Mangaluru

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.

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.