Image for representation only Mangaluru: The seventh additional district and sessions court, Mangaluru, sitting at Puttur, has sentenced Saddam, 34, of Kadaba to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for sexually assaulting a minor girl.Judge Sumangala Chakalabbi found the charges proven and sentenced him under sections 5(l) and 5(j)(ii) read with Section 6 of the…
Udupi: Two college students sustained serious injuries when a tipper truck rammed their scooter near Vishnumurthy Temple at Balkur village in Kundapur taluk on state highway 52 around 8.45am Friday.TK Mohammed Shayan and Mohammed Rayan, who were travelling on the scooter from Kandlur towards Basrur, were admitted to a private hospital.Two tipper trucks were proceeding…
Udupi: A man was murdered after he was allegedly assaulted with a steel pipe during a quarrel over personal and financial issues within the limits of the Brahmavar police station in Udupi district on Tuesday.Udupi SP Hariram Shankar said two brothers had been arrested in connection with the murder.The deceased, Sujith Pinto, a rowdy-sheeter, a…
Mangaluru: A 42-year-old woman was allegedly cheated of Rs 2.7 lakh through an online credit card fraud after fraudsters posing as health insurance representatives contacted her over phone and WhatsApp.According to the complaint, the woman received a call on Oct 16, from an unknown person, who told her that her private health insurance policy was…
KERC chairman P Ravikumar (centre) chairs a public hearing on the draft ESR at the Mescom office in Mangaluru on Wednesday Mangaluru: Electrical contractors have opposed a proposed provision of the Electricity Supply Regulations (ESR) draft 2026, issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), which allows building owners to self-certify compliance with electrical safety…
Udupi: Education is a catalyst for social change and quality education helps create responsible citizens, said Karnataka State Minorities Commission (KSMC) chairperson U Nisar Ahmed.He was speaking at a review meeting on the implementation of the Prime Minister’s New 15-Point Programme for minorities at the deputy commissioner’s office on Wednesday.Ahmed directed officials to ensure that…
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has issued a set of guidelines for pet dog owners within its jurisdiction, making compliance with vaccination, animal welfare, hygiene and registration requirements mandatory and warning of penalties for violations.The guidelines have been issued in accordance with the Supreme Court orders, Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, Animal Welfare Board…
Mangaluru: A man has been sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl and threatening her in a case registered by Kadaba police in Dakshina Kannada.The accused, Ravi alias Ravindra Acharya,32, a resident of Nelyadi in Puttur taluk, was booked in Kadaba police station under Sections 376(2)(i) and 506 of the…
Mangaluru: A court has sentenced four men to seven years in prison each and imposed a fine of Rs 88,000 on them for attempting to murder a studio owner at Farangipete in Bantwal taluk in Oct 2020.According to the prosecution, the incident occurred on the evening of Oct 28, 2020, when Dinesh, the studio owner,…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City police have seized a bus that allegedly knocked down a pedestrian and fled without stopping in Jappinamogaru on Oct 22. The pedestrian, an unidentified man aged between 30 and 35, died of his injuries.City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH stated that the accident occurred around 7.50pm in front of AK Lodge…
