Mangaluru: CCB sleuths arrested two youths accused of assaulting a police constable during night beat duty in Urwa, and fleeing to Kerala after the incident. The accused are Sachin KR,24, from Kokkada, Belthangady taluk, and Chandan,24, from Puttur taluk, Dakshina Kannada.At 2.10 am on May 24, two youths arrived on a red electric scooter near…
Mangaluru: Pre-university colleges in Mangaluru reopened a few days ago, but principals, especially from govt and aided institutions, say attendance remains low and admissions are moving slowly as govt-run hostels are yet to open and allot seats.Students from SC/ST and other backward community categories who plan to pursue PU education in Mangaluru, and are arriving…
Mangaluru: The Dakshina Kannada district committee of CITU has called upon workers across the district to participate in the ‘DC Office Chalo’ protest to be held on May 30 in support of scientific minimum wages and protection of labour rights.The union stated that the protest is being organised as part of a statewide call given…
Public Undertakings Committee inspect Bejai Anegundi in Mangaluru on Wednesday Mangaluru: The Karnataka Legislature Committee on Public Undertaking (KPUC) noted that Rs 1,250 crore funding is needed for the comprehensive redevelopment of underground drainage (UGD) and other works in Mangaluru city.Committee chairman T Raghumurthy, along with other members of the committee, inspected various projects undertaken…
Karwar: Bhatkal unit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the local administration, demanding reconstruction of the Murinakatte structure. Failing this, the organization has warned of launching a protest.Addressing a press conference held at Lakshminarasimha Temple, Muttalli on Tuesday, VHP taluk president Ramakrishna Naik said the Murinakatte has long held religious and…
Nagalakshmi Choudhary, Chairperson of the Karnataka State Commission for Women chairing Mahila Spandana programme at Manipal on Tuesday. Udupi: Dr Nagalakshmi Choudhary, chairperson, Karnataka State Commission for Women (KSCW), directed officials to establish Internal Complaint Committees (ICC) in organisations and offices where women work, to facilitate the filing of complaints in cases of sexual harassment….
Mangaluru: A 40-year-old woman was allegedly cheated of Rs 2.9 lakh by fraudsters who posed as officials of a bank after she searched online for the contact number of an branch manager to enquire about an EMI deduction. According to a complaint registered at Surathkal police station, the complainant had availed a gold loan of…
Udupi: Padubidri police have booked a man for allegedly cheating a bank by pledging fake gold ornaments and availing a loan of close to Rs 3.5 lakh. A case of alleged gold loan fraud has been registered against Rajeev Kalayathinalkuzhiyil Kuttappan. According to the complaint filed by Pradeep Kumar, 31, branch head of a private…
Mangaluru: CCB sleuths of Mangaluru City police police, on Monday, have arrested another suspect in connection with the murder of rowdy sheeter Arif Hussain alias ‘Tablet Arif, a resident of Uchila Mullugudde, who was killed within Ullal police station limits earlier this year.The accused has been identified as Mohammed Ibrahim Sinan alias Chinnu, 21, a…
The elephant calf was found dead on farmland at Bedrupane in Aranthodu village near Sullia of Dakshina Kannada on Monday. Mangaluru: An elephant calf was found dead on a farmland at Bedrupane, Aranthodu village near Sullia of Dakshina Kannada on Monday, with forest officials suspecting that the animal may have been fatally attacked by an…
