Mangaluru

Karnataka Health Minister U T Khader assured adequate disaster relief funds for Dakshina Kannada and directed officials to strengthen monsoon preparedness.

Father Robert Crasta, a senior priest of the Diocese of Mangalore, passed away at 82 after more than five decades of dedicated priestly, educational and pastoral service.

Vittal Police seized two tipper lorries carrying allegedly illegal sand and booked two drivers for transporting the mineral without valid permits.

Fuel stations in Mangaluru are reporting more engine complaints during the monsoon, with water contamination in E20 petrol affecting mainly older vehicles.

MLC Ivan D’Souza has sought ₹1,250 crore for Mangaluru’s underground drainage overhaul and called for improvements in the ongoing electoral roll revision.

Dakshina Kannada CEN Police arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly supplying bank accounts used to launder money obtained through cyber fraud.

Cracks and erosion on the newly built Bikarnakatte-Savanoor highway have raised safety concerns, with residents urging immediate repairs before the monsoon worsens.

Dakshina Kannada has completed 35.95% of the SIR-2026 electoral roll revision, with 6.48 lakh enumeration forms distributed and digitisation underway.

A 34-year-old contractor missing since Thursday was found dead near his residence in Moodbidri. Police await the post-mortem report.

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.