Mangaluru: Debate over renaming Dakshina Kannada as Mangaluru district has reached the city’s roads, with a Route 27 private bus displaying messages supporting the proposal.Dilraj Alva, owner of Sri Ganesh Prasad (SGP) buses, redesigned one of his five vehicles with the messages “Let our district be known as Mangaluru,” and “Same land, same people, a…
Mangaluru: Health minister UT Khader has urged Union govt to enact legislation to curb excessive profiteering by manufacturers of life-saving drugs.Speaking to reporters on Saturday, the minister pointed out that National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) only has the authority to regulate prices of scheduled drugs, rather than all medicines. Taking advantage of this, pharmaceutical companies…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru city police arrested two alleged burglars from Delhi in Vadodara on Sept 29 in connection with two house break-ins and recovered stolen property worth around Rs 18 lakh.The accused were identified as Arman Khan alias Aman Soni (34), a Gokulpuri resident, and Sanjeev Kumar alias Jani (34), of Sultanpuri, New Delhi.City police commissioner…
Mangaluru: More than 300 postgraduate students from various academic departments have already registered for Mangalore University’s newly launched Study Circle, which offers free coaching for competitive examinations, including UPSC and KPSC. A significant number of applicants are from Uttara Kannada and the Kalyana-Karnataka region.Vice chancellor Prof PL Dharma said the strong response reflected the demand…
Vehicles parked on Kadri ground in Mangaluru Mangaluru: Locals have urged the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) and Mangaluru City South MLA D Vedavyas Kamath to intervene and restore Kadri public playground, alleging that the children’s recreational space is increasingly being used for two-wheeler driving lessons, medical camps and related activities, and parking of commercial vehicles.Residents…
A firearm seized by Udupi police Udupi: Following recent incidents involving the use of firearms in Udupi district, police conducted a special drive across the district to verify the backgrounds of firearm licence holders, assess the condition of their weapons, and check for any unauthorised modifications.During the inspection, it was discovered that unauthorised modifications had…
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta inaugurated the newly constructed Material Recovery Facility (MRF) unit within the Vitla TP limits on Friday. Built with a grant of approximately Rs 60.1 lakh under the central govt’s Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 and other centrally sponsored schemes, this new facility features a 3 TPD (tons per day)…
Mangaluru: The open-air amphitheatre at Rajaji Park in front of Town Hall will host special cultural programmes from 6pm on Saturday and Sunday, with magic, Yakshagana, patriotic songs and bhavageethegalu on the schedule.Mangaluru City Corporation is organising the programmes in association with Nisarga Foundation Charitable Trust, and has invited members of the public and art…
Mangaluru: As Dasara festivities gain momentum across the state and school vacations are set to begin, Mangaluru City South MLA D Vedavyas Kamath has urged the state Congress govt, through the district administration, to extend school holidays in Mangaluru by two days, citing the region’s rich cultural tradition that draws crowds second only to Mysuru’s…
Mangaluru: More than 500 students, residents, women, youth and members of community organisations joined a cleanliness drive at Sasihithlu Beach on Friday, collecting around 12.8 tonnes of plastic and other waste.The drive, organised to mark Gandhi Jayanti by Haleangady gram panchayat, Alva’s Education Foundation and local organisations, covered different stretches of the shoreline. The waste…
