Udupi

Udupi City Police arrest five in Yellapur over a late-night sword assault linked to a hotel altercation in Manipal.

A Rotary PU College student succumbed to injuries after a car allegedly rammed into a bike near Bannadka on the Karkala–Moodbidri highway.

A police raid in Manipal led to the seizure of ganja worth ₹1 lakh and the arrest of the fourth accused in an NDPS case.

Manipal police arrested the fourth accused in an NDPS case, seizing over 2 kg ganja and booking five consumers in connected cases.

An accidental fire gutted the Belve Gram Panchayat SLRM unit near Kundapur, destroying the building and causing losses worth several lakhs.

A seven-foot cobra spotted at a house in Thekkatte was safely rescued by expert Sridhar Aithal and released into a protected forest area.

Kundapur police arrest 11 in early morning raid on illegal sand mining near Kandlur Bridge, seize four boats and sand stock from Varahi river site.

A Davanagere tourist was found dead in a lodge room near the old bus stand; police await post-mortem report on cause of death.

A car caught fire near Nyarm Sri Jarandaya Daivasthana around midnight; five occupants escaped safely before the vehicle was gutted.

A 52-year-old electrician died by suicide after jumping into a well in Udupi. Police registered a case and are investigating the circumstances.

Manipal police crushed 120 illegally modified motorcycle silencers seized over six months and collected ₹1.05 lakh in penalties.

Residents of Uppoor, Havanje and Aroor protested against a proposed dog shelter site, citing lack of consultation and health concerns.

Nagaramata villagers urged the Udupi DC to stop sand mining in River Sita, citing soil erosion, farmland loss and groundwater risks.

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.