MRPL CSR Division head Harish Baliga said that awareness should be created among people to remove misconception on eye donation.

Drivers of service buses opposed the toll gate set up for the Hejamadi old MBC road and resorted to lightning protest for two hours obstructing the vehicular movement on the road here on Sunday.

In recent days, a hill near Jojatte on the border of Kenjaru gram panchayat and Thokuru 62 is collapsing. As a result, four-five houses nearby the hill are facing the threat. Meanwhile, the KPTCL has erected a high tension power line tower on the same hill and the collapse of the tower cannot be ruled out if the hill tumbled down. Because of this fear, the residents have been staying in their relatives houses during nights. But neither the district administration nor the elected representatives took it seriously, people alleged.

Miscreants tied up the security personnel of a bank and barged into a mobile shop and jewelry shop and looted mobile phones and jewelry here on Saturday late night.

Mubarak Ali of Udupi informed that they were putting every possible effort for the acquittal of Shankar Poojary of Kundapur Taluk Aangalli Kalanje, who was arrested by Kuwait police for allegedly carrying drugs containing prohibited molecules while flying to Kuwait from his native place.

Udupi city municipal that holds historical importance has no Muslim candidate in upcoming local body election.

Mangaluru: Order has been issued to impose prohibition from 6 am to 12 am on September 3 in the limits of the Ullal Municipal Corporation, Bantwal Municipal Corporation and Puttur Municipal Corporation in the D.K district.

With the launch of India Post Payments Bank across the nation today, Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda launched the Mangaluru branch at the Kudmul Rangarao Town Hall in the city.