NEET-UG worries dim result-day cheer in Dakshina Kannada

The cancellation of NEET-UG amid allegations of a paper leak seems to have left medical aspirants anxious Mangaluru: Despite 100% pass results in several CBSE schools, class 12 result day in Dakshina Kannada passed without the usual celebrations as uncertainty over NEET-UG and dissatisfaction with marks weighed on students.The cancellation of NEET-UG amid allegations of…

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Ullal police book two women for fake passport, illegal travel to Israel

The passport application carried mismatched personal details and photograph, and the accused allegedly travelled abroad through Mumbai airport in March 2025, say police Mangaluru: Ullal police have registered a case against two women for allegedly obtaining and using a fake passport.According to a complaint filed by police inspector Gopalakrishna Bhat B, CSB Mangaluru City, on…

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M’luru churches phase out permanent graves amid cemetery space crunch

Burial vault at Derebail Church in Mangaluru Mangaluru: Facing an acute shortage of cemetery space, the Diocese of Mangalore is steadily moving away from permanent graves, using steep prices and policy changes to discourage a practice that occupies land for generations.Though the diocese has approached the govt, seeking land for cemetery use, it is still…

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CPM protests tie-up of four govt hospitals with private colleges in DK

CPM holds protest rally condemning the tie-up of four govt hospitals with private colleges in Dakshina Kannada, in Mangaluru Thursday Mangaluru: Demanding the withdrawal of the health department’s order to hand over four govt hospitals in Dakshina Kannada to private medical colleges, the CPM Dakshina Kannada district committee held a protest meeting in front of…

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Direct bus to Mangaluru set to ease travel for Dharmathadka residents from Aug

Mangaluru division still holds a permit for the Dharmathadka route and has an agreement with Kerala, says Rajesh Shetty senior divisional controller, KSRTC Mangaluru: Residents of Dharmathadka, a pocket in the northern interior region of Kasaragod district in Kerala, about 49km from Mangaluru, are set to get direct bus connectivity to the city, with KSRTC…

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Phalguni bund may flood neighbourhoods this monsoon, warn environmentalists

Safety Concern: National Environmental Care Federation (NECF) members inspect the temporary bund constructed across the Phalguni river as part of the ongoing overbridge project between Sultan Battery and Tannirbavi in Mangaluru, Thursday Mangaluru: Warning that large parts of the city could be flooded during the monsoon, environmentalists from National Environment Care Federation (NECF) Thursday inspected…

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