Udupi

Udupi BJP leader Sunil Kumar criticised Congress over SIR as Karnataka parties debate Form-7 applications and electoral-roll verification.

Udupi police inspected 2,925 licensed firearms and detected unauthorised modifications in four weapons during a month-long district-wide drive.

Kollur police arrested a 20-year-old man and seized the car allegedly used to drag a stray cow in an incident caught on CCTV.

Udupi will host ‘Nadige 2026’ from October 23 to 25, inviting the public to donate clean, usable footwear for refurbishment and reuse.

A Russian national found helpless on a Udupi service road was rescued, treated and later handed over to Goa police over a pending case.

A 27-year-old woman died under suspicious circumstances at Shedimane in Udupi, prompting her mother to seek a police investigation.

Seven people were injured when two cars collided near Badakere Cross on the National Highway in Kundapur, prompting renewed safety concerns.

A 28-year-old fisherman from Chhattisgarh has gone missing after reportedly falling overboard from a fishing boat off Malpe.

A patient at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, was injured after reportedly breaking through a ward window and external facade before jumping.

A one-and-a-half-year-old boy critically injured in a Kaup flyover collision died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Udupi.

Udupi’s Coastal Karnataka High Court Bench Struggle Committee welcomed the three-judge panel formed to examine the demand for a bench in the region.

The Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express will be extended to Bengaluru via Udupi, Kundapur and Karwar under new train numbers.

Raja Katapady’s Tulu film ‘Bellada Gatti’ has sold out its October 1 premiere show at Bharat Mall in Udupi.

A 69-year-old woman from Innanje died during treatment after suffering severe burns when her nightgown accidentally caught fire.

A Sri Durgamba bus stolen from a parking area behind Hanuman Petrol Bunk in Udupi was traced to Mudarangadi within hours.

Two accused in an alleged poisoning attempt were found dead near the Souparnika River in Byndoor, with police investigating the circumstances.

A 55-year-old scrap collector was found murdered near Babuthota jetty at Malpe harbour, with police investigating the fatal neck injury.

Udupi’s groundwater levels remain under pressure despite the monsoon, with rainfall down 48.76% up to September 23, 2026.

Two youths from Hirgana drowned while swimming in the Swarna River at Hermunde near Karkala on September 29. Rescue teams recovered their bodies.

Unauthorised flex boards have returned to Udupi and Manipal, with several footpaths reportedly affected by the renewed encroachment.