Mangaluru

An auto-rickshaw driver returned a lost purse containing cash and documents to its owner in Kalladka, earning praise for his honesty.

Police seized machinery and vehicles during a raid on an alleged illegal laterite stone and soil mining site in Bantwal taluk. Investigation is underway.

A man was arrested after allegedly throwing a ganja packet into Mangaluru District Jail. Police are probing a suspected prison smuggling network.

Three persons have been arrested in connection with the Baikampady highway gold robbery, while police continue the hunt for 13 absconding accused.

Kannada action-drama Aparadhi Nanalla, starring Action King Arjun Dev, released across Karnataka on July 3 under SLV Creations.

Heavy rain partially damaged two houses in Udupi and damaged 84 electric poles and 4.2 km of power lines in Dakshina Kannada.

Talapady Gram Panchayat fined a hotel owner ₹2,000 for dumping garbage on a roadside and burning it during a Swachh Bharat Mission inspection.

Mangaluru Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy said authentic, fact-based journalism is vital for promoting peace, democracy and a healthy society.

KSISF personnel foiled an attempt to smuggle 35 grams of ganja into Mangaluru district prison, arresting one suspect after a 500-metre chase.

Karnataka’s marine fish landings increased by 44% in 2025 to 5.77 lakh tonnes, signalling a strong recovery after a sharp decline in the previous year.

Mangaluru civil courts have rejected 18 suits seeking birth certificate name changes, holding that only the Registrar has authority under the law.

Residents have urged authorities to remove hanging cables from Mangaluru footpaths, citing safety risks to pedestrians and damage to the city’s Smart City image.

The Karnataka government has provided ₹5 lakh compensation to each family of the Kankanady wall collapse victims and will bear the full medical expenses of the injured.

A theft accused who had been absconding for nearly nine years was arrested by Dharmasthala Police from Chittoor and remanded to judicial custody.

A 19-year-old first-year college student was found dead at her home in Kadirudyavara near Beltangady. Police have registered a case and begun an investigation.

Heavy rainfall triggered a retaining wall collapse and landslip near Nelligudde in Moodbidri during National Highway construction. No injuries were reported.

The trailer of Kannada mystery thriller Aparadhi Nanalla, starring Action King Arjun Dev, has been released ahead of its July 3 theatrical release.

Mangaluru’s Dashiel Concessao won one gold and three silver medals for Karnataka at the 21st National Ice Skating Championship 2026 in Dehradun.

Bantwal MLA Rajesh Naik Uliipadiguthu directed officials to expedite pending compensation for farmers affected by the Udupi–Kasargod 400 kV power line project.

Puttur artist Ramprasad K won the national VBGRAM-G logo design competition and received a Rs 50,000 cash prize at a ceremony in New Delhi.