Udupi: The Christian community in Udupi convened at the UBM Memorial Hall, Udupi, to celebrate the 1700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed, honouring it as a defining pillar of Christian faith and unity on Thursday. The ecumenical commemoration was collaboratively organised by the UBM Church Udupi, Ecumenical Commission of the Diocese of Udupi, and the…
Mangaluru: A survey book titled ‘A Promising New Path in Cancer Awareness – 10,000+ Household Cancer Awareness Survey Report’ will be formally released at Mangalore Institute of Oncology (MIO), Pumpwell, on Saturday, to highlight issues related to cancer prevention and early detection among the public and government authorities.The programme will be presided over by Dr…
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has identified 210 places in its 60 wards as authorised autorickshaw parks. The places were identified after conducting a study and seeking suggestions from drivers and representatives of various unions.A council meeting of the city corporation approved the revised list of autorickshaw parks in 2022. Prior to the identification…
Mangaluru: Retired lecturers of Mangalore University have raised serious concerns over anomalies in the recent pension revision, stating that it has failed to provide any increase, and in some cases, has resulted in financial disadvantage.The university revised pensions for teachers who retired between July 1, 2022, and July, 31, 2024, and issued intimations accordingly. However,…
Mangaluru: Purushothama Bilimale, chairman of Kannada Development Authority (KDA), on Friday flagged the absence of updated linguistic data and a growing imbalance in India’s language policy framework.Speaking at the two-day national seminar, Beyond Words: The Rich Tapestry of Languages and South Indian Identities, which began at Alva’s College (autonomous), Moodubidiri, Bilimale said discussions on languages…
Udupi: A man drowned in a quarry pit in Brahmavar on Thursday. The deceased is Arun. According to the complaint, Thangavelu,43, a native of Palani in Tamil Nadu, was working as a stone breaker at a quarry operated by Bashir and Sharath Shetty at Garkimath in Yedthadi village. He was residing in a workers’ room…
Mangaluru: Police have arrested a woman from Belthangady taluk for allegedly posting and promoting communally provocative content on social media platforms. City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH stated that a case was registered at Kankanady Town police station under Sections 353(1), 353(2), 61(2), and 55 of the BNS, last year, for sharing posts that…
Mangaluru: Bajpe police busted an illegal cattle transportation racket on Wednesday, rescuing four cattle and seizing property worth Rs 8.4 lakh. Acting on a tip-off that cattle were being cruelly transported in an SUV, a police team raided a place in Shastavu in Badaga Yedapadavu village in Mangaluru taluk. The operation was carried out under…
Mangaluru: After a month-long Ramzan season of fasting and prayers, Muslims across the coastal districts celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Friday, marking the beginning of the Shawwal month with devotion and joy.Special Eid namaz was offered at mosques across Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. Hundreds gathered at the Idgah Masjid at Lighthouse Hill in Mangaluru, where assembly speaker…
Mangaluru: The Arabian Sea Fisheries Management Coordination Committee (Sea-MC²), in collaboration with the forest department and the College of Fisheries, has proposed a systematic turtle tagging programme starting next Olive Ridley turtle nesting season.Dr Shivakumar Magada, director general of Sea-MC², told TOI that tagging is a globally recognised scientific method used to identify and track…
