Mangaluru: Hotels across Dakshina Kannada, from small eateries to premium establishments, are continuing to depend on wood for cooking as an LPG shortage is still disrupting commercial kitchens.The crisis emerged in the wake of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which has affected fuel supplies. Though commercial LPG distribution has resumed, hotel and restaurant…
Udupi: The grand Mahamastakabhisheka, anointing ceremony of Lord Bahubali Swami, in Karkala will take place from Feb 18 to 28 next year, said MN Rajendra Kumar, executive president of Mahamastakabhisheka Committee.The date was announced during an event organised by the Karkala Lord Bahubali Swami Mahamastakabhisheka Committee at Danashale of Bhagavan Sri Bahubali Pravachana Mandira in…
Mangaluru: Puttur town police have registered a case against Puttur Mahaligheshwara Temple committee office-bearers for allegedly demolishing a private building on the main road in Puttur.Police said a case has been registered against Eshwar Bhat Panjigudde and others based on a complaint filed by Dr Aravind Rao Kedige, a resident of Kadri Hills, Mangaluru. A…
Mangaluru: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) national organising secretary Milind Parande said the centre and state govts should bring in stringent laws to protect cows, stop forced religious conversions and ‘love jihad‘.Addressing a press conference after participating in the two-day Karnataka south zone conference of Bajrang Dal held in the city on Sunday, Parande expressed concern…
Mangaluru: Fatty liver disease, once considered rare in children, is now emerging as a common cause of chronic liver disease in children, say doctors.Speaking on the sidelines of World Liver Day, Dr Swathi Rao, consultant paediatric intensivist, KMC Hospital, said that over the past decade, cases of fatty liver disease among children in Mangaluru have…
Mangaluru: The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA), which has been renamed as Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB–G RAM G) scheme, has not yet received approval for new projects to be taken up in Dakshina Kannada. Therefore, the projects approved last year under the MGNREGA have been allowed…
Mangaluru: Bajrang Dal has successfully organised various campaigns across the country for the protection of Sanatan Hindu Dharma. It has been at the forefront of all struggles related to the construction of the temple of Lord Ram in Ayodhya, said Bajrang Dal’s national coordinator, Kishan Prajapat.Speaking at the inauguration of the two-day Regional Coordinators Conference…
Mangaluru: The road leading from KPT to Mangaluru airport will soon be concretised as work is set to begin on a 500-metre stretch near Maravoor bridge.The stretch that falls under Ward 14, Marakada ward, will become four-lane. It was the only remaining or pending portion on the route to the airport from KPT Junction without…
Mangaluru: The central govt has approved a total of Rs 64 crore for various highway development projects on National Highway 73, including the maintenance of the road from BC Road to Punjalakatte and upgrading the BC Road Junction to Ganadapadpu Highway to a four-lane road, said Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta.He said that the…
Mangaluru: With Akshaya Tritiya set to be celebrated this time on April 19 and 20, jewellers are reworking collections with sleeker, lighter designs to match what they describe as ‘shrinkflated’ demand, where consumers buy smaller quantities of jewellery due to price rise.Gold demand has slumped by 40%-50% compared to last year, industry representatives said, with…
