On the eve of Independence Day, the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), sniffer dogs, railway protection force and staff checked the Mangaluru railway junction here on Tuesday between 11.50 am to 12.20 pm as part of the security arrangements.

Two rooms of a 57-year-old government higher primary school building which was in a dilapidated condition, at Chinniga village in the taluk were collapsed completely on Tuesday.

Around two days old abandoned baby girl was found below the stone bench at Mannapalla here on Sunday evening.

The Netravati River is flowing at the height of 9.3 m following the heavy rains over the past two days in the Western Ghats.

Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil has instructed to begin a rehabilitation center at Sharda School in Panemangaluru rural for the families who are in danger and affected by floods.

The coastal city of Mangaluru is the most livable and safest city in the state of Karnataka, according to the Ease of Living Index 2018 released by ministry of housing and urban affairs on Monday. The Index saw the coastal city of Mangaluru top the state with an overall ranking of 41, leaving Bengaluru in the third position with a ranking of 58 after Belagavi (ranking 52). The ranking pertains to 111 cities on the Ease of Living Index released by the ministry on Monday.

Passengers landed in trouble as more than 300 vehicles have been stranded following rockslide and falling of trees due to heavy rain at Doddatoppe near Marenahalli on Shiradi Ghat.

Due to heavy rain that has been lashing the district for the last couple of days, the district administration has declared holiday for all schools and colleges across the district on August 14, according to a press release from Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil.