Mangaluru: District Inspector of Health Department Praveen Kumar has been suspended on charge dereliction of duty.

Puttur: Dakshina Kannada Police on Wednesday arrested five people in connection with the gang-rape of a college student in a car which came to light after its video went viral on social media on Tuesday evening.

Mangaluru: Members and activists of Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishat and Hindu Jagran Vedike on Wednesday staged protest outside the office of Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner demanding immediate measures against the growing number of cattle theft, illegal cattle smuggling, slaughtering of cows while also demanding crackdown on the slaughterhouses in the District.

Puttur: In a video that is going viral on local social media groups, a group of four students are seen raping a fellow female student in car reportedly at Puttur.

Bantwal: Thieves broke into a house at Gadiyar near Mani and made away with cash worth lakhs of rupees in an incident of robbery reported on Wednesday morning here.

Udupi: In an incident reported from NH 66 at Udyavara in Udupi, a tanker containing LPG overturned here on Wednesday morning at about 5.45 am when the tanker’s driver was reportedly taking a U-turn on NH.

Udupi: Setting an example of communal harmony, Sharfuddin, a taxi driver, helped Pejawar Swamiji reach his destination when all other taxi drivers denied to take him, in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Bantwala: Vitla police arrested two more accused in connection with hurling stones at buses and conspiring to disturb the peace. The arrested were presented before the court.