A 15-year-old girl in Kutharu here reportedly died on Thursday night after accidentally falling from the 12th floor of the apartment complex the family was living in.

In an effort to tackle the rising cases of communal violence and targeted killings in the coastal and Malnad regions, the Karnataka government has constituted a Special Task Force (STF), which was formally inaugurated by Home Minister Dr G. Parameshwara on Friday morning.

Mangaluru: The Karnataka government is likely to hand over the investigations into the murders of Ashraf in Kudpadi and Abdul Rahman in Kolatta Majal to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), according to sources familiar with the development.

Uppinangady: Abdul Basith, a student from the Government Model Higher Primary School in Uppinangady, has been selected to represent India at an international science fair to be held in Japan.

Udupi: In the backdrop of heavy rains in the district, Udupi Deputy Commissioner Dr. K. Vidyakumari has issued an order declaring holiday for Anganwadi centers, government, aided and private primary and high schools across the district on Friday, June 13.

Mangaluru: The Second Additional District and Sessions Judge of Dakshina Kannada, Mangaluru, Sri. Jagadeesh V.N., today rejected the bail petitions of four individuals seeking release in connection with the mob lynching incident in Kudupu on April 27, 2025. The order, issued in Crl.Misc./457/2025, pertains to petitioners Saideep (29), Anil Kumar (31), Yathiraj (27), and Adarsha Pandith (27), who were seeking regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Karnataka Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader has urged the state government to initiate a high-level investigation against former Police Commissioner and Superintendent of Police of Dakshina Kannada district, citing their alleged inaction during recent disturbing communal incidents in the region.