KERC chairman P Ravikumar (centre) chairs a public hearing on the draft ESR at the Mescom office in Mangaluru on Wednesday Mangaluru: Electrical contractors have opposed a proposed provision of the Electricity Supply Regulations (ESR) draft 2026, issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), which allows building owners to self-certify compliance with electrical safety…
Udupi: Education is a catalyst for social change and quality education helps create responsible citizens, said Karnataka State Minorities Commission (KSMC) chairperson U Nisar Ahmed.He was speaking at a review meeting on the implementation of the Prime Minister’s New 15-Point Programme for minorities at the deputy commissioner’s office on Wednesday.Ahmed directed officials to ensure that…
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has issued a set of guidelines for pet dog owners within its jurisdiction, making compliance with vaccination, animal welfare, hygiene and registration requirements mandatory and warning of penalties for violations.The guidelines have been issued in accordance with the Supreme Court orders, Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, Animal Welfare Board…
Mangaluru: A man has been sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl and threatening her in a case registered by Kadaba police in Dakshina Kannada.The accused, Ravi alias Ravindra Acharya,32, a resident of Nelyadi in Puttur taluk, was booked in Kadaba police station under Sections 376(2)(i) and 506 of the…
Mangaluru: A court has sentenced four men to seven years in prison each and imposed a fine of Rs 88,000 on them for attempting to murder a studio owner at Farangipete in Bantwal taluk in Oct 2020.According to the prosecution, the incident occurred on the evening of Oct 28, 2020, when Dinesh, the studio owner,…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City police have seized a bus that allegedly knocked down a pedestrian and fled without stopping in Jappinamogaru on Oct 22. The pedestrian, an unidentified man aged between 30 and 35, died of his injuries.City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH stated that the accident occurred around 7.50pm in front of AK Lodge…
Udupi: A man was arrested for allegedly attacking a shopkeeper with acid and also attempting to attack him with a machete following a dispute over the refund of a house rental deposit in Udupi on Wednesday. The accused is Suresh Acharya,48.The complainant, Naveen Kumar, who runs a shop on Railway Station road, was undergoing treatment…
Mangaluru: The Arecanut Research and Development Foundation (ARDF) has decided to amend its trust deed to expand its research activities beyond arecanut to include black pepper, coffee, cocoa and rubber.The decision was taken at a meeting of the ARDF held under the chairmanship of Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade, recently. During the meeting, ARDF managing…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City North MLA Bharath Shetty Y has directed officials to address the difficulties faced by students travelling from hostels located far from their educational institutions in the city.Chairing the KDP review meeting for Mangaluru taluk at the taluk panchayat meeting hall on Wednesday, Shetty said the backward classes welfare and social welfare departments…
Mangaluru: Sixth additional district and sessions court judge Rajesh Maruthi Kamate has sentenced three men to life imprisonment for murdering Rakesh near MV Shetty College on Panjimogaru-Maladi Road on Jan 3, 2019. A fourth accused was also convicted and sentenced to three years in prison for destruction of evidence and harbouring an offender.According to the…
