Bengaluru: A test drive went awry for a woman as she pressed the accelerator mistaking it for clutch, knocked down a pedestrian and then rammed an electric pole in KR Pura Monday evening.The injured pedestrian, identified as Shantamma, filed a complaint against the driver, Supriya, accusing her of causing injuries by driving in a rash…
M. Devadas, 74, one of the founding functionaries of the Dalit movement in undivided Dakshina Kannada district passed away on Wednesday. Mangaluru: M Devadas,74, one of the founding functionaries of the Dalit movement in undivided Dakshina Kannada, and a participant and guide in people’s movements in Dakshina Kannada, has passed away following cardiac arrest on…
Bengaluru: A 20-year-old cricketer from Maharashtra participating in a tournament here unwittingly walked into a cyber honeytrap, with the woman recording their private call and trying to extort money from the budding player.According to a complaint from the cricketer, he was lodged in a five-star hotel in north Bengaluru during the tournament organised by BCCI….
Mangaluru: The National Highways Authority Of India (NHAI) has given in-principle approval for the construction of a service road in Bannadka and other infrastructure at the cost of Rs 5.8 crore, as part of the ongoing four-laning work on National Highway-169 from Sanur to Bikarnakatte, said Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta.Responding to requests from…
A large tree toppled onto a school bus, resulting in the tragic death of a child DAKSHIN KANNADA: A child was killed and two others were injured after a massive roadside tree fell on a moving school bus near Barimaru village in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district on Wednesday evening, police said.The bus, belonging to Kalladka…
Mangaluru: Deputy commissioner Darshan HV has directed officials to intensify the registration of students and youth under the MY Bharat initiative of the Union ministry of youth affairs and sports.Chairing the MY Bharat Advisory Committee meeting at the deputy commissioner’s office on Tuesday, he said that 42,778 individuals and 156 youth clubs have been registered…
Bengaluru: Private engineering colleges surrendered over 10,000 engineering seats to Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) ahead of the announcement of the first round of counselling.Colleges feel these management seats might not find any takers. So instead of letting the seats go waste, colleges gave them to KEA so that the seats enter the pool that students…
Mangaluru: Urwa police have arrested a man and seized 72g of MDMA worth an estimated Rs 7.2 lakh from a car near Barebail in Mangaluru. According to police, based on credible information received on Tuesday, ASI Suketh Kotian, who was on patrol duty, rushed to the road connecting NH-66 at Kuntikana to Barebail, where a…
Udupi: Former DSP and Bharateeya Janashakti Congress president Anupama Shenoy on Wednesday said that while the NEET question paper leak and student suicides were serious issues, similar irregularities have been reported in several other competitive examinations. She said CJP should raise its voice against flaws in all examinations and not limit its protests to NEET…
DHO Dr HR Thimmaiah launches a week-long brain health awareness programme and physiotherapy equipment at the Brain Health Clinic of Wenlock District Hospital on World Brain Day on Wednesday Mangaluru: District health officer Dr HR Thimmaiah on Wednesday said that 12,501 patients have been treated since April 2024 under the Karnataka Brain Health Initiative (KaBHI).Speaking…
