“I have not interfered in the internal affairs of Udupi Ashta Mutts and I would not do it. But I have raised my voice against the suspicious death of Shiroor swamiji”, said Esha Vittala Dasa Swamiji of Kemaru Mutt.

A lady committed suicide by hanging herself at her house after her elder brother scolded her at Kellaputtige in Daregudde in the taluk on Wednesday.

A two-wheeler rider died when a lorry rammed his scooter on railway over bridge at Baikampady here on Wednesday.

Vittla police on Wednesday seized 8 lorries on charges of illegally transporting sand at Mani in the taluk.

An auto driver died on the spot and two others sustained severe injuries in an auto-car collision at Kabaka on Wednesday. The deceased is identified as Purandara (44) of Kalladka. When he was driving his auto towards Puttur, his auto collided with the car at Kabaka.

Eminent city based pediatrician Dr. Santosh Soans has been selected as one of the recipients of the prestigious ‘Outstanding Asian Pediatrician Award 2018’.

Health officials on Wednesday raided hotels and seized large quantities of rotten and stale food items in the limits of Kasaragod Municipal Corporation.

A 20-year-old engineering student committed suicide by jumping from a building in the city this morning.