Kundapur, Mar 18: A team of police, led by Karkala ASP P. Krishnakant, carried out raids on illegal mining in the limits of Kota and Shankaranarayana police stations on Monday afternoon. The police arrested eight people and seized vehicles and assets as well.

Udupi: Contemplations are on to filed Congress leader and former Minister Pramod Madhwaraj from the Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha constituency, which has been ceded to JDS after Congress-JDS seat sharing pact. The final decision regarding this is expected soon.

Kadaba: A 33-year-old man died after falling from a moving KSRTC bus at Neeraje near Kadaba on Monday.

Udupi: 'Modi'fication of politics, Ambanisation of economy, Aranab Goswamisation of media; this is only fascism of this country. All these are interlinked, noted columnist Shivasundar.

Udupi: RSS is not anti-Muslim. In fact, it is anti-Dalit, anti-Shudra, anti- backward classes, anti-Hindu and also anti-national. It is misguiding youths to utilise them. If it is not understood, we may need another freedom struggle," said social thinker Mahendra Kumar.

Mangaluru: It was Janardhan Poojari who first told us that Narendra Modi was not right. He might have not stated that Modi must become prime minister again to eradicate corruption. We cannot believe that Janardhan Poojari has made such a statement. Poojari is our political guru. He wishes Rahul Gandhi to become prime minister but never wants Modi to become PM, said Minister UT Khader.

Mangaluru: State President of SDPI Ilyas Muhammed Tumbe has entered into the fray as party's candidate from Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency.

Udupi: Celebrated gold and diamonds brand of South India, Sultan Diamonds and Gold inaugurated its 10^th showroom on Sunday here in Udupi at West Coast building near Gitanjali silks on VST road.