Mangaluru

Tulu film Kajja has completed a successful 25-day run in theatres, continuing to receive an encouraging response from audiences since its June 11 release.

A 144-wheel trailer got stranded on NH-66 near Panambur, causing a two-hour traffic jam and prompting calls for stricter regulation of oversized vehicles.

Mangaluru Tahsildar T Ramesh Babu directed officials to establish POSH committees across workplaces to strengthen women’s safety and prevent sexual harassment.

The SDMC Coordination Centre Forum says Dakshina Kannada students could lose nearly 44 learning hours annually due to a 15-minute daily reduction in school timings.

Residents of Jalsoor and Kanakamajalu protested after MESCOM allegedly locked a GOS, preventing restoration of electricity through an alternate supply line.

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.