Bhatkal: Hundreds of locals on Friday morning gathered and staged dharna on the National Highway 66 of Shirali in Bhatkal Taluka against the NH widening work that began yesterday.

Mangaluru: The inauguration of the 'Beary Adhyayana Peetha' programme at the Mangaluru University has been postponed following the death of Abdul Raheem, the pioneer of the Beary movement, official sources said.

Mangaluru: Demanding the district administration to provide basic amenities to Adivasis living in Kudremukh National Park and to resolve the land problems of Banjaru Malekudiya Colony in Belthangady Taluk, the Adivasi organisations held a DC office Chalo protest.

Udupi: Gangolli Mohiyuddin Masjid Friday conducted special prayers during Juma namaz for the CRPF jawans who were martyred in Pulwama terror attack  in Kashmir on Thursday.

Mangaluru: To bring all the businessmen of Barry community on one platform and build a favorable and encouraging environment for business, the Bearys Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) will hold a membership drive from March 1 to March 31.

Mangaluru: A private bus, after its driver lost control over the wheels fell into a ditch beside the National Highway near Kulnadu Bridge, near Mulki on Friday morning.

Mangaluru: Well-known businessman, pioneer of the Beary movement, poet, writer, translator, thinker Abdul Raheem (65), passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday morning at his residence in Mangaluru. He is survived by wife, two sons, four brothers, including Umar Teekay of Bengaluru.

Mangaluru: Around 40 CRPF soldiers have been killed in a worst ever suicide terror strike in last two decades, on their convoy at Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.