Mangaluru: Mohiuddin AG, a student of Bearys Institute of Technology (BIT) has brought laurels to the college by securing seventh university rank for the academic year 2019-20 of VTU Belagavi.

In a tragic incident that occurred on Wednesday morning, a 21-year-old college girl was run over by a bus when she was crossing the road, resulting in her death at Marakada Junction in the city. 

Mangaluru: To contain the spread of COVID-19’s second wave in the district, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner on Tuesday issued an order imposing prohibitory orders under section 144 across the district.

In the heavy rain that occurred on Monday night, which was accompanied by severe winds, the boats that were anchored at Old Bunder Dhakke in Mangaluru sustained damages after the ropes tying the boats got severed due to heavy wind, causing the boats to collide with each other resulting in severe damages.

 In an accident that occurred on Tuesday morning around 10 am, a Gas Tanker collided with a Maruti Eco car, causing injuries to 6 individuals at Panemangaluru near Melkar.

 A statue of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar was found damaged at a village here, leading to a protest by members of the local Dalit community, police said on Tuesday.

In an incident that occurred on Monday night, a group of criminals entered a Mosque in Farangipete and assaulted religious leader who was sleeping inside the building. A complaint has been registered in this regard at the Bantwal Rural Police Station.

The Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said that the LDF is sure to rule the state again. He said that the pro-people schemes and developmental plans enforced in the last five years had received praises from the people.