Mangaluru: Thimayya Kodandaram on Saturday took charge as the new Assistant Commissioner of Police (Mangaluru South Division). Kondandaram was serving in Bengaluru before taking charge in Mangaluru today.

Mangaluru: SpiceJet will operate direct flights to New Delhi from the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) here from August 4.

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee on Saturday staged protest outside its party’s office in the city against the detention of AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi in Uttar Pradesh on Friday.

Mangaluru: Busting an MDM drug peddling racket,  the police arrested three accused who were selling the drug in beaches and recovered the drug worth Rs 80000 here on Friday.

Mangaluru: The birth centenary celebrations of former MP, CPI senior leader BV Kakkilaya would be held at Bishop Jannatta auditorium at Balmath here on August 10 and 11.

Udupi: As the Manipal KMC doctors who gave the postmortem report on the death of Shirur Swamiji confirmed the presence of poisonous substance in blood, urine and stomach of the Swamiji, the death of the Swamiji was not natural as said earlier, said advocate Ravi Kiran Murdeshwar.

Mangaluru: AJ Hospital & Research Centre, Mangalore is conducting a check-up camp for liver related diseases at its premises on July 23, 24 from 9.00am and 3.00pm.

Bantwal: In a tragic incident, four persons were killed and two others were seriously injured near Brahammarakootlu toll gate on the National Highway.