Mangaluru: Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) has begun pre-monsoon track inspections and preventive works to ensure passenger safety and reliable operations.The route operates on a single-line system with high capacity utilisation, requiring tight operational management. Passing through complex terrain and heavy rainfall zones, the Konkan Railway is undergoing essential engineering works as part of infrastructure…
Fatal Collision: The wreckage of the jeep and the goods vehicle after a fatal collision at Dali in Kollur on Sunday Udupi: Two persons were killed and eight others injured in a head-on collision between a tourist jeep and an insulator vehicle at Dali in Kollur Sunday. SP Hariram Shankar identified the deceased as Ariya…
Mangaluru: Innovation and entrepreneurship took centre stage at Karnataka State Cashew Development Corporation Limited’s (KCDC) cashew mela held at Kadri Park here Sunday, with farmers and entrepreneurs showcasing a wide range of value-added products made from cashew apples and cashew nuts.The exhibits included squash, ice cream, muffins, jaggery, pickles and chocolates, highlighting efforts to reduce…
Mangaluru: The valedictory of Chinnara Kalarava, a six-day children’s learning workshop organised by Chinnara Chavadi Mangaluru and St Mother Teresa Vichara Vedike in collaboration with St Aloysius High School, was held here Saturday.Speaking at the ceremony, Roy Castelino, president of the vedike, said that though India was built on the foundation of secular principles, there…
Graphic illustration of a pregnant woman holding Thayi card Mangaluru: District health officer Dr Thimmaiah HR has directed all scanning centres to collect the Thayi Card from pregnant women during scans mandatorily.He was speaking at a district-level advisory committee meeting on the implementation of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994, held at…
The YAI Youth National Sailing Championship 2026 was held recently at Marve Beach, Mumbai Mangaluru: The Coastal Karnataka Sailing Club (CKSC) has announced the successful participation of two of its young athletes in the YAI Youth National Sailing Championship 2026. The event was held at Marve Beach, Mumbai, recently.Organised by the Corps of Engineers Sailing…
Puttur MLA Ashok Kumar Rai said tender mangoes should not be plucked from wild mango trees growing on govt land or along roadsides Mangaluru: MLA Ashok Kumar Rai has urged forest, ecology and environment minister Eshwar Khandre to issue orders through the forest department prohibiting the plucking of tender wild mangoes from trees located along…
Mangaluru: A 54‑year‑old man was allegedly cheated of Rs 6.9 lakh after unidentified fraudsters hacked his mobile phone and carried out unauthorised online transactions from multiple bank accounts.According to the complaint filed at Kavoor police station, the victim noticed several SMS alerts on May 4 and found, on checking the bank’s mobile application, that money…
Forest, ecology and environment minister Eshwar Khandre Mangaluru: Forest, ecology and environment minister Eshwar Khandre Sunday said the decision on a Cabinet reshuffle rests entirely with the chief minister and the party high command, adding that the govt remains focused on completing its full term and continuing development works.Speaking to reporters, Khandre said, “We are…
Forest, ecology and environment minister Eshwar Khandre speaking at the launch of cashew mela at Kadri park in Mangaluru Sunday Mangaluru: Forest, ecology and environment minister Eshwar Khandre Sunday said Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts have strong potential for cashew cultivation, with quality saplings to be raised through Karnataka State Cashew Development Corporation (KCDC) and…
