Dwindling Numbers: A handful of participants fish in the Nandini river during the annual mass fishing festival of Sri Kshetra Khandige Dharmarasu Sri Ullaya Daivasthana Friday Waters under threat: Members of the Nandini Nadi Samrakshana Samiti raise concerns over pollution in the Nandini River Friday near Sri Kshetra Khandige Dharmarasu Sri Ullaya Daivasthana Dwindling Numbers:…
National Environmental Care Federation members on Thursday are inspecting the temporary bund constructed across the Phalguni River as part of the ongoing overbridge construction project between Sultan Battery and Tannirbavi in Mangaluru Mangaluru: Seeking urgent intervention, National Environment Care Federation (NECF) has written to the Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner over a coffer bund built across…
Theft in head constable’s house in Mangaluru Mangaluru: Thieves allegedly broke into the house of a head constable attached to the Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) and stole gold ornaments, diamond jewellery and cash worth around Rs 15 lakh at Kaniyoor village, within Uppinangady police station limits.Sources said Karunakara Gowda, who is serving as a…
Speaker UT Khaderany said activity causing inconvenience or posing a danger to public life would not be tolerated Mangaluru: Speaker UT Khader Thursday sought stringent action over the oil leak incident in Ullal and directed that the fish meal factory owners linked to the container bear the entire medical expenses of those injured.Calling the incident…
Bishop of Mangalore diocese Fr Peter Paul Saldanha (centre) ordaining four Discalced Carmelite deacons to the priesthood at the Infant Jesus Shrine Thursday. Mangaluru: Four Discalced Carmelite deacons were ordained priests at the Infant Jesus Shrine here Thursday by Bishop of Mangalore Fr Peter Paul Saldanha.The newly ordained priests are Rev Fr Alwyn D’Souza, Rev…
The trend is similar to the Covid‑19 period, when students returned from Gulf countries to continue their studies in their hometowns, says school managements Mangaluru: As the West Asia crisis disrupts livelihoods in the Gulf, private schools in undivided Dakshina Kannada are seeing more students return midstream, leading to a modest rise in admissions.Anthony Joseph,…
Mamatha Gatti, chairperson of Karnataka Cashew Development Corporation, addressing the media on Friday regarding the cashew festival in Mangaluru Mangaluru: Karnataka Cashew Development Corporation Ltd (KCDC) will organise an art contest for school students at Kadri Park on May 17, alongside the two-day cashew mela.The competition will be held from 9am to 10.30am, with prize…
MP Kota Shrinivas Poojary Udupi: MP Kota Shrinivas Poojary directed the concerned to expedite the ongoing pipeline works for supplying PNG connections to households in the city and ensure connectivity to the public at the earliest.Chairing a progress review meeting on PNG supply to households and CNG distribution for vehicles at the deputy commissioner’s office…
Udupi: Minor irrigation minister NS Boseraju on Wednesday said strict action must be taken against those involved in the NEET question paper leak case, and asserted that students’ futures should not be jeopardised under any circumstances.The minister told reporters during his visit to Kundapur, that a cabinet committee meeting will be convened to discuss the…
Minor irrigation minister NS Boseraju inaugurates the e-ticketing kiosk at Pilikula on Wednesday Mangaluru: E-ticketing kiosks launched to facilitate easy accessibility to tourists at the city’s Dr Shivarama Karantha Pilikula Nisargadhama were inaugurated by minister NS Boseraju on Wednesday. The centre, which is one of the major educational, scientific and tourist destinations in coastal Karnataka,…
