Udupi: A 21-year-old, third-year BTech student of Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) was found dead in her hostel room on Wednesday. The deceased, Shreya Pargi, was staying in a room on the fourth floor of the women’s hostel at MIT in Herga village, Udupi taluk, along with another student, who is currently away on vacation.According…
Ganjimatt industrial estate Mangaluru: The much-awaited Plastic Park at Ganjimutt is set to allot plots to entrepreneurs looking to set up industrial units. The 104.2-acre Plastic Park project is being developed jointly in collaboration with the govt of India and the govt of Karnataka.A total of 41.1 acres of industrial land is currently available for…
DK child protection officer Rashmi Ashok Nekraje said that the National Adoption Awareness Month is being observed from Nov 1 to 30, at an interaction with journalists in Mangaluru on Thursday Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada recorded the highest number of enrollments for the Prayojakathva Yojana implemented under the Mission Vatsalya framework by the District Child Protection…
Mangaluru: Women students account for around 25% of the 7,000-odd students at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal, with the institute aiming to increase their representation to 50% to achieve gender parity, said deputy director Prof Subhash C Yaragal.Speaking to reporters on Thursday, ahead of the institute’s 24th annual convocation, Yaragal said the…
Udupi: A man died after being hit by a private bus near a hotel at Bada village in Kaup taluk on Wednesday. The deceased is Gopal Poojary. According to police, the incident took place when Poojary was standing near a zebra crossing at a diversion in front of a hotel, waiting to cross the one-way…
Mangaluru: A human skull was found beside a state highway near Nethravati bathing ghat in Dharmasthala on Thursday evening. According to police, a man from Bantwal was cutting tree branches that were obstructing electricity poles along the highway when he noticed a human skull by the roadside. He subsequently approached Dharmasthala police and submitted a…
Mangaluru: A man lost Rs 2.6 lakh in a cyber fraud after a malicious APK file disguised as an mParivahan application was allegedly downloaded on his mobile phone. According to a complaint lodged by the 29-year-old victim at the CEN crime police station, around 3.31 pm on Nov 10, a total of Rs 2,61,282 was…
Mangaluru/ Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to dedicate to the nation Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited’s (MRPL) state-of-the-art Devangonthi Marketing Terminal in Bengaluru on Friday. Developed at an investment of Rs 330 crore, the terminal marks a significant milestone in strengthening Karnataka’s energy infrastructure, enhancing fuel supply reliability and supporting the region’s growing…
Mangaluru: Deepavali celebrations at Agrileaf Exports Pvt Ltd in Nidle, Belthangady, turned into a major recognition event, with five employees receiving Tata Nexon EV cars valued at approximately Rs 20 lakh each. Five employees, Shyamnandan Hillemane, Vignesh P, Chethan NS, Jagannath P and Shreenath Abhyankar, were presented with the cars in recognition of their dedication…
Mangaluru: The 8th Kerala State Kannada Sammelana-2026, along with the Kerala-Karnataka Utsava and Kerala State Children’s Literary Festival, will be held at Kannada Grama in Kasaragod on Nov 28 and 29.Organised by Karavali Samskritika Prathistana, Kasaragod, the two-day event aims to showcase Kannada language, literature, culture and heritage while promoting cultural exchange between Kerala and…
