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Udupi: Doctors at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, successfully treated a 60-year-old man suffering from life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding caused by chronic liver disease without the need for surgery, using advanced endoscopy and interventional radiology techniques.The patient was admitted after vomiting blood and was diagnosed with gastrointestinal bleeding due to a bleeding fundal varix, a condition caused by…

Mangaluru: The incidence of yellow leaf disease and leaf spot in arecanut plantations has declined this year, with growers attributing the drop to weak and uneven monsoon rains and timely preventive measures. Mahesh Puchchappady, president of the All India Areca Growers’ association, said only 2–3% of plantations might have reported the disease this season.Compared to…

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada district Congress president K Harish Kumar said ‘Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan’, an organisational exercise initiated by the AICC, will commence in the district from Tuesday. Addressing media on Monday, he said Kozhikode North MLA K Jayanth has been appointed AICC observer, along with former minister K Jayaprakash Hegde, Veronica, Satish and Srinivas as…

Mangaluru: Alva’s Education Foundation, Moodubidire, has decided to organise a national-level literary and cultural festival, Alva’s Nudisiri–Virasat, in Jan, 2027. The decision was taken at a preparatory meeting held at M Mohan Alva’s residence on Sunday. It was also decided to organise Alva’s Nudisiri and Alva’s Virasat together as a single grand event this year.Mohan…

Felicitation of Sabrina Britto-Hougaard and Yesper Hougaard during launch of Album of the Porches: A Photographic Documentation of Mangalorean Catholic Houses, in Mangaluru Mangaluru: With their distinctive architecture and enduring family histories, traditional Mangalorean Catholic houses are among the city’s most recognisable heritage landmarks. Capturing their architectural beauty and rich history, the Mangaluru Chapter of…

Kannada teacher Jalajakshi K D of the Government Upgraded Higher Primary School, Kolchar, has developed Big Book, a series of interactive e-books designed to make learning engaging, enjoyable and meaningful for young learners. Kannada teacher Jalajakshi K D and English teacher Ranganath M S of the Government Upgraded Higher Primary School, Kolchar, have developed ˜Big…

Picture for representation only Mangaluru: Police probing the counterfeit currency racket busted in Uppinangady have found that the accused were still preparing to circulate fake notes and had not distributed any counterfeit currency.On July 16, police busted an alleged counterfeit currency printing racket operating from a building at Adinje in Kaniyooru village of Belthangady taluk…

The gavel fell silent in 2014 when judges, lawyers and litigants moved to a new court complex, leaving behind a stately red laterite courthouse that had dispensed justice in Mangaluru since 1862. Now, 164 years after it was constructed, the landmark building is preparing for its final denouement: demolition. The decision to demolish the building…

Mangaluru: Police investigating a counterfeit currency case reported under the Uppinangady police station limits on July 16 conducted searches at two locations in Belthangady after obtaining permission from the court.As the investigation progressed, a team led by the Belthangady DSP searched the residence of absconding accused Abdul Shakeel and a house in Kuvettu village on…

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada district has 120 vacant posts in its home guards unit, with the department managing to recruit about 24 personnel over the past 10 months despite efforts to recruit personnel, said additional SP and district commandant of home guards Anil Kumar S Bhoomraddi. He said the sanctioned strength of Home Guards in the…