Mangaluru: 32 new cases of Dengue fever were reported in the Dakshina Kannada District in a single day on Wednesday, indicating the severity of the situation in the District. Over the last one month, the District Administration has been busy trying to cap and prevent the number of cases of Dengue in the District.

Mangaluru: Leading Kannada news website varthabharati.in website had published the news of declaring a holiday for schools and colleges in Udupi district on July 24 in view of heavy rains. But some miscreants were spreading false news using the screen shot of the website after altering the date as July 25. Now, Varthabharati has decided to take legal action against them.

Mangaluru: The Principal District and Sessions Court on Wednesday convicted two persons for five years rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh each on charges of smuggling ganja.

 In a serious allegation, Minister UT Khader has said that there was a Rs 1,000 crore scam behind the collapse of the state's alliance government.

A passenger from Belgavi who was traveling in a bus died of cardiac arrest on Bantwal highway on Tuesday night. The victim was identified as Manjunath Bhat (75) of Athani.

 It is true that the coastal region in the state has been receiving continuous rainfall. But the district administration has not declared holiday for schools and colleges in the district on July 24, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil clarified.

Kannada Rajyotsava Awardee and senior Beary artist and writer T Ibrahim Thannirbavi passes away at a private hospital here on Tuesday after a brief illness. He was 82.

Uppinangady: Uppinangady Police on Tuesday arrested five people in connection with abduction and rape of a minor girl and booked them under POCSO Act here in Uppinangady. The Police is now looking for the sixth accused in the case who is absconding.