July 2026

Mangaluru: Police investigating a counterfeit currency case reported under the Uppinangady police station limits on July 16 conducted searches at two locations in Belthangady after obtaining permission from the court.As the investigation progressed, a team led by the Belthangady DSP searched the residence of absconding accused Abdul Shakeel and a house in Kuvettu village on…

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada district has 120 vacant posts in its home guards unit, with the department managing to recruit about 24 personnel over the past 10 months despite efforts to recruit personnel, said additional SP and district commandant of home guards Anil Kumar S Bhoomraddi. He said the sanctioned strength of Home Guards in the…

Mangaluru: A Vanamahotsava (tree plantation drive) was organised at the Mundaje Kargil Vana in Belthangady on the occasion of the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas on Sunday. Spread across nearly four acres, the memorial forest is home to more than 800 trees planted in the names of soldiers who laid down their lives during the Kargil…

Moodubidire Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) P Sridhar Mangaluru: In a green initiative aimed at promoting environmental awareness and biodiversity, a senior forest officer has offered financial incentives to students participating in a fruit park project at a rural school in Dakshina Kannada district. Assistant conservator of forests (ACF), Moodubidire, P Sridhar has announced plans…

T-55 battle tank unveiled at the War Memorial, Kadri Hills, Mangaluru, Sunday Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada MP Captain Brijesh Chowta said efforts will be made to bring a decommissioned MiG-21 fighter jet to the city. He noted that the process would be lengthy, but assured that steps would be taken.Speaking during the unveiling of the T-55…