Udupi: News
24 Aug 2024
KarnatakaKarnataka: Woman kidnapped, drugged, raped by social media friend
A 21-year-old woman from Udupi district in Karnataka was reportedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted on Friday night by an individual she had met on social media.
21 Apr 2024
KochiThief nabbed after stealing cash, jewels from filmmaker Joshiy's home
Muhammad Irshad, a resident of Bihar, was recently apprehended in Udupi, Karnataka. He is charged with burglarizing the residence of acclaimed Malayalam film director Joshiy in Kochi.
10 Jun 2023
KarnatakaKarnataka: Man thrashed with slippers for allegedly harassing college girl
A man was reportedly slapped and beaten up with slippers in public for allegedly harassing a college student on Friday in Karnataka's Udupi district.
16 Nov 2022
KarnatakaKarnataka: Pro-Hindu activists up in arms over students performing Azaan
In Karnataka's Udupi, pro-Hindu activists staged a protest against a private school authority after the education institution allegedly made its students perform the 'Azaan' (prayer).
27 Jul 2022
KarnatakaBJP Yuva Morcha worker's murder triggers huge protests in Karnataka
Last night, a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member was savagely hacked to death in Karnataka's Dakshin Kannada district, igniting tensions.
08 May 2022
KarnatakaKarnataka: Setback for Congress as senior leader joins BJP
Former Karnataka minister and Congress state vice-president Pramod Madhwaraj has resigned from the party alleging "political suffocation."
13 Feb 2022
KarnatakaHijab row: Section 144 imposed around high schools in Udupi
The Deputy Commissioner of Karnataka's Udupi district has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) within 200-meter radius area of all high schools in the district.
09 Feb 2022
Karnataka'Horrifying': Malala Yousafzai weighs in on Karnataka hijab row
Women's rights activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday waded into the ongoing hijab controversy in Karnataka where Muslim girls wearing headscarves were barred from attending classes.
02 Apr 2021
IndiaCave belonging to megalithic era found in Udupi
A cave found during the renovation work of Sri Anantha Padmanabha temple at Paniyadi in Udupi district recently belongs to the megalithic period, according to T Murugeshi, associate professor of ancient history and archaeology at MSRS College in Shirva.
25 Sep 2017
Saudi ArabiaIndian trafficking victim comes back home from Saudi Arabia
Jacintha Mendonca, hailing from Udupi in Karnataka, has finally made it back to India after 14 harrowing months in Saudi Arabia where she was forced to work as a "slave".
28 Apr 2017
IndiaKarnataka: Bajrang Dal men assault 3 Dalits for eating beef
10 activists from the Bajrang Dal reportedly entered a house in Udupi's Kundapur taluk and assaulted 3 Dalit men who they thought were consuming beef.
