Pic for representation only Mangaluru: A report by a Karnataka govt-appointed committee on declaring Tulu a second official language is awaiting action, pending a cabinet reshuffle.Speaking to TOI, Dr Taranath Gatti Kapikad, president of the Karnataka Tulu Academy, said discussions on the report submitted in March can take place only after the new minister assumes…
Students entering to write the NEET-UG retest at one of the exam centres at govt PU College for Girls, Balmatta, in Mangaluru Sunday Mangaluru: National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG) was conducted again within two months across 12 examination centres in Dakshina Kannada Sunday, with officials reporting smooth proceedings. Pleasant weather eased movement and waiting conditions for…
Mukunda CR, RSS joint general secretary, speaking at an interaction programme held to mark the organisation’s centenary in Mangaluru, Sunday Mangaluru: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) joint general secretary Mukunda CR Sunday raised concerns over India’s demographic transition, calling it a “demographic imbalance”.He was speaking at an interaction on ‘100 years of sangh journey – global…
Capt Brijesh Chowta, MP, Dakshina Kannada Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta has written to chief minister DK Shivakumar, urging that pedestrian safety, accessibility and mobility be incorporated as key planning principles in the forthcoming master plan for Mangaluru.Capt Chowta referred to a recent Supreme Court judgment recognising the right of citizens to walk…
M Mohan Alva, chairman, Alva’s Education Foundation, gives details of 6th edition of Alva’s Pragati, a mega job fair to be held on Aug 7 and 8 at Alva’s Campus in Moodubidire Mangaluru: The 16th edition of Alva’s Pragati, a mega job fair organised as a CSR initiative by Alva’s Education Foundation, is expected to host around…
Mangaluru: Five-year-old twin brothers drowned after allegedly falling into a waterbody near their house while playing in Murulya village of Sullia taluk on Saturday. Sources said that the deceased are Jashwin and Jashwith.According to a complaint, Vasantha was living with his wife and their two five-year-old sons. He brought the children home from school in…
Artworks by artists from Udupi, produced at ‘Parikrama’ National Art Camp at Parashar Lake, in Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh Udupi: A four-day national art camp, turned into a two-week artistic pilgrimage through some of Himachal Pradesh’s most breathtaking landscapes, ancient temples, monasteries and traditional art centres, leaving a group of Karnataka artists with sketchbooks full of…
Dakshina Kannada District Congress president K Harish Kumar addresses the media in Mangaluru on Saturday Mangaluru: Newly appointed Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president BK Hariprasad will visit the city on Tuesday to attend the SIR Jana Jagruti Samavesha titled ‘Namma Nade, Matha Rakshane Kade’, scheduled to be held at Kudmul Ranga Rao Hall at…
Mangaluru: A 45-year-old man lost about Rs 3.1 lakh after fraudsters posing as representatives of a bank tricked him into sharing his credit card details and OTP through a fake website in the guise of credit card upgrade.The Mumbai resident had come to his mother’s house at Karnire on June 17. At 6.30 pm, he…
Mangaluru: Football academies and coaches in the city are witnessing a surge in enquiries and bookings in recent times. While some academies are attributing the increase to FIFA fever, others say that the interest among students to take up football is steadily growing.Sujith KV, an executive committee member of the DK District Football Association and…
