Mangaluru: Amai Mahalinga Naik, who converted a piece of barren land into a full-fledged farm, has been selected for Mangaluru Press Club Annual Award-2018.

Mangaluru: The CCB police arrested two persons and seized 93 cylinders when they conducted a raid on illegal gas refilling den at Bolar and Jeppu Market area in the limits of South Police Station.

Two school girls drowned in pond at Moolyatadka in Kolthige village in Bellare station limit on Saturday evening.

Shoukath Ali, resident of Panemangaluru and student of Ujire SDM college has been selected for Under-19 junior volleyball team that will participate in Under-19 national level volleyball tournament in Chhattisgarh.

“India is growing and the platform for nation building is a university. And, for the universities to move forward, the backbone is research,” said  Mr Faizal E. Kottikollon, Founder and Chairman, KEF Holdings, UAE after inaugurating the MIT-KEF R&D Centre at Manipal Institute of Technology here on Saturday.

The Second Additional Principal District and Sessions Court and POCSO Special Court on Saturday convicted a person to 10 years rigorous imprisonment on charges of sexually harassing a four-year-old girl and slapped a fine of Rs 10,000.

Asaigoli: An iron pipes-laden lorry stopped amidst the road with its front part high due to heavy weight in the rear of the vehicle at Asaigoli near Konaje on Saturday afternoon.

Bantwala: SDPI Bantwala town municipal council ward committee members staged a dharna in front of the TMC here on Saturday, urging the authorities to solve drinking water problem in ward number 8 of Kelaginapete of the town.