Mangaluru: PU college principals and lecturers in Dakshina Kannada district have resolved to boycott II PU evaluation work scheduled to begin across Karnataka on March 22.Announcing the decision at a meeting held here Monday, Naveen Shetty, president of Dakshina Kannada District PU College Principals Association, said the boycott is part of the second phase of…
Mangaluru: An Indian spectacled cobra that got trapped in the blade of a grass-cutting machine at a house in Anantadi village of Bantwal taluk was rescued by snake rescuer Tejas Puttur after a two-hour operation on Monday.The incident occurred at the house of Purushotham Gowda. The family stored eggs in a bucket and placed the…
Mangaluru: At a time when efforts are underway to secure recognition for Tulu as the second official language of the state, Prathamesh Devadiga, an eighth-semester BTech (CSE) student at PES university, Bengaluru, is working towards strengthening the language’s digital future, by working on a project that enables large language models (LLMs) to generate Tulu.Prathamesh told…
Mangaluru: Even as the West Asia crisis triggered panic among citizens about LPG bookings, experts cautioned against falling victim to cyber criminals exploiting concerns over LPG price hikes.Cyber expert Ananth Prabhu told TOI that during crises, people often search online for assistance, which cyber criminals misuse, by deploying black hat SEO and AEO techniques to…
Mangaluru: Ramakrishna Mission Swacch Mangaluru Abhiyan, in association with MRPL and the support of Swacch Mangaluru Prathishtana, launched ‘Visarjane’, a campaign for the collection and safe disposal of religious waste, at Ramakrishna Math here on Monday. The campaign will be held till March 26.Swami Jitakamananda, president, Ramakrishna Math, Mangaluru, said the initiative aims to provide…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City South MLA D Vedavyas Kamath criticised the govt for unilaterally awarding tenders for advertisements within the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) limits and the installation of traffic police umbrellas to an individual from Tamil Nadu, without informing local authorities, police departments, or elected representatives.Kamath stated that the issue was raised during the legislature…