The timely action of social workers and social media helped a retired executive engineer who was missing from Tirupati, reunited with his family members at Yedapadavu.

Puttur police arrested an accused who was absconding for the last 44 years in a sandalwood smuggling case. The arrested accused was identified as Abbas.

Following threats in social media against Esha Vittala Dasa Swamiji of Kemaru Mutt for demanding probe into the suspicious death of Shiroor mutt swamiji, Krishna Poojary, a disciple of the swamiji booked a case at the Moodbidri police station here on Thursday demanding legal action against those who threaten the swamiji.

A Mangaluru-based youth who came to the city for a tour along with his friends slipped into the Bhadra River and washed away at Ambathirtha in Kalasa police station limits on Thursday.

The dead body of the student who had gone missing from Bengaluru has been found in Guruvayanakere on Thursday morning.

A complaint was registered at the Kaup police station against obstructing ASI Harish from discharging his duties and threatening him.

“I have not interfered in the internal affairs of Udupi Ashta Mutts and I would not do it. But I have raised my voice against the suspicious death of Shiroor swamiji”, said Esha Vittala Dasa Swamiji of Kemaru Mutt.

A lady committed suicide by hanging herself at her house after her elder brother scolded her at Kellaputtige in Daregudde in the taluk on Wednesday.