Thousands of dead fish found near the Bargula check dam area, close to the famous Shishileshwara Temple in Belthangady taluk Mangaluru: An incident has come to light where miscreants attempted to illegally catch fish using copper sulfate near the Bargula check dam area, close to the famous Shishileshwara Temple, resulting in the death of thousands…
After 34 years of service with KSRTC, veteran driver Joseph Machado retired on Saturday Mangaluru: After 34 years of service with the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), veteran driver Joseph Machado retired on Saturday.Machado,60, joined KSRTC in 1992 after working in local transport services, and called his time with the state-run corporation as the…
Mangaluru: The National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal has signed a bipartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and a tripartite MoU with NSDC and EdTech company USDC, to launch and expand online postgraduate and certification programmes.The MoUs were signed by B Ravi, director, NITK Surathkal; Mahima Singh, representing…
Mangaluru: Konkan Railway intensified its crackdown on ticketless travel. In April, KRCL organised 934 ticket checking drives with routine ticket checking activities, detecting 37,000 cases of unauthorised and irregular travellers. An amount of Rs 2.9 crore was collected from these passengers towards due railway fare and penalty. Cumulatively, during the financial year 2025-26, a total…
Udupi: If the insurance policy is not transferred within 14 days of the vehicle ownership transfer, the second-hand owner is not eligible to seek compensation against the insurance company under service deficiency, ruled Udupi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in an order.The complainant, a resident of Bhatkal, purchased a car from a person in Bengaluru….
Mangaluru: A city bus driver and conductor won praise for their quick thinking and rushing an injured child along with his mother to a hospital following a road accident near Marakada Junction on Friday.The incident reportedly occurred when a woman and her child fell while standing on the footboard of another bus. With no ambulance,…
A total of six quarterfinals and six semifinals were held on Saturday across five different categories in the seventh NMPA Indian Open of Surfing 2026 Mangaluru: The second day of the seventh NMPA Indian Open of Surfing 2026 greeted competitors with cool breezes and clear, sunny skies. A total of six quarterfinals and six semifinals…
Udupi: A passenger travelling in an autorickshaw was killed after the vehicle collided with a car on the Moodubidire–Mundkur State Highway near Jarigekatte in Karkala taluk on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Srikanth.According to police, when an autorickshaw driven by Mohammed Kaif was proceeding from Sacheripete towards Jarigekatte with a passenger on board,…
Surfers compete on the first day of the seventh edition of the NMPA Indian Open of Surfing which got under way at the Blue Bay Tannirbhavi Eco Beach in Mangaluru on Friday Mangaluru: The seventh edition of the NMPA Indian Open of Surfing got under way at the Blue Bay Tannirbhavi Eco Beach on Friday,…
Mangaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has announced the student bus pass facility for the academic year 2026-27. In Dakshina Kannada, pass counters have been opened at designated Karnataka One (K-One) centres across Mangaluru and Puttur divisions.An official from the KSRTC Mangaluru division said that passes will be issued from June 1 at…
