Udupi: Kundapur Rural police arrested a father-son duo Thursday for allegedly obstructing a village administrative officer (VAO), threatening him, and abusing him with caste-based slurs inside the Gulvadi gram panchayat office.According to police, the incident occurred on Wednesday when Prakash Naik was on duty at the VAO office. Gulvadi residents Palli Suleman and his son…
Mangaluru: CCB sleuths of the Mangaluru City Police arrested two alleged drug peddlers and seized 5.1 kg of MDMA worth an estimated Rs 5.2 crore.The accused were intercepted in Bagalkot district while allegedly transporting the narcotics from Delhi to Bengaluru as part of a larger interstate drug supply network.City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH…
Anti-drug Drive: City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy (second right) along with other officers releases ‘Operation RISE’ and the ‘Beda Bro’ awareness initiative in Mangaluru Thursday Mangaluru: City police have intensified their anti-drug crackdown under the state’s ‘Operation RISE’ campaign, with officials expressing confidence in bringing the situation under control through sustained efforts. Posters for…
Note Racket: Fake note printing machine seized by Uppinangady police Mangaluru: Uppinangady police busted an alleged counterfeit currency printing racket operating from a building in Adinje, Kaniyooru village, Belthangady taluk, and arrested seven persons.Addressing reporters Thursday, Dakshina Kannada SP Arun K said Uppinangady PSI Suthesh KP and his team carried out the raid following credible…
Representational image only Mangaluru: A fast-track special court Thursday sentenced a 50-year-old fisherman to five years’ rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 3-year-old child.The convict has been identified as Ashok K.According to Special Public Prosecutor Sahana Devi Boloor, the incident occurred on May 4, 2025, when the child was playing in the compound. A neighbour…
Mangaluru: An unidentified person allegedly attacked a woman with a sharp weapon near the KSRTC New bus stand at BC Road in Bantwal on Thursday evening, leaving her seriously injured. The accused fled the scene after the attack. The woman subsequently died without responding to treatment. Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect has been identified…
Machine edge: A customised JCB-mounted cleaning attachment deployed by NHAI cleans roadside signboards along the Kundapur–Surathkal stretch of NH-66 Mangaluru: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has deployed a customised JCB-mounted cleaning attachment that can clean up to 150–200 signboards in hours on the Kundapur–Surathkal stretch of NH-66, significantly improving efficiency and reducing manual effort….
The victim was identified as Lavanya (in picture), a resident of Uli village, while the accused was identified as Chetan, 22, a resident of Belthangady. MANGALURU: A 21-year-old woman was allegedly hacked to death by a man near the KSRTC New Bus Stand at BC Road in Bantwal on Thursday evening in a suspected case…
Mangaluru: Belthangady police have arrested a habitual offender in connection with a theft case, after an investigation into an unnatural death revealed that the deceased had allegedly died accidentally while committing a burglary.During the investigation into unnatural death report registered at Belthangady police station on July 1, it was found that a theft had taken…
Mangaluru: An unidentified person allegedly attacked a woman with a sharp weapon near the KSRTC New bus stand at BC Road in Bantwal on Thursday evening, leaving her seriously injured. The accused fled the scene after the attack.According to police, the incident occurred around 6 pm, when the woman, believed to be between 21 and…
