A case has been registered against a man from Maninalkur village in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district for attending a wedding three days after testing positive for coronavirus, police said.

A well known personality in the Mangaluru social work circle,  Abdul Lathif Idris passed away at the age of 54 on Thursday, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Udupi, May 13: A fast track special court (FTSC) for POCSO cases coming under Udupi district additional and sessions court has sentenced a man to 10 years imprisonment for sexually harassing a six-year old girl.

Mangaluru: A day after INS Kolkata brought 27 tonnes of oxygen and other essential material for COVID-19 treatment from Qatar and Kuwait, two more Indian Naval ships, Kochi and Tabar, reached New Mangalore Port on Tuesday with critical supplies including 100 tonnes of oxygen, a defence official said.

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Qazi Al Haj Twaka Ahmed Musliyar on Tuesday evening announced that the crescent moon was not sighted in the district and that Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Thursday, May 13.

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada district on Tuesday extended its COVID vaccination drive for the people aged between 18-44. In the initial phase, the drive is being carried only at District Wenlock Hospital and four Taluk hospitals across the district.

Mangaluru: In support of the fight against Covid-19 and as part of the Indian Navy's ongoing operation 'Samudra Setu II', INS Kolkata arrived at New Mangalore Port on Monday carrying critical medical supplies including liquid medical oxygen from Qatar and Kuwait, a defence official said.

Mangaluru: A WhatsApp message with communally sensitive content was being circulated on social media by miscreants using the name of Vartha Bharati and the mobile number of VB’s in charge. Reacting to the development, a complaint to Mangaluru Police Commissioner was filed by VB citing miscreants were using the name of the organization to spread hatred and communal tension.