Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Dr. KV Rajendra on Thursday chopped down business hours for essential shops amidst the COVID-19 curfew in the district.

Udupi: Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP and senior BJP leader Shobha Karandlaje on Thursday called for a complete lockdown like last year to control the steep rise in COVID-19 cases.

Winner of the Kendra Sahitya Academy award, renowned rational literary figure, Udupi’s Dr. Bhaskar Mayya passed away early on Thursday morning after experiencing a cardiac arrest, sources at the hospital revealed. He was 70 years old. 

Mangaluru: India on Wednesday received 40 tonnes of oxygen from Bahrain as part of Operation Samudra Setu-II launched by Indian Navy to transport oxygen and associated medical supplies from friendly foreign nations.

Shimoga: Karnataka Minister KS Eshwarappa on Wednesday said that he suspected Muslim organizations were involved in the alleged scandal around the Corona bed-blocking business.

Mangaluru: Senior Journalist Surendra Shetty (57) passed away at a private hospital in the city on Tuesday morning.

Mangaluru: Police in Dakshina Kannada District registered 26 cases of violation of COVID-19 guidelines and 659 cases against people not wearing masks, on Monday, May 3.

Mangaluru: Konkan Railways in an official press statement on Monday stated that the special Yeshwantpur-Karwar train that used to run three days a week will now run on an altered route.