Mangaluru: Around 1,500 people, including students and govt officials are expected to participate in the international Yoga Day celebrations at the Praja Soudha in Padil on June 21, as a part of the 12th International Yoga Day celebrations. The event will be held from 5am to 7am.Meanwhile the district administration will host the main celebrations…
Mangaluru: The Sustainable Construction and Building Materials (SCBM) Laboratory, department of civil engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal, hosted a two-day collaborative workshop and capacity building programme on ‘Durability and Sustainability of Concrete’ from Thursday. The event brings together 11 resource persons from eight leading engineering institutions in India to strengthen research and…
Mangaluru: The state govt’s free coaching programme for CET, NEET, JEE and other competitive examinations has failed to yeild significant improvement for the second consecutive year, with govt PU college students registering limited success in the latest KCET results.Data from the department of pre-university education (DPUE), Bengaluru, shows that only 22 students from govt PU…
Dakshina Kannada District Street Vendors Association (affiliated with CITU) protest in front of the Mangaluru City Corporation office on Thursday, condemning action against the Sunday Bazaar street vendors Mangaluru: Condemning action against the Sunday Bazaar street vendors, a protest was held under the aegis of Dakshina Kannada District Street Vendors Association (affiliated with CITU) on Thursday, in front…
Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay to visit the Mookambika Temple at Kollur on Friday Udupi: Udupi district police have made elaborate security arrangements for the visit of Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay to the Mookambika Temple at Kollur on Friday.Udupi SP Hariram Shankar said Udupi district police will handle the entire…
Mangaluru: Like-minded organisations have decided to launch a campaign against the appointment of the chairperson and members of the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR), alleging irregularities in the selection process.Referring to the appointments made by the undersecretary of the department of women and child development, Gangadevi HC, on May 27, to…
Mangaluru: The Dakshina Kannada Bus Owners Association has announced an increase in bus fares starting June 13. According to a release from the association, the decision has been taken in the backdrop of rising diesel prices and maintenance costs.It stated that the bus owners are under financial distress and have expressed the need for revision…
Over the past 13 years, Mohandas Bhat Surathkal, a priest and trustee of the Shree Durgaparameshwari Mahamayi Temple in Ulepady near Mulki, has helped to bond more than 300 couples. Mangaluru: A 72-year-old man has been helping couples from backward communities and economically weaker sections get married. Mohandas Bhat Surathkal, a priest and trustee of…
Akshata Devanand Shenoy, a PhD holder in hotel management (culinary), specialising in Karavali cuisine of coastal Karnataka, has introduced GSB Konkani cuisine in Manchester, UK, through a traditional supper club hosted at her residence Mangaluru: In culinary initiative in the United Kingdom, chef Akshata Devanand Shenoy has introduced a traditional GSB Supper Club, offering an…
Gold ornaments returned to the rightful owner by private bus conductor Ganesh, after it was found during a routine trip Mangaluru: A private bus crew operating between State Bank and BC Road returned around eight sovereigns of gold after it was found during a routine last trip on June 4.The conductor initially assumed the ornaments…
