Mangaluru: Taking note of the growing incidents of drugs abuse and increase in number of youth falling prey to drug menace in Dakshina Kannada District, local socio-religious leaders of Mangaluru and Dakshina Kannada on Saturday called a press meet and announced the launch of campaign by Masjid Jamaths across the district against the menace.

Mangaluru: Karnataka BJP President, Nalin Kumar Kateel added that the party is aiming to winning 90% Gram Panchayath Elections in Dakshina Kannada. He also urged party workers to work towards making the District Congress free.

Mangaluru: Vikaas Pre-University College, Mangaluru on December 11, celebrated ‘Deepotsava’ by lighting more than hundred lamps at its campus. The lamps were lighted by students and dignitaries to mark the beginning of the celebrations in the college.

Mangaluru: In a reported incident of theft, thieves made away with cash of Rs. 15 lac from a parked car on Friday afternoon after they broke open the window of the car. The incident was reported from Chilimbi locality in Mangaluru.

Mangaluru: A woman was found in unconscious state in a running car that was being driven by a youngster near Kulayi on city’s outskirts on Friday morning.

Konaje: A 40-year old man died on Friday morning after being hit by a train while crossing railway track here in Kapikad.

Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court on Thursday, granted bail to the four accused in the gang rape case of Puttur college student. Earlier on November 28, the court had granted bail to one of the five accused. With today’s granting of bail, all the five accused of the case are out on bail now.

The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) recently issued Occupancy Certificate to residential building Solitaire situation at Hat Hill in the city after Supreme Court’s direction to stop delaying in issuance of the certificate.