Mangaluru: The department of school education has extended Dasara holidays for schools in Dakshina Kannada by one day, until Oct 22, in view of the final-day Dasara celebrations and procession on Wednesday.The holiday extension follows requests from parents, members of the public and elected representatives, who pointed out that the procession and religious rituals would…
Mangaluru: Barke police succeeded in tracing and arresting a woman, who was accused of snatching a gold chain from a child’s neck inside a wedding hall in the city.Mangaluru City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH said that the police arrested the accused within 24 hours of the crime.On Sunday, during a wedding ceremony held…
Schoolchildren from Sajipa in Bantwal taluk who perform the traditional Shardula Vesha Mangaluru: Seven schoolchildren from Sajipa in Bantwal taluk donated Rs 5,000 from their Dasara earnings to Shashikanth, a local man who has been bedridden for five years following an accident.The children, who perform the traditional Shardula Vesha, a traditional lion-inspired folk costume dance…
Mangaluru: A 70-year-old woman in Koila village, Kadaba, was allegedly threatened and assaulted by her daughter-in-law following a family dispute.The complainant, Neelamma, stated in her complaint that her daughter-in-law, Mangala Bai, visited her house on the evening of Oct 12 and issued a death threat following a family dispute. Further, she alleged that on the…
Mangaluru: Dharmasthala police have registered a case regarding the alleged illegal construction of a building on land belonging to the Southadka temple in Belthangady taluk’s Kokkada village.Police said the complainant, Subrahmanya Shabaraya, an office bearer of the temple management committee, has accused Krishna Bhat, a resident of Kokkada, who had previously served as a temple…
The deceased are Mohammed Zunaid, 23, and Mohammed Afraz, 23, residents of Mangaluru. MANGALURU: Driver of a pickup truck was arrested for allegedly committing murder following the death of two youths after the vehicle rammed into their scooter deliberately following an argument at Boliyar in Konaje police station limits on Monday.The police have arrested the…
Car exited the showroom, the driver lost control and crashed onto the busy road and collided with a two-wheeler SHIVAMOGGA: Festive joy turned into absolute horror on a Tuesday morning outside a car showroom, located near the Government First Grade College on the National Highway in Sagar town.What was supposed to be a moment of…
A video clip of the incident has gone viral on social media MANGALURU: Puttur town police have registered a case against three men for allegedly abusing, assaulting and threatening a 27-year-old lodge employee in Puttur on Saturday night.According to a complaint filed by Mohammed Rifai, a resident of Koila in Kadaba taluk, the accused —…
Puralda Appena Mokeda Bollilu Pollali Tigers celebrate with their trophy at Nehru Maidan in Mangaluru Sunday Mangaluru: Puralda Appena Mokeda Bollilu Pollali Tigers won Kudlada Piliparba-2026 at the fifth edition of the tiger dance competition held at Nehru Maidan Sunday.Kudla Samskritika Prathisthana organised the 11-team competition, with former MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and MLA D…
Mic’s Yours: Women sing at a ladies-only karaoke evening organised by Glowing Corner Mangaluru: Sometimes, it is the simplest pleasures that quietly slip away: an evening out, a familiar song, the easy comfort of being among people. Through Glowing Corner, Gloria Viegas is trying to make space for those moments again.Her independent initiative brings together…
