Mangaluru: To address public complaints about industrial wastewater from the Baikampady Industrial Area polluting the Phalguni River at Kuloor, the govt has decided to construct a treatment plant (STP). According to Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) officials, the proposed wastewater treatment plant will be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 39 crore.The minister…
Mangaluru: Police arrested a woman accused of stealing gold jewellery worth Rs 5 lakh from a house in Sullia, along with an accomplice, and recovered the stolen items.According to the complaint filed by Punyashree, 20, a resident of Sullia Kasaba, her father had financial dealings with the accused, Shruti alias Vishmitha, 37, to whom he…
Udupi: In a case of alleged abetment to suicide, police arrested a woman accused of subjecting her husband to mental harassment, leading to his death.According to the complaint filed by B Damodara, 62, a resident of Kadaba taluk, his son Sudeep married Soumya Shetty of Kukkundur on Feb 17, 2026, at the sub-registrar’s office in…
Mangaluru: District minister Dinesh Gundu Rao directed that the ongoing multi-village drinking water projects in Dakshina Kannada district be completed quickly to ensure prompt water supply.On Friday, he held a meeting with officials at the DC’s office to discuss the drinking water arrangements for summer, and measures to address potential seasonal issues arising in the…
Mangaluru: A chit fund businessman from Kolya in Ullal taluk has cleared the II PU exam four decades after discontinuing his studies, fulfilling a long-pending academic dream.Mohan Raj, who appeared as a private candidate in the arts stream, scored 324 marks and secured a second-class pass on his first attempt. His achievement became even more…
Mangaluru: Govt pre-university colleges in Karnataka continued to lag behind aided and unaided institutions in the second PU examination, despite officials citing an improvement over last year.Results announced Thursday showed that govt PU colleges recorded an overall pass percentage of 78.7%. Of the 1,32,214 students who appeared from these colleges, 1,04,081 cleared the examination. While…
Mangaluru: “Our culture has always inspired universal brotherhood, global welfare, world peace, equality and harmony. Many countries around the world look to India for spiritual and mental well-being,” said Governor of Karnataka Thaawar Chand Gehlot.He was speaking at the inauguration of the gopura and mantapa at the Sri Kodandarama, Panchamukhi Anjaneya Kshetra, Hanumangiri temple and…
Udupi: The district’s achievement in II PU results was limited not just to the top position — many of its students bagged ranks at the state level too.Rashmi, a student of the Janatha Independent PU College, Hemmadi, in Kundapur taluk, scored 598 marks in science. Meanwhile, Prerana Ramachandra Hegde, student of Creative PU College, Hirgana,…
Mangaluru: Deputy commissioner Darshan HV has directed community-based organisations to cooperate in issuing identity cards to sexual minorities in the district. He also directed the concerned departments to take necessary steps to allot housing sites to them. He was speaking while chairing the selection and coordination committee meeting of various schemes of the Women’s Development…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru city police have arrested seven key accused in the murder of rowdy sheeter Arif Hussain, with investigators pointing to a wider conspiracy behind the crime.Police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH said on Thursday that on March 27, six accused — Rifat, Juttu Ashfaq, Khaleel, Shakir, Irfan and Rizwan — followed Arif’s bike, rammed…
