Mangaluru: A booth level officer (BLO) has alleged that she was subjected to caste-based abuse while performing duties related to the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Venoor police station limits. Police said the victim, an anganwadi worker, had allegedly visited the residence of Yashoda in Shirlalu village on July 6 as part…
Udupi: Following sustained efforts by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PeTA), India, to enforce multiple closure orders issued by the Saligrama town panchayat, the animal husbandry department, deputy commissioner, Saligrama town panchayat, with assistance from PETA India, conducted its 17th raid at the premises of B Sudhindra Aithal’s Animal Rescue Centre in Saligrama,…
Waterfalls come alive at Charmadi Ghat in Chikkamagaluru’s Mudigere taluk Mangaluru: Even as it continues to rain almost every day in Dakshina Kannada, the southwest monsoon has undergone a noticeable shift this season, with short, intense spells replacing the prolonged, widespread showers that traditionally drenched the coastal town, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The…
Several dignitaries, including chief minister DK Shivakumar, have mourned the death of Bharadwaj, who has two sons and a daughter. MANGALURU: Padma Shri Girish Bharadwaj, who designed and built more than 140 affordable suspension footbridges across India over 35 years and popularly called ‘Bridge Man of India’, passed away at a private hospital in Sullia,…
Suhan Alva, president, NSUI, Dakshina Kannada, gives details of Chhatron ki Goonj, a nationwide campaign, in Mangaluru on Tuesday Mangaluru: The NSUI has launched a district-wide signature campaign across college campuses, demanding justice for students affected by the alleged NEET question paper leak and the student suicides linked to the examination, said NSUI Dakshina Kannada…
Badagu Tittu Yakshagana ‘Vidhi – Chandrahasa Charitre’ being performed as part of Yaksha Natya Vaibhava, organised by Yakshadhruva Patla Foundation Europe in association with Shrigandha Holland Kannada Balaga Eindhoven and Shankara Dans Akademie at the Kerkplein Theatre in Son en Breugel Mangaluru: A dedicated Yakshagana team was launched in the Netherlands on Sunday, marking a…
Udupi: Police booked 203 cases and collected fines amounting to Rs 71,000 during a district-wide special drive to inspect vehicles transporting schoolchildren on Tuesday. A total 483 vehicles were checked, with most violations relating to overcrowding and drivers not wearing uniforms.According to a press release, the special drive was launched across all police station limits…
Mangaluru: A 28-year-old mechanical engineering graduate lost Rs 2.9 lakh in a job scam after fraudsters posed as recruitment agents for a multinational manufacturing corporation.According to the complaint registered at Kankanady Town police station, the victim had completed his mechanical engineering degree, and was at home when he received a call on May 27. The…
Udupi: The family of 76-year-old woman from Gangolli donated her organs on Monday, after she was declared brain dead at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal. Her liver, eyes and skin were retrieved for transplantation, giving a new lease of life to patients in need, despite her advanced age.Jenny D’ Souza, homemaker from Gangolli, breathed her last at…
Udupi: In a bid to retain its status as one of the top-performing districts in the SSLC examinations, the education department has identified around 450–500 slow learners in class 10, and directed schools to provide them with intensive academic support ahead of the mid-term examinations.DDPI Lokesh C said that around 18,000 students are expected to…
