Mangaluru: Following a red alert issued by the meteorological department, Dakshina Kannada DC Darshan HV announced a holiday on Thursday for anganwadis, primary and high schools, and PU colleges as a precautionary measure.Fishermen have been directed not to venture into the sea, while district-level and taluk-level officials have been instructed to remain at their headquarters…
Karwar: The illegal manufacture and storage of crude country-made bombs in Uttara Kannada district has come under intense scrutiny following the recent Tumakuru blast. In a significant development, Ankola police have arrested three persons for alleged possession of such explosives.For years, crude bombs have quietly circulated in parts of Uttara Kannada, particularly in rural and…
Mangaluru: Mulki police of Mangaluru city have arrested Barkath Ali, a warrant accused who had been absconding for nearly 10 years. Police personnel traced and arrested him at Sampigehalli in Bengaluru. The accused was produced before a court and has been remanded in judicial custody.In another instance, an accused who had been absconding for nearly…
Greenhouse team with locals in Demul Udupi: Hiking through remote Himalayan forests, cycling across one of India’s toughest high-altitude routes and building a greenhouse at 4,400m above sea level were among the challenges undertaken by students of the MAHE during the Centre for Outdoor Studies ‘Summer in the Himalayas’ programme.Conceptualised by Prof Ganesh Nayak, founder…
District minister UT Khader visits the collapsed house at Nagori in Kankanady in Mangaluru in the early hours of Wednesday Mangaluru: Minister for health and family welfare UT Khader on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives in the landslip tragedy. During the visit to the incident spot at Naguri on Wednesday, he…
Mangaluru: The All India Arecanut Growers’ Association has urged the state and central govts to take immediate measures to address multiple issues faced by the farmers, including shortage of copper sulphate – a key component in arecanut farming.Farmers heavily depend on the Bordeaux mixture, a fungicide used to control ‘kole roga’ (a fungal disease), which…
Mangaluru: The students of the Institute of Karate and Martial Arts (IKMA), Mangaluru, representing Dakshina Kannada and Karnataka, have delivered a historic performance in the WAKO India Sub-Junior and Junior National Kickboxing Championship.Addressing the media on Wednesday, Satyajit Surathkal, president, Karnataka Kickboxing Sports Association, announced that the IKMA students have achieved a remarkable achievement by…
MU officials said that parallel evaluation has begun, and they are prioritising sixth-semester results to be announced. Mangaluru: With the ongoing semester examination of Mangalore University (MU) to end in another two days, the officials are making efforts to announce the results of the sixth semester at the earliest.Officials said that parallel evaluation has begun,…
Six people were initially trapped, with rescue teams successfully pulling out a man and two girls alive MANGALURU: Three persons, including two young girls, were killed after a landslip crushed a tiled-roof house at Nagori in Kankanady in the early hours of Wednesday.According to rescue officials, six people were trapped under the debris after the…
The Indian Coast Guard rescued six fishermen from the distressed Indian Fishing Boat (IFB) ‘Manju Matha’ off the Mangaluru coast on Monday evening Mangaluru: The Indian Coast Guard successfully rescued six fishermen from the distressed Indian Fishing Boat (IFB) ‘Manju Matha’ in a challenging maritime search and rescue (SAR) operation off the coast of Mangaluru…
