Udupi

A Class 8 student missing for five days was traced by Udupi’s Akka Squad at the KSRTC bus stand and safely handed over to the Women’s Police Station.

Thousands of students and citizens marched in Manipal demanding NEET reforms and the resignation of the Union Education Minister during a peaceful rally.

A 42-year-old auto-rickshaw driver was found dead at his residence in Adi Udupi. Malpe Police have registered a case and begun an investigation.

Local youths voluntarily filled a dangerous pothole near Shirva on the Udupi road, improving safety and earning praise from residents.

Padubidri Police have arrested a lorry driver who had been absconding for 23 years after being convicted in a 2002 road accident that claimed the life of a schoolboy.

Congress leaders and workers in Udupi held a protest condemning the alleged NEET paper leak and the reported police action against demonstrators in New Delhi.

A minor boy from Uttar Pradesh was rescued from a construction site in Ajekar village, Karkala, during a joint inspection following a child labour complaint.

Student organisations staged a protest in Udupi demanding justice over alleged NEET irregularities and called for reforms to ensure a transparent examination system.

MLC Manjunath Bhandary alleged the Centre ignored students’ concerns over NTA issues and called for dialogue, electoral transparency and a probe into the Ram Mandir theft case.

Padubidri Police arrested a man in Kaup taluk and seized 625.83 grams of ganja during a raid on a pan stall at Yermal. The accused has been remanded to judicial custody.

Barkur powerlifter Roshan Lobo brought laurels to the region by winning a bronze medal at the National Classic Powerlifting Championship held in Aurangabad.

Officials seized over 15 quintals of rice meant for free distribution under the Public Distribution System from a general store in Udupi district and registered a case.

Congress workers blocked a road at Brahmagiri Circle in Udupi, protesting over the alleged NEET paper leak and police action against party leaders and workers.

Health Minister U T Khader described Barkur as a symbol of communal harmony and assured government support to preserve its rich historical and cultural heritage.

Traffic on the Udupi–Kundapur service road at Santhekatte was briefly disrupted after a tree fell across the road before being cleared by emergency personnel.

Padubidri Police arrested a Pune-based lorry driver who had been absconding for 23 years after his conviction in a 2002 fatal road accident that killed a schoolboy.

Several vehicles skidded and overturned on the Mala Ghat section of NH-169 after a diesel spill made the rain-soaked road dangerously slippery.

Five fishermen escaped with their lives after their fishing boat capsized in rough seas off Shirur near Byndoor, suffering losses exceeding ₹7 lakh.

A 66-year-old woman from Udupi was duped of ₹65 lakh after cyber fraudsters posing as Mumbai Police officers threatened her with arrest.

Nine gram panchayats in Udupi district will get BPCL fuel stations, EV charging centres and Bharat Cafés, boosting rural infrastructure and local revenue.