Mangaluru: A pickup vehicle allegedly transporting cattle illegally to Kerala was seized by Puttur rural police early Monday, after the driver and another occupant abandoned the vehicle and fled. According to police, sub-inspector Sushma G Bhandary received information around 3.30 am that cattle were being transported illegally in a pickup vehicle from a farm in…
Boats anchored at Old Port in Mangaluru on Monday. Mangaluru: With the subsidised diesel quota for the first five months of the fishing season exhausted, several fishing boats, including purse seine and trawl boats, in Mangaluru have remained anchored.Rajesh Puthran, president of DK Trawl Boat Union, said around 30% of boats did not venture out…
Mangaluru: Shree Ambamaheshwari Seva Trust has urged authorities to make advance arrangements for traffic management, public safety and waste disposal as Navaratri draws large numbers of devotees from Mangaluru, neighbouring districts and other states.The trust submitted a representation to Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner, with copies to Mangaluru City police commissioner, MCC commissioner, MP, MLA and…
Mangaluru: Formation of Bharat Jodo Yuva Sanghas is progressing faster in rural areas than urban centres in Dakshina Kannada, with membership collection nearing completion in most of the district’s 223 gram panchayats while urban data entry continues.Pradeep D’Souza, deputy director of youth empowerment and sports development, said the district had been allotted 347 sanghas, comprising…
Mangaluru: A new KMC-NITK-led project will bring developmental support for preterm babies into homes, with ASHA workers guiding parents through activities and doctors monitoring children through teleconsultation during the crucial first two years of life.The three-year project, led by Dr Suchetha S Rao, professor and head, department of paediatrics, Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Mangaluru, has…
Udupi: A court has sentenced a man to five years’ rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 40,000 for assaulting and threatening a jail warden at Udupi District Prison in 2011.According to police, the incident occurred on Dec 3, 2011, when the jail warden was taking the attendance of inmates at Udupi District Prison…
Udupi: As part of the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan marking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 25 consecutive years of public service, the BJP organised an ‘Angalada Utsava’ in Udupi. During the event, Udupi MLA Yashpal Suvarna inaugurated a felicitation programme organised by the Udupi City BJP Mahila Morcha to honour teachers and helpers from 115 anganwadi centres…
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee Minority Department president Shahul Hameed KK and other party leaders on Monday submitted a memorandum to the district administration seeking action against BJP leaders for allegedly misusing Form 7 of the Special Intensive Revision process.Congress demanded Assembly constituency-wise verification of Form 7 applications, particularly suspicious or large-scale submissions, and…
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) will soon develop a park on 84 cents of land near the bridge-cum-saltwater exclusion dam at Harekala in district minister UT Khader’s constituency. The bridge-cum-barrage connecting Harekala and Adyar was built at an estimated cost of Rs 192 crore.MUDA chairman Santhosh Kumar Shetty said the tender process for…
Bot Brigade: CFAL students with their combat robots ahead of the Battle of Robots 2026 qualifiers in Moscow, to be held from Oct 8 to 10 Mangaluru: A student robotics team from the Centre for Advanced Learning (CFAL), one of only two teams selected from India, will compete in the qualifying stage of Battle of…
