Mangalore
The Billava Yuva Vedike of Brahmavar Billava Sangha held a Deepavali service programme for economically disadvantaged families of widows, giving them provisions, new clothes, firecrackers and gifts.
Mangalore
A woman from Udupi district who jumped into the Kumaradhara river near Kukke Subrahmanya in an alleged suicide attempt was saved when a crocodile bit her. Her screams brought locals to the spot, and she was pulled out and treated in hospital.
Mangalore
Senior Congress leader and former taluk panchayat member Narayana S. Poojary of Hejamady, Udupi, died in the early hours of Friday, 7 November, aged 78.
Mangalore
The family of Pradeep Poojary of Perdoor and Hindu activists in Udupi have demanded a CID or CBI probe into his suspicious death, alleging lapses in the police investigation. A protest has been announced in Udupi on 11 November.