Mangaluru

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.

Three people, including two young sisters, died after a compound wall collapsed onto rented houses at Garodi in Mangaluru following heavy rainfall.

Police recovered the jewellery trader’s stolen car in Bantwal after the Baikampady robbery, while investigators continue tracing the accused and missing mobile phone.

Rotary Club Mangaluru Hill-Side will install its new office-bearers for 2026–27 on July 1 at Ocean Pearl Hotel, Mangaluru, with Alka Manoj as the chief guest.

Yenepoya University organised a three-day Faculty Development Programme on Competency-Based Education, equipping Allied Health educators with modern teaching and assessment skills.

A couple escaped unhurt after a tree and an electric pole collapsed onto their moving car near Padibagilu in Vittal, damaging the vehicle.

A gang of seven allegedly robbed a Kerala businessman of 180 grams of gold and fled with his car after intercepting his family near Baikampady in Mangaluru.

A Bengaluru man has been arrested by Vittal police for allegedly posting an objectionable and communally sensitive comment on social media.

Dakshina Kannada has launched its Pulse Polio campaign, aiming to immunise 1.40 lakh children below five years through 756 vaccination booths.

The Mangaluru City Corporation cleared roadside vendors near Town Hall during an eviction drive, triggering protests and emotional appeals from traders.

Five people were injured after a car collided head-on with a tanker on NH 75 near Gundya, causing severe traffic congestion for several hours.

Traffic has resumed on the newly completed Parari-Ulaibettu Bridge in Mangaluru, ending eight months of commuter hardship and delays.