The street fight of the Congress has reached its peak due to Siddaramotsava, said BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel.

Moved by the plight of a collegemate, students have joined hands to raise funds and help in his medical treatment.

The Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee will organise a padayatra as part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav here on August 10.

The rising use and careless handling of button batteries at home have left children vulnerable to accidental swallowing of these objects. Along with coins that are most common, doctors in the city are also seeing cases of children swallowing these round and shiny objects.

Dakshina Kannada district is yet to gain pace in the administration of Covid-19 precaution dose of vaccine in the age group of 18 59 years, said DHO Dr Kishore Kumar M. The poor response to precaution dose is driven by a notion that the pandemic is over in the country.

The health department has plans to cover 5,24,508 children under the deworming drive as a part of National Deworming Day to be held in Dakshina Kannada district from August 10.

Muslim Aikyata Vedike Surathkal, a forum involving the office-bearers of 27 mosques in Surathkal, have set a 10-day deadline for the government to provide compensation of Rs 25 lakh each to the kin of Mahammed Fazil and Masood B, failing which it threatened to hold a massive protest.

Bajpe police arrested an accused, who was reportedly absconding for the past three years on Sunday. The accused is Mohammed Mansoor, 35. According to police he is wanted in nearly 18 cases of robbery, dacoity and cattle theft registered in various police stations across the state.

Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) has launched a placard campaign for peace in Dakshina Kannada, where three murders led to unrest forcing the district administration to clamp restrictions.

The Coast Guard in Karnataka organised a 7.5-km run that saw the participation of 75 personnel from the Indian Coast Guard and Mescom.The run was organised as part the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and Har Ghar Tiranga - India @ 75 celebrations.

A fishing boat that left for the deep sea on August 1 capsized on Saturday. All 11 fishermen on board were rescued by another fishing boat.Sources said that water started gushing into the boat Jai Sriram because of structural problems.

The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has approved the detailed project report (DPR) submitted by a city-based startup to start solid waste management in one of the wards.

Dakshina Kannada district police have arrested two more persons in connection with the Praveen Nettaru murder case. SP Rishikesh Sonawane said the accused are Abid, 22, from Navoor in Sullia, and Naufal, 28, from Bellare.

A man died in a road accident after he allegedly tried to avoid a pothole. According to the police, the incident took place around 6.45 pm on Friday when Atheesh was riding a two-wheeler from Nanthoor junction towards Bikarnakatte.

The Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Projects Shaurya Disaster Management Team has reached out to 54 taluks in the state. The volunteers, with a base of 7,200 members, were in action during the recent floods in Sullia and Bhatkal and spent almost a week assisting rescue teams.

The government has released Rs 35 crore for Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts for immediate relief after natural calamities. While Rs 20 crore has been sanctioned for Dakshina Kannada, Udupi has received Rs 15 crore.

Expats working in the Gulf countries have demanded a reduction in the airfare in the Mangaluru-Gulf sector.The airfare in this sector is high compared to the other international airport nearby in Kannur, Kerala, several expats have pointed out.

Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner Rajendra KV has withdrawn the restrictions imposed on shops and establishments in the district.The DC on Sunday lifted restrictions imposed on shops, which includes liquor shops, as peace has prevailed in the district in the last few days.

The department of public instruction has decided to conduct full-day classes on Saturdays, for 16 weeks, starting from August 6, to compensate for school holidays announced due to heavy rain in Dakshina Kannada, said K Sudhakar, DDPI, Dakshina Kannada. The Dakshina Kannada district administration had declared holidays for all schools in the district, in June and July, for several days. Except for Sullia taluk, the majority of the taluks have given about eight days of holidays to date, in total.

A woman sustained injuries after she was hit with an iron rod, after which her gold ornaments were robbed in Kundapur on Friday. The incident took place when Devaki,35, had gone to pick up her son from school.

Filmmaker Manish Mundra has announced on Twitter, that he has donated Rs 11 lakh to the family of Praveen Nettaru, who was murdered at Bellare in Dakshina Kannada district recently.

