Mangalore Today: Daily News Updates from Karnataka, India & Beyond

Local Crime & Enforcement

• 🚨 A human skeleton found hanging from a tree in Talapady farm was identified as Rahulkumar, a Bihar native reported missing from Kerala.
• 🚫 Sarathal police raided an illegal slaughterhouse in Mangaluru Taluk, arresting three individuals for selling calf meat, with one accused having a history of nine cases.
• 🚓 Mangaluru police arrested a notorious inter-state vehicle thief, Hamza Kupaconda from Kerala, recovering a stolen pickup truck and motorbike worth approximately 3.1 lakh.
• 🚬 Barke police confiscated illegal e-cigarettes and smoking items valued at around Rs 9.7 lakh during a raid at a shop in Lalbog, Mangaluru.
• ⏳ Mangaluru North police apprehended an accused who had been absconding for 12 years, identified as Alaf from Cassaba Bengra, after evading court trials for over a decade.

Tragic Accidents & Disasters

• 🏍️ A bike rider, Ravi Pujari, was killed in a fatal collision with a private bus near Ambajilu junction in Udupi.
• 💔 A woman named Apurva Kbot succumbed to her injuries after 134 days, following a severe road accident on the Mani-Mysuru highway.
• 🌊 Six members of a family were swept away in the Marona Hali reservoir canal in Tumakuru district, with search operations ongoing for the missing.
• ⛰️ A massive landslide hit a private bus in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district, resulting in at least 15 deaths and several feared trapped under debris.

Political & Legal Developments

• 📢 BJP district president Jagadish Kuvetile accused Ullal police of disrupting a Sharada festival procession, threatening agitation if cases against 150 people are not dropped.
• ⚖️ Vijay's TVK party approached the Supreme Court seeking an independent investigation into the Karur stampede, challenging the Madras High Court's decision for a state police SIT.
• 🔪 Venitesh Kuruba, a BJP youth wing leader, was brutally murdered in Koppal, Karnataka, with police suspecting a revenge killing related to his assistance in a past case.
• 🇬🇧 UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer announced that Britain will not pursue a visa deal with India, focusing instead on strengthening economic ties through a new trade agreement.
• 🚗 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) intensified its investigation into a Bhutan vehicle smuggling case, conducting raids at 17 locations, including the residences of actors Dulquer Salmaan and Prithviraj.

National & Global Highlights

• 🧪 The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 was jointly awarded to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar Yaghi for their groundbreaking work on Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs).
• ✈️ The 93rd Indian Air Force Day was celebrated at Hindon Air Force Station, featuring a tribute to Operation Sindoor and showcasing India's air power.
• ⚠️ A Karnataka man named Salman Pasha attempted suicide live on Facebook, alleging harassment by his wife and her relatives, prompting a police inquiry into the matter.