The Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner has declared holiday to all education institutions including schools and colleges in the district on September 8 on account of Koyilu Habba or Mariya Jayanti.

One person died when the car he was driving fell on a house after losing his control over the vehicle at Eriempu near Kuttikol in the district on Thursday.

M.R. Poovamma, the leading Indian athlete who won the gold medal at the recently concluded 18th Asian Games in Jakarta in Indonesia, and the silver medal in the mixed relay; received a grand welcome at Mangaluru airport today.

 BJP activists reportedly attacked Congressmen at a bar in Valapete late on Wednesday night. The victims have been identified as George (51) and Mohandas (42), residents of Krishna Nagar.

Surathkal police arrested two persons near Thokkottu Kallapu in connection with robbery of a handbag with gold jewelries.

The arrested have been identified as Mohammed Salman (26), a resident of Kudroli and Husain Tanveer (28) from B.C Road Kaikamba in Bantwal taluk.

Dakshina Kannada district commissioner Sasikanth Senthil in a statement said that Shiradi ghat has been opened for light vehicles.

While fishing at Hejamadi sluice, silver fish appeared on Wednesday. While fishing at the sluice, silver fish trapped in nets in abundance and the local people had a feast. As soon as the fishing started on Wednesday, the fishermen got huge collection of silver fish and the local people also joined the wagon in catching the fish.

Normally, during rainy season, people face lot of problems. The people living in low-lying areas have to prepare for facing the worst situation. When the rain water gushes into the houses, the people have to shift themselves elsewhere temporarily. Along with the electronic gadgets, they have to shift other materials too.