Mangaluru: District and Sessions Court on Thursday awarded life sentence to a person for killing his wife. The court also fined the man Rs. 1 lakh.

Mangaluru: One person died on the spot while other sustained injuries when they were reportedly hit by a moving train while crossing the railway track at Thokottu in Ullal Police Station limits on Thursday. The injured victim has been shifted to hospital with critical injuries.

Mangaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly, Siddaramaiah will visit the coastal city of Mangaluru on Friday October 18.

Mangaluru: A 35-year-old auto-driver was on Thursday attacked by unidentified miscreants at Bitthupade near Neermarga in Kankanady Police Station limits here.

Mangaluru: Fire broke out at a tyre shop in Bunder near Hidayat Centre here in the city on Thursday morning. The locals who noticed the fire quickly swung into action and extinguished the fire thus averting a major tragedy.

Mangaluru: In yet another case of attempted suicide in the city, a Bengaluru man attempted suicide by jumping off the Nethravati Bridge here on Wednesday. The local fishermen swung into action after noticing the man drowning and successfully rescued him.

Kasargod: In an incident reported from Adkatbail in Kasargod, a gas tanker overturned on Wednesday morning after the driver lost control over the wheels here.

Rahim Uchil was on Tuesday appointed as the president of Beary Sahitya Academy with immediate effect according to a order issued by state government.