Mangaluru: As many as 46 villages in the catchment areas of Pavanje (Gurupura), Nandini and Shambhavi rivers have been identified for implementing scientific waste management systems to reduce plastic leakage into the marine ecosystem, as part of a national-level campaign titled Hasiru Samvada.The campaign was launched on Sunday at the Kuvempu Hall of Alva’s College,…
Houses on the coast face the threat of soil erosion at Harwad village, Ankola Taluk in Uttara Kannada district Karwar: Rough seas and relentless rain are taking a toll on coastal life in Harwad village of Ankola taluk in Uttara Kannada district, where rising waves and shoreline erosion are threatening homes.Residents say the sea has…
Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino (AP Photo) US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he personally spoke to FIFA president Gianni Infantino and asked him to review the red card and one-match suspension handed to Team USA striker Folarin Balogun during the FIFA World Cup match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. The suspension was later lifted,…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson NEW DELHI: The national selection committee has decided to bench Sanju Samson for the three-match T20I series in Zimbabwe starting on July 23. Ishan Kishan will don the role of the lead wicketkeeper while Prabhsimran Singh has received a maiden call up. TOI understands that the selectors have only rested Samson…
Bengaluru: At least five students from Bengaluru schools secured 45/45, the maximum score in International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), whose results were announced Monday.Amisha Sharma and Varun Vasudevan Iyer from Greenwood High as well as Aarushi Singh, Supriya Krishnamurthy and Rishika Aggarwal from The International School Bangalore secured the feat. All the students secured admissions…
Donald Trump and FIFA president Gianni Infantino (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump said he personally asked FIFA president Gianni Infantino to review the red card and one-match suspension handed to Team USA striker Folarin Balogun, a move that has sparked major controversy at the FIFA World Cup, according to CNN.FIFA later announced…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru city police have booked the driver and owner of a massive trailer truck for disrupting traffic for over an hour on NH-66.Police said the trailer, arriving from the Panambur Beach direction, was driven by Vinod Kumar Singh in a negligent manner, endangering human life Sunday. The vehicle collided with a roadside electric pole,…
Sanju Samson and Ashok Sharma (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has been left out of India’s T20I squad for the upcoming three-match series against Zimbabwe after a poor run of form.The selectors announced a 15-member squad for the tour, with Shreyas Iyer named captain. Teenage opener Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who recently made his…
Udupi: Kollur police arrested three women within 24 hours of a theft in which Rs 80,000 was stolen from a devotee’s handbag at Mookambika Temple.The accused have been identified as Netravathi, 33; Sharada, 50; and Durgamma, 44, all from Bhadravati in Shivamogga district.According to police, the complainant, Nimisha, and her husband, Prajosh, had visited the…
Udupi: Stopping a patient’s entire blood circulation to remove a tumour is extremely rare — and doctors at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, did just that to treat a 63-year-old man from Shivamogga whose kidney cancer had reached the right chamber of his heart.Scans showed a large tumour in his left kidney with a tumour thrombus —…
