Following the gas leakage as a gas tanker turned turtle at Bedrodi near Uppinangady on Mangaluru-Bengaluru national highway on Sunday late night, nearby residents were asked not to light the fire as a precautionary measure.

Teaching profession is better than any other professions of the society. Only good teachers can build a good society and country, opined Syed Mohammed Beary, convener of the Kodi Haji Mohidin Beary Education Trust said.

Manglauru: Life becomes real when religions, customs and traditions come along with human religion. Without humanity and human religion, that becomes mere words; opined noted film actor Prakash Rai.

Mangaluru: We are living in a dangerous situation where a message is being passed that one nation, religion, language, culture, food habit and custom must exist in a plural country where life leads by loving each other ; Retired Justice HN Nagmohan Das expressed concern.

Belthangady: A 34-year-old man electrocuted to death when he came in contact with a live electric wire while working in a garden near a temple in Odadakari near Laila on Saturday.

Mangaluru: Five activists of the Hindu Jagaran Vedike were arrested for allegedly shouting slogans against actor Prakash Rai during a public programme.

The district Special Court on Friday handed over journalist Chandra K Hemmadi (40) who was arrested on charges of sexually abusing the school boys, to police custody for three days for more investigation.

District Minister UT Khader said that he would strongly oppose the unilateral decision of the Central government to privatise the Mangaluru airport without taking the opinion of the state government.