Mangaluru: Veteran Yakshagana 'Prasanga' writer D S Sridhar of Shivamogga has been selected for the Parthisubba award for the year 2020 instituted by the Karnataka Yakshagana Academy.

Bantwal: Former National President of Popular Front of India KM Shareef passed away at a private hospital in Mangaluru on Tuesday afternoon after prolonged illness.

Mangaluru: Two people have been arrested for the recent sword attack on a head constable on duty in the city, police sources said.

Mangaluru: Six people who were arrested in connection with the kidnapping of an eight-year old boy in Dakshina Kannada district, have been remanded to ten days' police custody by a local court.

Belthangady:  In an incident of burglary, a house in Southadka was robbed by a group of robbers on Monday. The home owner was allegedly tied by the robbers during the burglary.

Ujire: "Ujire Janya", an organic manure produced from wet waste collected from nearly 6,000 houses in Ujire gram panchayat, which has a population of 18,000 in Karnataka, is likely to hit the market soon, said Ujire gram panchayat (GP) Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) Prakash Shetty.

Moodbidri: Fortune Highway 2, second modern Residential and Commercial Project of Fortune Promoters was launched here near Badaga Basadi, next to Fortune Highway 1 on Saturday evening.

In an incident that was reported, the house of a Congress leader at Padannada was attacked by a gang of criminals on Saturday.