October 2026

Asma Banu, an English teacher from Sanoor village near Murathangady in Karkala, has been selected for the Plant Genome Saviour Award for her efforts to conserve nearly 1,540 traditional rice varieties. Udupi: Asma Banu, an English teacher from Sanur village near Murathangady in Karkala, has been selected for the Plant Genome Saviour Famer Recognition for…

Mangaluru: A 53-year-old man from Mangaluru allegedly lost Rs 7.2 lakh to cyber fraudsters who cheated him on the pretext of awarding him a lottery prize in an online Kerala lottery scheme.According to the complaint filed, the victim was browsing Facebook at 8.30 pm on Sept 25 when he came across a video advertising the…

Woman’s brothers and others allegedly arrived in three cars, abducted Pradeep while he was walking home and took him to her house. UDUPI: A 27-year-old man died by suicide in the toilet of the government district hospital at Ajjarkad on Friday, allegedly following an assault and threats by the family members of a woman he…

Mangaluru: Minority welfare department in Dakshina Kannada has disbursed scholarships worth Rs 61.2 crore to students under various schemes, officials said at a review meeting on the Prime Minister’s new 15-point programme at the deputy commissioner’s office here Thursday.The amount includes Rs 3 crore under the Vidyasiri scheme. The funds covered 75,513 student applications, the…

Image for representation oly Udupi: A 37-year-old man from Yadthare village in Byndoor was allegedly cheated of Rs 4 lakh by fraudsters who promised him an engineering job in Singapore, police said.According to police, the complainant had created a profile on job portal Indeed while looking for employment. He then received a phone call from…

Mangaluru: Mangaluru Urban Development Authority (Muda) has received the govt’s in-principle approval to develop the Urwa Commercial Building at an estimated cost of Rs 30 crore.The G+9 complex at Urwa Store will house premium retail and office space for corporate companies, IT/BT firms, and startups, with rentals of Rs 50 to Rs 100 per sqft….

Image for representation only Mangaluru: The seventh additional district and sessions court, Mangaluru, sitting at Puttur, has sentenced Saddam, 34, of Kadaba to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for sexually assaulting a minor girl.Judge Sumangala Chakalabbi found the charges proven and sentenced him under sections 5(l) and 5(j)(ii) read with Section 6 of the…

Udupi: Two college students sustained serious injuries when a tipper truck rammed their scooter near Vishnumurthy Temple at Balkur village in Kundapur taluk on state highway 52 around 8.45am Friday.TK Mohammed Shayan and Mohammed Rayan, who were travelling on the scooter from Kandlur towards Basrur, were admitted to a private hospital.Two tipper trucks were proceeding…

Udupi: A man was murdered after he was allegedly assaulted with a steel pipe during a quarrel over personal and financial issues within the limits of the Brahmavar police station in Udupi district on Tuesday.Udupi SP Hariram Shankar said two brothers had been arrested in connection with the murder.The deceased, Sujith Pinto, a rowdy-sheeter, a…

Mangaluru: A 42-year-old woman was allegedly cheated of Rs 2.7 lakh through an online credit card fraud after fraudsters posing as health insurance representatives contacted her over phone and WhatsApp.According to the complaint, the woman received a call on Oct 16, from an unknown person, who told her that her private health insurance policy was…