File photo of supporters carrying Tulu flags during a Congress nomination procession in Mangaluru in 2024 Mangaluru: With the cabinet meeting scheduled for Friday in Mangaluru, the long-pending demand for official language status for Tulu is back in focus. Chief minister DK Shivakumar seems to have struck a local chord with the locals by signing…
Muneer Katipalla, CPM district secretary Mangaluru: CPM Dakshina Kannada district committee has urged the state govt to adopt a people-centric development policy for coastal Karnataka and abandon the corporate-oriented public-private partnership (PPP) model proposed for tourism and other projects.Addressing reporters Tuesday, the party district secretary Muneer Katipalla said the special cabinet meeting had raised expectations…
In a draft notification issued on Sept 5, the govt proposed dividing the 15% rural quota into two 7.5% components Mangaluru: Private-school managements in Dakshina Kannada have urged the state govt to widen the scope of its proposed changes to the 15% horizontal reservation for rural candidates seeking admission to govt seats in professional educational…
Mangaluru: SDPI has sought a minimum Rs 10,000-crore allocation for eco-friendly coastal tourism, including the development of beaches, heritage sites and nature-based tourism destinations, ahead of the special cabinet meeting scheduled in Mangaluru Friday.The party urged the state govt to use the meeting to announce a comprehensive development package for coastal Karnataka, focusing on infrastructure,…
Artist Reshma Shetty briefing students on face painting Mangaluru: Traditional art forms linked to Tulunadu’s rich cultural traditions came alive for around 60 schoolchildren at a one-day mask-making and face-painting workshop organised by the Mangaluru chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Intach), in association with HECS-Intach and the Intach Heritage…
Senior Congress functionary B Ramanath Rai addressing media in Mangaluru Wednesday Mangaluru: Former minister and senior Congress functionary B Ramanath Rai Wednesday challenged BJP leaders from the coastal region to take up the long-pending demand to include Tulu in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution with the Centre.Reacting to BJP leaders’ demand for Tulu to…
Babar Azam turns to domestic cricket after 7 years (ANI Image) Pakistan captain Babar Azam is set to return to domestic first-class cricket for the first time in nearly seven years, with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) keen to see him back in action following Pakistan’s disappointing Test tour of England.Babar to represent Oil and…
Minister KS Basavanthappa during his visit to the Malpe Port on Wednesday Udupi: The state govt will give priority to the comprehensive development and modernisation of Malpe all-weather fishing harbour while ensuring better facilities for fishermen, said minister for muzrai, fisheries, ports and inland water transport KS Basavanthappa on Wednesday.Speaking after meeting officebearers of the…
Udupi: A 21-year-old man was arrested in connection with a case involving the alleged harassment and blackmail of a 20-year-old student at Manipal, who allegedly died by suicide in Nov, last year.The case was registered following a complaint filed before the court by Leslie Joseph Mathew, 60, a resident of Assam and father of the…
WPL 2027 auction dates announced (PTI Photo) The countdown to the fifth edition of the Women’s Premier League has begun, with the BCCI confirming the player auction date and the schedule for WPL 2027. The five franchises will have less than a month to finalise their retention plans before heading to Kochi for the auction…
