Udupi: A well-cleaning operation in Ashwathapura near Karkala turned dramatic on Sunday, after three men were caught inside a 30-ft-deep well, prompting a swift rescue operation by personnel from the department of fire and emergency services.According to Karkala fire station officer Albert Monis, the incident took place when Rajesh, 42, who was cleaning the well,…
Mangaluru: Belthangady police Sunday evening busted an alleged prostitution racket being operated from a room inside a canteen on KEB Road in Belthangady Kasba village and arrested two persons.The accused have been identified as Sundar Shetty, who was running the canteen, and his associate Usman.According to police, the duo was allegedly involved in illegal prostitution…
Mangaluru: Fr Brian Pereira, SJ, assumed office as the rector of St Aloysius Institutions Sunday, following a solemn prayer service held at the Jesuit Oratory of the St Aloysius Community in the presence of fellow Jesuits.He took over as the 31st rector of the institution. Fr Melwyn Dcunha, SJ, vice-rector, welcomed the new rector and…
Sullia: Sullia police Friday registered a case against two persons for alleged illegal sand mining and seized over 50 tonnes of sand worth approximately Rs 1.2 lakh at Shettiyadka in Thodikana village.Police said Santosh BP, along with police staff, raided the location and found nearly 20 tipper-loads of sand, weighing over 50 tonnes, stored at…
Mangaluru: A black freshwater fish, locally known as ‘kaage meenu’, has been identified as a new species during freshwater biodiversity exploration studies in the Cauvery river basin of Karnataka by scientists from the PAGR Centre of the ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (ICAR-NBFGR), Kochi. The species has been named Labeo kaage.The discovery was made…
Mangaluru: The state cabinet approved a comprehensive master plan for the development of Kukke Subrahmanya Temple at an estimated cost of Rs 604.6 crore.The approval was granted during a cabinet meeting chaired by CM Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru, according to Temple Management Committee president Harish Injadi. He said the project includes around 19 major development works…
Udupi: A dispute over the ownership of a car led to public commotion near the Ayyappa Swamy Temple at Kumbhashi, following which Kundapur police registered a case on Saturday against those involved in disturbing public peace.According to a complaint filed by ASI Wilfred D’Souza of Kundapur police station, he and other police personnel were on…
Mangaluru: Governor of Andhra Pradesh and former Supreme Court judge S Abdul Nazeer Saturday said education is meant to train the mind and not merely stuff the brain with information, stressing that literacy is only one component of true education.He was speaking at the inauguration of the 3rd All India Moot Court Competition at Sujnana…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka high court has enhanced the compensation awarded to Dhiraj, a painter from Kundapur in Udupi district, to Rs 44.9 lakh with 6% annual interest after holding that the head injuries he sustained in a road accident resulted in 100% functional disability.The enhanced compensation is over four times the Rs 10.3 lakh earlier…
Mangaluru: Officials seized 679.3 kg of rice from the public distribution system (PDS) allegedly stored illegally in an autorickshaw at Shivaji Nagar in Vittal Kasaba village of Bantwal taluk Saturday.Food inspector Prashant Shetty, along with office staff, PSI Ramakrishna and police personnel, inspected an autorickshaw parked in the courtyard of a house and found 15…
