportedly gone to arrest the accused involved in a case of theft, was stabbed by one of the accused, who fled the scene afterward, early morning on Thursday.

As a part of its Educational Social Responsibility (ESR) and with intention of reaching out to the needs of the rural community, St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC), Mangaluru, organized an agriculture camp at Manjotti Village in Belthangady Taluk. The camp was spread over three phases and helped the villagers to a great extent. The major objective of the camp was to give the students rural exposure and engage them in community activities. 

In an incident that reportedly occurred early on Thursday, a car driver lost control over his vehicle and ran over the people who were resting on the shop veranda, resulting in the death of one person at Kotikal in the Bekal police station’s jurisdiction. Two others have been grievously injured, it is learned.