Mangaluru: A crab-catching trick from the village streams of yesteryear has resurfaced in a new avatar. Two farmers from Kokkada in Dakshina Kannada have redesigned the traditional bamboo crab trap, replacing bamboo with plastic to create a reusable model that can last for years.Dinesh Naik,45, a farmer, and Hemanth K,21, have recreated the traditional ‘koori’,…
Mangaluru: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) Kulai, Mangaluru, will celebrate its Annual Sri Jagannath Rath Yatra on Thursday.The sacred chariot procession is expected to attract thousands of devotees from Mangaluru, Udupi, and neighboring districts, and the procession will commence at 4 pm from Surathkal Junction, and proceed toward the Iskcon, Kulai temple. A…
Bengaluru: What is in vogue with the engineering aspirants of the state this year? While computer science and allied programmes continue to be the favourite, there is a drastic rise in cutoffs in the other courses like electronics and civil engineering.The provisional cutoff ranks of the first round of counselling in the Common Entrance Test…
The green campaign, Tulasi Yamunodyana, launched at Bharath Group of Institutions, managed by Ullal Mogaveera Sangha in Ullal on Wednesday in memory of Padma Shri awardee Tulasi Gowda and environmentalist Dinesh Holla’s mother, Yamuna, to mark Holla’s 60th birthday. Mangaluru: Planting a sapling takes minutes, but keeping it alive takes years. Taking this challenge head-on,…
India’s Hardik Pandya, right, celebrates with teammate Ishan Kishan (AP Photo) The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) revamped format for the 2027 ODI World Cup has not only increased the possibility of India and Pakistan facing each other three times during the tournament, but it has also reignited criticism over how inclusive cricket’s biggest event really…
Royal Enfield has debuted the limited-edition Shotgun 650 x Rough Crafts in India at an ex-showroom price of Rs 5.75 lakh. Developed in collaboration with custom motorcycle builder Rough Crafts, the special edition is based on the custom-built ‘Caliber Royale’ showcased at EICMA 2025 and later displayed at Motoverse 2025.The motorcycle will be produced in…
Mangaluru: Citing a fatal landslide in Uttara Kannada in 2024 which claimed several lives, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) state unit has demanded a stringent law to regulate what it termed as “uncontrolled and unscientific hill cutting” across Karnataka.Addressing reporters on Wednesday, AAP state vice-president Vivekananda Salins said the landslide was triggered by unscientific excavation…
Prajwal, a resident of KS Layout, has been booked for the murder of his maternal grandmother, D Gowramma. (AI-generated image) BENGALURU: City police have arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly murdering his grandmother after she repeatedly advised him to become more responsible and find a job.Prajwal, a resident of KS Layout, has been booked for…
During the investigation, the SIT carried out searches by digging at nearly 17 locations Mangaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged Dharmasthala mass burial case submitted a 7,005-page final report before the court of the additional civil judge and JMFC, Belthangady, on Wednesday. The report was submitted by SP CA Simon before the…
India’s Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif has defended Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli amid renewed scrutiny over their future, saying India’s focus on replacing experienced players with youngsters simply because they can hit sixes is the wrong approach. The debate resurfaced after Rohit and Kohli endured disappointing returns in…
