Mangaluru: Condemning the ABVP protest in front of St Agnes College over the conduct of examinations during Dasara, MLC Ivan D’Souza and KPCC spokesperson AC Vinayaraj alleged that BJP MLAs D Vedavyas Kamath and Dr Y Bharath Shetty had orchestrated the protest.D’Souza challenged Kamath to prove his allegations or apologise. He accused Kamath of falsely…
Mangaluru: A 12-year-old girl from Shivamogga diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and advanced Burkitt lymphoma is leading a normal life after undergoing treatment for two years, Yenepoya Medical College and Hospital said.The child was brought to the hospital at the age of 10 with chronic kidney disease and was initially treated with medicines. As her…
Udupi: ICAR–CPCRI, Kasaragod, in collaboration with the Karnataka state horticulture department, organised a farmer sensitisation programme at Hadavu village, Kundapur, Udupi district, on Tuesday. The programme focused on the biological management of coconut black-headed caterpillar, a sporadic defoliator pest of coconut.A team of scientists led by A Josephrajkumar, head crop protection ICAR CPCRI, Rajkumar, Prathibha…
Mangaluru: In a significant development, a proposal to provide health insurance coverage of Rs 5 lakh to contract workers employed at Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) and their families has received approval.The decision was taken at a meeting held at the official office of Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta in Mangaluru on Thursday….
Udupi: Kota police arrested four men for allegedly transporting eight cattle, including two calves, illegally in a pickup vehicle near Tekkatte junction on National Highway-66 on Tuesday night.According to police, PSI Praveen Kumar R of Kota police station received a tip-off around 8.30pm that cattle were being transported from Koteshwara towards Udupi for illegal slaughter…
Mangaluru: For students and IT professionals travelling from Bengaluru to coastal Karnataka for Dasara, the annual homecoming is turning expensive, with private bus fares crossing Rs 1,500 on some dates as seats fill up.Yatish Konchady, who usually takes the Yeshwantpur day train home, said he was unaware of its cancellation and had to look for…
Times News NetworkMangaluru: Karnataka is looking to turn its mangroves and other blue carbon ecosystems into an economic asset, with the state aiming to develop projects that can generate carbon credits as part of a larger target of five million tonnes over five years.Upendra Tripathy, honorary adviser on climate change to the chief minister, said…
100th year of Navratri Puja celebrations hosted at ‘Veera Venkatesh Prasad’, the residence of N Ekanath Nayak and his wife, Mangalagauri Nayak, at Vitobha Temple Road in Mangaluru Ashwin Baliga, US-based Hindustani classical vocalist, will perform at the 100th year of Navratri Puja celebrations hosted at ‘Veera Venkatesh Prasad’, Mangaluru 100th year of Navratri Puja…
Mangaluru: Srinivas University will organise its 9th Annual Convocation on Thursday at Srinivas University Campus, Mukka, Surathkal. This will be followed by celebration of ‘Sadbhavana Divas’ on the occasion of the 90th birth anniversary of the university’s founder chancellor, late CA A Raghavendra Rao, on Oct 16.During the 9th Annual Convocation, a total 2,077 graduates…
Mangaluru: A 22-year-old man allegedly lost Rs 2,37,498 after falling prey to an online fraud involving a fake escort service advertisement on Instagram.According to the complaint, the man was browsing Instagram around 11 pm on Oct 6 when he came across an advertisement. Clicking on it redirected him to a Telegram chat, where he enquired…
