Belthangady: A truck carrying a load of bananas flipped over at the third cross of Charmadi Ghat today morning. Following which, vehicular movement was disrupted for some time. The incident reportedly occurred when the driver of the vehicle lost control over it.

The principal district and sessions court on Tuesday convicted an accused to 10 years imprisonment on charges of raping a mentally challenged woman two years ago in Karkala rural police station limits.

CCB and Urwa police on Tuesday arrested three persons on charges of selling banned ganja and MDMA drugs in a public place in front of the Kuntikana Sun Royal Residency in Urwa police station limits in the city.

Indian Paralympics Volleyball Federation President H. Chandrashekar said that the first Para Beach Volleyball Senior Standing National Championship would be conducted in association with the Federation at the Malpe Beach from September 27-29.

Noted artiste Kandan G. has got the 18th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh International Grand Award for his work ‘Contemporary Society 98’.

Abhai Pratap Singh, one of the Indian Wheel-Chair Cricket team members, had a surprise of his life on September 18 during his visit to the Thumbay Physio-Therapy and Rehabilitation Hospital (TPTRH), as he was able to walk on his own after 11 years with the cutting-edge technology of the hospital.

SDPI national president M.K. Faizy said that as there was an undeclared emergency in the country, the SDPI was ready to make alliance with the Non-BJP parties in order to defeat the saffron party.

The Haji Abdulla Hospital, known as the government maternity and child care hospital in the district which was the lifeline for the poor people, not only in the district, but also in neighbouring districts for almost eight decades downed its shutters officially on Monday.