Udupi, February 13: A man died on the spot in a head-on collision between a motorbike and a tempo, on the NH-17, at Katapady on Saturday night.
The victim has been identified as Lenin Anchan (28), a resident of Kaipunjalu in Kaup.
Local police has registered a case.
Bengaluru, Feb 14: Raja and Rani got married on Valentine's Day at Cubbon Park here.
The bride and the groom were decked up in bridal finery were heralded with traditional wedding music with nadaswaram and thavil (percussion) . The catch was that the married couple were horses.
Pro-Kannada activist and Kannada Vatal Party chairman Vatal Nagaraj performed the marriage ceremony of the two horses.
Nagaraj gave a dhoti and shirt to Raja (male horse) and a saree along with a taali (mangal sutra) to Rani (female horse).
Nagaraj has been conducting such ceremonies in the past too. Last year he had married off two sheep- Jacob and Carolyn in a similar ceremony.
The activist says he is all for love and urged anti-Valentine's Day supporters not to oppose lovers and their Valentine's Day celebration.
He also urged the Central government and the Karnataka state governments to give Rs 1 lakh and RS 50,000 respectively to the "lovers to support their love" by helping them get married.
Meanwhile, sweets were distributed to all the guests who had participated in the Valentine's Day marriage ceremony today.
Mangaluru, Apr 20: The Dakshina Kannada district administration had declared certain areas in the district as containment zones after COVID-19 positive cases were detected from there.
A seal down has been declared in these zones, completely banning all movement of the people including leaving their houses.
In Ajjavara, Sullia taluk a one-kilometre containment zone has been set up on April 19.
The zone stretches from Ankotimar Road and includes Forest agriculture land and the residences of Savera and Achar.
Mangaluru, Jun 11: Amid rising COVID-19 cases in the district, the officials of Pilikula Zoological Park are also following quarantine policies for animals similar to those for people arriving in the state from other places.
Zoo officials said that these rules apply only for animals that are brought from other locations.
The officials are keeping animals brought in a separate room for one to two months and their health is monitored by expert Doctors. If there are no symptoms of any diseases, the animals will be clubbed with other Zoo animals.
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