Mangaluru: The Dakshina Kannada Congress on Friday staged a protest to mark the second anniversary of demonetization and against the merging of Vijaya Bank.

Kadaba: A bike rider was injured in a serial accident between a Maruti Ritz car and Yamaha FZ bike and a scooter on Friday morning at Kunntur on Uppinangady-Subrahmanya State Highway.

A 60-year-old man was killed on the spot when he fell off from the moving bus near Sharke Borbayya Temple in Vandse village at around 11: 30 am.

Four persons, including three minors, were reportedly injured in incidents related to blasting of firecrackers as part of the Diwali Festival across the district.

Zeenat Baksh Central Juma Masjid General Secretary Mohammad Hanif Haji said in a statement that as the moon of the Rabi Ul Avval month has been sighted on Thursday, November 8, at Kallikote; the Dakshina Kannada District Khazi Al haj Twakha Ahmad al-Azhari has decided to observe the 12 Rabi Ul Avval (Milad Un-Nabi) on November 20.  

A petrol bunk near Deralakatte is closed for one day after the petrol contents were found in a Kanakere water well.

BJP MLA from Belthangady Harish Poonja Thursday asked the Dakshina Kannada district deputy commissioner Sasikanth Senthil not to invite him for the birth anniversary celebrations of Tipu Sultan, a ruler of the Mysore Kingdom, on November 10.

Kasargod: Demanding protection of Sabarimala temple, and urging the state government to stop arresting Ayyappa devotees, the BJP launched a Shabrimala Samrakshana Yatra.