The selected places in five taluks in the district would shortly get cooking gas supply through pipeline in the first phase.

Kasargod: An autorickshaw driver was killed and five students were injured when a truck collided with an autorickshaw carrying school children on Tuesday morning.

Mangaluru: A LPG gas tanker turned turtle when its driver lost control over the vehicle in Nanthoor Circle in the city on Wednesday morning. The driver, who was injured in the incident, has been admitted to a private hospital.

As part of the birthday (Milad-un-Nabi) of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad(PBUH) who preached peace and harmony to the world, Mangaluru Social Service Centre has organized a mega procession from Juma Masjid to Bavuta Gudde Idgah Maidan on Tuesday evening.

After calling on Kerala Devaswom Minister for dialogues, the BJP leaders engaged in verbal duals and staged a protest at Kanhangad on Tuesday afternoon. Now, the police took eight BJP leaders including district president into custody.

On the occasion of birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), the Muslims across the district celebrated Milad-un-Nabi on Tuesday with religious fervor and gaiety.  

Housing and Urban Development Minister UT Khader said that for the first time in the country, the state government is bringing in new telecom policy to set up telecom tower in Karnataka.

Sindhu B Roopesh, 2011 batch IAS officer, took over the charge as the Udupi Zilla Panchayat CEO here on Tuesday.