Udupi: A Kerala-based worker was on Tuesday sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for attempting to murder his employer by pouring a chemical substance on him. The second additional district and sessions court, Udupi (circuit bench at Karkala), sentenced Ratheesh KT,42, a resident of Kannur district, Kerala, to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and…
Mangaluru: MK Faizy, national president of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), said opposition parties, including the Congress, lack a clear and consistent strategy to counter what he termed as “anti-people” tactics adopted by the BJP to retain power.He was speaking at the leaders conclave held at the Indiana Convention Centre in Mangaluru on…
Mangaluru: In a turn of events, an accused who was earlier acquitted in a robbery case was sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment by a sessions court in Mangaluru, following an appeal by the prosecution. The convict is Shivakumar from Shivamogga.Public prosecutor Badrinath Nairy stated that the incident occurred on June 26, 2017, within…
Udupi: Police have arrested three suspects following a daylight robbery at the Byndoor bus stand in Udupi district, leading to the recovery of a stolen gold bangle. According to police, around 2.45 pm on April 27, while Sahana Pai was standing at the bus stand in front of the Byndoor taluk office to board a…
Mangaluru: With summer heat intensifying across coastal Karnataka, several colleges have called for revised class schedules as attendance drops, particularly during afternoon hours.College authorities said soaring temperatures have made it difficult for students to sit through classes, leading to a noticeable decline in attendance in the afternoon. While some students continue to attend due to…
Udupi: Environmentalists from across the state are working to protect the Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary and the Sowparnika River that flows through it. The campaign is rapidly gaining traction, with activists using QR codes to encourage the public to scan, learn and take action against ongoing alleged environmental violations. Some of the environmental groups part of…
Mangaluru: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman characterised ‘Viksit Bharat 2047′ as a national resolve, rather than a mere slogan, and urged citizens to collectively participate in a ‘massive yajna’ to transform India into a developed nation within the coming two decades.The minister was delivering the Nitte Vinaya Hegde Oration on the theme ‘Viksit Bharat –…
Udupi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the jewellery made on the west coast of India is exported to West Asia and further even to the United States.“Of course, it caters to the needs of the Indian diaspora settled there. Large numbers of people still want jewellery made in our style, and therefore there is…
Mangaluru: Several state govt welfare schemes for the poor in Dakshina Kannada district have received little to no response, with only a handful of applications being filed in 2025-26. For instance, the farmer widow pension scheme, which provides Rs 2,000 per month to the wife of a farmer who died by suicide, currently has no…
Mangaluru: The tourism department in Dakshina Kannada district has received 256 applications seeking permission to open homestays under the Karnataka Tourism Trade (Facilitation and Regulation) (KTTF) Act.The number of applications for homestay permissions has increased compared with previous years. In 2024-25, the district received fewer than 220 applications. Due to strict conditions, permission was granted…
