Udupi

Udupi police will install traffic signals at six major junctions and add 250–300 CCTV cameras after successful pilot systems at Kalsanka and Manipal.

Manipal police arrested two youths for a social media post allegedly aimed at creating communal disharmony; mobile phones were seized as evidence.

MP Kota Srinivas Poojary has urged the Centre to extend Vande Bharat to coastal Karnataka and double Konkan Railway tracks from Mangaluru to Mumbai.

Udupi police will install 150 cameras in three months for contactless traffic enforcement and add new signals at Ambagilu and Balaipadi junctions.

A 41-year-old man reported Rs 2 lakh credit card fraud, saying an unused card issued in his name was fully misused online the day it was delivered.

A man who posed as a customer and stole a 9-gram gold chain worth Rs 1.25 lakh from a jewellery shop has been arrested; chain and cash recovered.

Two scooter riders narrowly survived after a speeding Innova hit them from behind at Hiriyadka, Udupi, triggering a chain crash caught on CCTV.

Malpe police arrested two women accused who were absconding for 11 years in a Malpe Beach theft case and produced them before court.

NSUI district vice president Sharath Kundar was injured in a sword attack by a group near PPC Cross; Udupi police have registered a case.

Two cars were badly damaged after a rear-end collision on NH-66 near Thekkatte, with one vehicle hitting electric poles; only minor injuries were reported.

A 51-year-old man drowned after slipping into a well while repairing a submersible pump at his home near Kundapur, police said.

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Fr Leslie Clifford D’Souza as the new Bishop of Udupi, accepting Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo’s resignation.

A leopard is suspected to have damaged a parked bus at Thenkandiyoor in Malpe, prompting Forest Department action and concern among residents.

A moving car caught fire and was completely gutted near Sharke Cross on the Hemmadi–Kollur highway, with the driver escaping unhurt.

Brahmavar police detained two persons for allegedly sharing hate-filled messages on social media platforms as part of efforts to maintain public harmony.

Udupi district administration has given city bus owners time till June 1 to install doors in all buses, citing public and student safety concerns.

Cyber fraudsters posing as TRAI, Mumbai Police and ED officials allegedly cheated a 45-year-old man of ₹40 lakh through threatening calls and video chats.

Thieves broke into a house in Nadsalu village and stole gold jewellery worth ₹48 lakh and a wristwatch, prompting a major police hunt.

Inspired by Scouts & Guides training, a Class VI student from Udupi wrote to the Karnataka CM after spotting a dangerous pothole posing a serious public safety risk.

A 63-year-old woman was seriously injured after falling from a moving private bus near the Miyyar divider in Karkala while travelling to Belthangady.