Mangaluru: After nearly six years of uncertainty and struggle, Joseph Cardoza, 58, has finally been cleared of all allegations, with Saudi authorities lifting the travel ban imposed on him.A native of Moodubidire in Dakshina Kannada district, Cardoza spent over 26 years working as a vehicle mechanic for a port-based company in Dammam. His life took…
Mangaluru: Zoologist and tiger conservationist Dr K Ullas Karanth unveiled ‘Naturalistic Tiger dance models’ at the Kodialguthu Centre for Art and Culture, Ballalbagh, on Monday. The initiative seeks to bring greater realism and authenticity to Pilivesha, the traditional tiger dance of Dakshina Kannada.The dance models comprise two art sculptures representing a tiger and a leopard,…
Udupi: A 9-year-old girl died and her father sustained serious injuries after a bus allegedly driven in a rash and negligent manner collided with their scooter near Uliyargoli village on National Highway-66 on Tuesday. The deceased is Swathi Nithyananda Shetty.Police said the accident occurred when Nithyananda Kutty Shetty was riding a white scooter from Mangaluru…
Mangaluru: Despite rising domestic demand and a steady surge in exports, cashew farmers across India continue to struggle with unstable incomes, largely due to sharp fluctuations in raw cashew nut prices. Now, an effort is on to bring growers together under a common platform and strengthen their bargaining power.The Puttur-based All India Cashew Growers’ Association…
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta, chairing a meeting of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) on Tuesday, said the issue of waste accumulation and encroachments by the side of national highway stretches from Pumpwell Junction to Thokkottu and Padil to Farangipete should be addressed at the earliest.He said that a lot…
Mangaluru: Yenepoya Medical College Hospital has successfully performed a robotic-assisted minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).The hospital stated that the patient, a middle-aged man diagnosed with coronary artery disease involving double-vessel disease and blocked stents, underwent a multivessel bypass procedure using a minimally invasive approach. Unlike conventional open-heart surgery — which…
Mangaluru: The law and order in Mangaluru city over the past one year has been satisfactory, said director general of police and inspector general of police, M A Saleem. “I have instructed Mangaluru city police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy and other officials to continue their good work,” Saleem said after holding a review meeting with…
Udupi/Mangaluru: A 62-year-old man died after the two-wheeler he was riding hit a tipper truck on Padubidri-Karkala Road on Monday.The deceased is Ashok Bhandary. He was riding his two-wheeler with a pillion rider from Padubidri to Karkala when the incident took place. As he was trying to overtake a heavy vehicle, his two-wheeler hit the…
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada has recorded a drop in enrolment this year for Karnataka’s Common Entrance Test 2026, one of the state’s most important admission tests for professional degree courses, that begins on Wednesday (April 22).Karnataka Examinations Authority is conducting the CET for admissions to engineering and other professional programmes. In Dakshina Kannada, 21,489 candidates have…
Udupi: Director general of police and inspector general of police MA Saleem visited the Coastal Security Force in Malpe and the district police office in Udupi and held a meeting with the officials on Tuesday.During the meeting held at the district police office auditorium, he commended the measures taken by the police for communal harmony…
