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Sowjanya case reinvestigation: Addl SP Venkatesh Prasanna seeks removal from SIT
Sowjanya case reinvestigation: Addl SP Venkatesh Prasanna seeks removal from SIT

Bengaluru Rural Additional Superintendent of Police (Addl SP) Venkatesh Prasanna has written to the state government seeking to be excluded from the Special Investigation Team 

Sahyadri College girls crowned VTU Mangaluru Division table tennis champions; boys finish third
Sahyadri College girls crowned VTU Mangaluru Division table tennis champions; boys finish third

The girls’ table tennis team of Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management emerged champions, while the boys’ team secured third place at the VTU Mangaluru Division Table Tennis Tournament

Udupi: Manipal hospital patient seriously injured after jumping from fourth floor
Udupi: Manipal hospital patient seriously injured after jumping from fourth floor

An in-patient at Kasturba Medical College (KMC) Hospital in Manipal sustained serious injuries after reportedly jumping from the hospital’s fourth floor

MRPL fire: One dead, one injured after blaze breaks out at Mangaluru refinery
MRPL fire: One dead, one injured after blaze breaks out at Mangaluru refinery

One person died and another sustained burn injuries after a fire broke out at the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) facility around 12.20 pm on Wednesday

Cattle-laden truck intercepted on Kalladka flyover; three flee as police arrive
Cattle-laden truck intercepted on Kalladka flyover; three flee as police arrive

A truck allegedly transporting cattle was intercepted by Hindu organisation activists on the Kalladka flyover in the early hours of Wednesday

Mangaluru: 16 grams of MDMA worth Rs 1.6 lakh seized, one arrested
Mangaluru: 16 grams of MDMA worth Rs 1.6 lakh seized, one arrested

Kavoor police have arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly possessing MDMA and seized 16 grams of the banned drug

Mangalore University temporarily discontinues 16 PG programmes over low enrolment
Mangalore University temporarily discontinues 16 PG programmes over low enrolment

The Academic Council also approved revised regulations governing the award of PhD degrees, incorporating recommendations of the Standing Committee of the Karnataka State Higher Education Council.

Mangaluru: Goods auto driver dies after crashing into judge’s car at Karangalpady
Mangaluru: Goods auto driver dies after crashing into judge’s car at Karangalpady

A 69-year-old goods auto-rickshaw driver died after sustaining serious injuries when the vehicle he was driving collided with a car being driven by a judge of the Mangaluru 1st Additional District Court at Karangalpady on Wednesday

Konkan Railway track works: Mangaluru–Madgaon trains partially cancelled, rescheduled on select October dates
Konkan Railway track works: Mangaluru–Madgaon trains partially cancelled, rescheduled on select October dates

Train services on the Konkan Railway route will be affected on several dates in October due to track maintenance works

Nitte University moves up to 1001–1200 band in THE World University Rankings 2027
Nitte University moves up to 1001–1200 band in THE World University Rankings 2027

Nitte (DU) has improved its position in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2027, moving to the 1001–1200 band, from the 1201–1500 band in 2026

Karnataka HC forms panel to examine bench in Mangaluru, other districts
Karnataka HC forms panel to examine bench in Mangaluru, other districts

The Karnataka High Court has constituted a three-member committee to examine the feasibility of establishing a High Court circuit or permanent bench in Mangaluru/Udupi

Eight Injured in an Explosion at MRPL in Mangaluru
Eight Injured in an Explosion at MRPL in Mangaluru

Eight people were injured in a major explosion at Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited on Tuesday 

Divakar Pai Kochikar elected KCCI president for 2026-27
Divakar Pai Kochikar elected KCCI president for 2026-27

Entrepreneur Divakar Pai Kochikar has been unanimously elected as the new president of the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) for 2026-27

EC reverts Form 6 to original format; SIR declaration limited to states where revision is underway
EC reverts Form 6 to original format; SIR declaration limited to states where revision is underway

The EC has reverted the online Form 6 used for fresh voter registration to its original format in states where the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has been completed

Sowjanya case: 16 police personnel appointed to assist SIT in Supreme Court-ordered reinvestigation
Sowjanya case: 16 police personnel appointed to assist SIT in Supreme Court-ordered reinvestigation

Following the Supreme Court’s order for a reinvestigation into the Sowjanya murder case in Dharmasthala, the Karnataka government has appointed 16 police personnel