Women undergo training to create bags from old clothes as part of ‘Sooji Mallige’ Mangaluru: What would have otherwise ended up in a landfill is now finding a place in offices, homes and gift hampers. In the last seven months, nearly five tonnes of discarded clothes have been transformed into laptop bags, tote bags, pouches,…
India’s KL Rahul and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore) Former India opener Wasim Jaffer has made a bold comparison between KL Rahul and Virat Kohli, saying the Indian wicketkeeper-batter possesses the same level of talent and technical ability as the batting great. However, Jaffer believes it is Kohli’s unmatched mentality and relentless consistency that have…
Mangaluru: Student-centric project, ‘Odona, Beliyona: Indina Odu–Naalina Yashassu’ (Today’s Reading–Tomorrow’s Success) organised by the Karnataka State Library Association(KALA), Dakshina Kannada chapter, in association with the St Agnes College (autonomous) Library, Mangaluru, was inaugurated at St Agnes Higher Primary School, Bendur, on Tuesday.Dr Vishala BK, president of KALA Dakshina Kannada chapter, outlining the objectives and vision…
Bengaluru: The high court stayed investigation in two criminal cases against a law student from Bengaluru, registered following his tweet over the daylight killing of a woman recently.Justice M Nagaprasanna passed the order after hearing Tejaswi Surya, Bengaluru South MP who appeared for petitioner K Kiran in one of the cases, and Girish Bharadwaj, another…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Shreyas Iyer (ANI Photos) NEW DELHI: India captain Shreyas Iyer has thrown his weight behind teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ahead of the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe, expressing confidence that the youngster has learned from his difficult introduction to international cricket and is ready to make a stronger impact.Speaking on the…
Health minister UT Khader addresses the media in Mangaluru on Wednesday Mangaluru: Health minister UT Khader condemned the police lathicharge on students and youth protesting the NEET question paper leak issue, as well as the detention of Congress functionaries, including Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi, who were demanding the resignation of Union education…
India skipper Shreyas Iyer during a T20I match against England. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Shreyas Iyer believes his team’s disappointing white-ball tour of England and Ireland has laid the foundation for future success, insisting the difficult phase has brought the squad closer together ahead of the three-match T20I series against Zimbabwe.After enduring a…
Gagan (left) allegedly stuffed Jayamma’s body into a trolley suitcase, transported it on his motorcycle and dumped it in Ramohalli Lake. BENGALURU: A missing person case involving a 61-year-old woman took a chilling turn after police arrested a 21-year-old youth for allegedly killing his neighbour to rob her jewellery and repay debts incurred through online…
Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (TMPV) has announced that the India-made Nexon will be introduced in South Africa as the Tata Osprey during the third quarter of 2026. The compact SUV will become the fifth model in the brand’s South African lineup, alongside the Tiago, Punch, Curvv and Harrier. The India-made SUV will be sold under…
Bengaluru faces a severe public toilet shortage BENGALURU: Bengaluru city, with 1.4 crore people, has only about 900 public toilets, making it one public toilet for every 25,000 to 30,000 citizens, revealed a public toilet audit report released by a voluntary organisation on Wednesday.Bengaluru, home to more than 1.4 crore people, has only around 900…
