A clash between two classmates ended up in the murder of one boy at Adka near Bandiyod on Sunday.

The victim is identified as Mohammad Midlaz(13) of Adka. The incident happened at 8.15 am. Verbal dual started between them. At this time, his classmate stabbed Midlaz injuring him seriously. Though he was rush d to a private hospital at Bandiyod, he breathed his last.

As there was no bus facility for Hajjis to reach Bengaluru from Mangaluru to leave for Madina, Minister Zameer Ahmed arranged free bus facility to the pilgrims in his own expense. This gesture of the minister attracted good appreciation.

Dr.Madhavi Bhandari of Udupi and Dr.Siddalinga Pattanashetty have been selected from Karnataka to participate in the 11th International Hindi Conference that will be held at Mauritius from August 18 to 20.

A 44-year-old two-wheeler rider died on the spot when a speeding Scorpio hit his two-wheeler and escaped near Pavanje on Saturday morning.

There were reports that various places in the district including Udupi received ash and salt-mixed rain between 3 pm and 4 pm on Friday.

Kadri police arrested one person on charges of slandering Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy in Instagram on Friday.

Konaje police arrested two persons including the father of a minor girl who is allegedly raped at Pavur in Konaje police station limits, and registered a case under POCSO Act.

SP Lakshman B Nimbargi said that the “Post Mortem report related to the death of Shiroor swamiji will just reveal the immediate cause for the death. It is not final. So, for giving the final opinion, the doctors are waiting for the FSL report”.