A class IX student died after he sustained head injuries at Bolwar in Puttur on Friday. The deceased is Sushan Rai,14, the son of Manohar Rai, and a student of Sudana Residential School. It is suspected that he may have fallen from one of the floors of a residential complex.

A police head constable attached to Konaje police station in Mangaluru, died of a heart attack, when he was on duty on Saturday. The deceased is Jagannath P,44, a 2000 batch policeman.

Corporators from the ruling BJP and Congress in the opposition, raised issues related to the recent flash floods, and damage caused to several houses in the city, at a monthly general council meeting of the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) on Saturday.

Dakshina Kannada district minister V Sunil Kumar said that there are plans to hoist six lakh tricolours at houses and business establishments in Dakshina Kannafa district, as a part of the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign, being held to commemorate the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, from August 13 to

Deputy leader of opposition in assembly and Mangaluru MLA U T Khader, said that the BJP government in Karnataka has failed to tackle natural calamities that hit the coastal districts and other parts of the state.

The National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal, launched several activities on its 63rd Foundation Day observed on Saturday. A remodelled library, and the newly built NITK west side entrance were inaugurated.

Filmmaker Manish Mundra has announced on Twitter, that he has donated Rs 11 lakh to the family of Praveen Nettaru, who was murdered at Bellare in Dakshina Kannada district recently.

A class IX student died after he sustained head injuries at Bolwar in Puttur on Friday. The deceased is Sushan Rai,14, the son of Manohar Rai, and a student of Sudana Residential School. It is suspected that he may have fallen from one of the floors of a residential complex. He was rushed to a hospital, but succumbed to his injuries.

A police head constable attached to Konaje police station in Mangaluru, died of a heart attack, when he was on duty on Saturday. The deceased is Jagannath P,44, a 2000 batch policeman. City police commissioner N Shashi Kumar said Jagannath fell sick while on duty, and was rushed to a nearby private hospital.

Two wards in the city are facing an acute water crisis, due to distribution issues, even as the region has been witnessing heavy rain.

Twentyone residents of Ankamanal village in Sandur taluk (Ballari district) fell ill on Saturday allegedly after consuming contaminated drinking water. While five recovered, 11 are undergoing treatment in Sandur taluk hospital, two at VIMS Ballari and three are in Hospet government hospital.

Schoolteachers and school development managements are in a quandary with students who have opted for boiled eggs in midday meals have also been queuing up to take bananas and groundnut chikki.

Mangalore University has decided to extend the first-year admission date from Saturday to August 16, after colleges complained of another major glitch in the Unified University and College Management System (UUCMS) software.

The monsoon was active over the coast, and there was moderate rainfall across the districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada, throughout the day.

Mayor Premananda Shetty said that the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) aims at hoisting national flags in 60,000 households, government office buildings, and private buildings in the city limits, as a part of the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign, between August 13 and 15, as a part of Azadi Ka

Mangaluru city police thwarted an attempt to illegally extract sand from the banks of the Phalguni River on Friday.A police team from Panambur police station, who were on rounds at Kuloor, received a tip-off on illegal sand extraction on the riverbed near KIOCL Junction.

The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has sought funds under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), for the construction of retaining walls, in areas that are prone to landslides in the city.

The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has commenced the process to name a prominent road in the city after the centuries old Mangaladevi Temple.

Moved by the innovative activities undertaken and to strengthen a Kannada-medium aided school, a philanthropist has donated Rs 1 crore to Nittur High School in Udupi.

Biker and vlogger Girish Shet last month rode from Kanyakumari to Khardung La, a distance of 4,340 km, on an e-scooter.

The additional director-general of police(law and order), Alok Kumar, during his visit to the city on Thursday directed officers to relook at all prominent communal cases reported after 2015 in the erstwhile Dakshina Kannada district.

Incessant rain has damaged the Mani-Mysuru national highway at several points, however the plying of buses and light vehicles on the Mangaluru - Mysuru route is unaffected.