SP Lakshman B Nimbargi said that Hiriyadka police station PSI DN Kumar was suspended on charges of showing dereliction of duty in handling the suspicious death of cattle trader Husenabba of Jokatte of Mangaluru.

Manipal Centre for Virus Research head and Prof Dr Arun Kumar on Thursday clarified that a hoax has been doing rounds in the social media that the source of Nipah virus is poultry chicken and no chicken were tested in the Manipal centre.

 One killed in an accidental firing from a country-made gun at Devagiri of Neriya village in the taluk on Wednesday late night.

A Hindu youth arranged an Iftar party in mosque for his Muslim friends in Mardhala. This gesture of the youth was widely praised by the locals.

Villagers complained the Pollution Control Board (PCB) against polluting the Phalguni river by letting the chemical effluents in large quantity to Thokur stream near HPCL company at Bala village near Surathkal.

Mangaluru: Former minister and MLA UT Khader has demanded a detailed investigation into the suspicious death of a cattle trader which occurred on Wednesday at Perdur in Udupi district.

Mangaluru: A five-year-old girl jumped to his death on Thursday morning from eight floor of the building where he lived with his parents at Shaktinagar in the city.

A youth from Kadaba taluk would play for Bengal Warriors in the forthcoming Pro Kabaddi tournament.