Sagar: The dead body of a 20-year-old youth was found at a well near Gopala Gowda Nagar sports ground.

Belthangady: The uprooting of a mammoth tree, which fell on the main road near Belthangady market on Friday, let to disruptions to vehicular movement.

Mangaluru: A protest was staged seeking fixation of the salary and re-appointment of the Karnataka One employees in front of the Mangaluru One center on Friday.

A Tenka Yedapadavu resident who had gone missing in Tirupati while travelling in train five days ago, located in Chennai. The missing person was Subraya Karant (78), a resident of Shibrikere in Chennai.

Tahsildar Madan today announced that all schools in Belthangady Taluk have been declared holiday due to heavy rains.

Heavy rain lashed the taluk on Thursday, and the Meteorological Department has forecasted that the rainfall will continue on Friday as well.  Following which schools across the taluk have been declared the holiday.

Accelerating the investigation into the suspicious death of Lakshmivara Tirtha Swamiji of Shiroor Mutt, the police have taken over the two rooms of the Shiroor Moola Mutt near Hiriyadka to collect evidences.

The last rites of Lakshmivara Tirtha Swamiji of Shiroor Mutt were held at the Shiroor Moola Mutt near Hiriyadka on Thursday evening as per the Hindu rituals.

“Shiroor Swamiji had come out of the Puritanism. He was loving the poor without considering their castes. I suspect he might have faced this problem because of this reason. So, the government and the district administration should intervene in the issue and order a high level probe into the death of the swamiji”, said Esha Vittala Swamiji of Kemaru Sandipani Ashram.