Mangaluru: Though Dakshina Kannada is an education hub, the district has launched a survey to identify illiterate people and achieve the status of a fully literate district.The exercise aims to identify those who have never attended school and cannot read, write Kannada or perform simple calculations. Zilla panchayat CEO Narwade Vinayak Karbhari said every illiterate…
Bengaluru: A 36-year-old car wash service centre owner was assaulted twice by a gang after he raised objections to them smoking in a public place near his shop in Andrahalli, west Bengaluru.Prashanth HB told police the incident happened at 8.45am on July 14 when he visited a condiments shop in Kalikanagar, adjacent to his service…
Udupi: An 80-year-old man died after being hit by a speeding car on the Mangaluru–Udupi National Highway on Thursday. The victim, identified as Harinarayana Rao, was walking along the roadside near the Kothalakatte autorickshaw stand at 10.10am when the incident occurred. Police said a car traveling from Mangaluru towards Udupi, driven recklessly by Sushith S…
Mangaluru: Puttur Block Congress and its block social media wing lodged a complaint at the Puttur Town police station against Mahesh Vikram Hegde for allegedly posting defamatory content targeting Puttur MLA Ashok Kumar Rai and spreading misinformation to create a false impression of the state govt and the home minister.The complaint was submitted by Supreeth…
Hoax call to Indigo flight at KIA Bengaluru: A handwritten note found tucked inside an aircraft’s lavatory triggered a major security scare and a five-hour delay for passengers aboard an Ahmedabad-bound IndiGo flight at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) Thursday night.The incident unfolded aboard flight 6E-6423, which was scheduled to depart for Ahmedabad at 8pm….
Udupi: A man who suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at his residence has made a full recovery with no neurological deficit at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal. Doctors from Kasturba Hospital were in the neighbourhood when he collapsed. They began CPR within seconds and intubated him at his residence. He was shifted to the emergency department with…
Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: The final ODI against England at Lord’s on Sunday will not be Rohit Sharma‘s last match for India. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia dismissed all retirement rumours and confirmed that the senior batter remains an important part of India’s ODI plans.There had been speculation that the 39-year-old had been told…
A fallen tree being cleared by authorities near Bendur in Mangaluru on Friday Mangaluru: After a brief dry spell, monsoon showers returned to Mangaluru Friday, triggering waterlogging, tree fall and power disruptions in parts of the city.According to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC), Dakshina Kannada recorded 70.1mm of rainfall in the past…
Udupi: Coastal Security Police (CSP) has instructed all watersports boat owners to obtain permission from the respective departments mandatorily. Officials said that while there are 227 watersports boats under nine CSP limits, 151 have obtained permits and they have warned all remaining boat owners to register themselves before legal actions are initiated.It is mandatory to…
Bengaluru: The quick commerce race is no longer mainly about reaching new neighbourhoods. It is becoming a fight over the same pincodes. India’s five largest operators added close to 900 dark stores between April and July this year, with Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes and Amazon Now leading the expansion, according to estimates by equity research firm…
