Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta has urged the Union ministry of Law and Justice to lend its full administrative and policy support to appreciate the approval of a circuit bench of the high court and its subsequent transition into a permanent high court bench in Mangaluru.In a letter to the Union minister Arjun…
Mangaluru: The Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy is organising the ‘Manel Gramododji Chitra Kuto’ on Saturday and Sunday in the village of Manel, where the palace of the legendary 16th-century warrior queen Rani Abbakka once stood.The event aims to document the historical and significant sites of Manel village, near Gurupura in Mangaluru taluk. Academy chairman Tharanath…
Mangaluru: Bantwal Town police arrested two persons in connection with an alleged cattle slaughter case in an operation conducted in Sajipamooda village of Bantwal taluk.Based on information received Wednesday night regarding illegal cattle slaughter, Bantwal Town police sub-inspector Sandeep Kumar Shetty and his team raided a location at Panjaje.During the inspection, police found meat being…
Tejas Puttur, popularly known as Snake Tejas, who rescued 26 cobra hatchlings Mangaluru: As many as 26 spectacled cobra hatchlings were rescued from Peraje village in Bantwal taluk after the mother snake was found dead beneath the soil at a house belonging to former Army personnel KT Naik.The incident came to light during land-levelling work…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru South police have arrested an absconding accused and rowdy-sheeter who had been evading court proceedings for the past two years.The arrested accused is Mohammed Ashraf alias Ajju alias Nizam alias Addu alias Sameer, resident of Mavinakatte in Ajilamogru village of Belthangady taluk in Dakshina Kannada.Police said the accused is listed as a ‘B’…
Participants at the ‘Krishi Kshetra Pathashala’ were introduced to turmeric cultivation through a practical demonstration Udupi: In an effort to preserve traditional agricultural practices and promote organic farming in Hermunde village, Karkala, a group of like-minded youngsters under the banner of Tharuna Bharatha Charitable Trust, has launched ‘Krishi Kshetra Pathashala’, a series of events aimed…
Mangaluru: Venur police arrested two persons and seized MDMA worth around Rs 39,200 during a raid conducted near Kambaladadda on the Guruvayanakere–Moodubidire Road on Wednesday.Based on credible information regarding the illegal transportation of the narcotic substance, Venur police sub-inspector Akshay Davagira and his team conducted an operation and intercepted a car. Police found that the…
Francis Maxim Moras manages traffic at Padua in Mangaluru Mangaluru: Once driven by spirited citizen participation, Mangaluru’s Traffic Warden initiative is now witnessing a steady decline, with few volunteers stepping forward to assist traffic police personnel.“Given that there are few takers for this voluntary service, we have appointed home guards,” said K Ravi Shankar, DCP…
Stranger allegedly offered prasad and juice before theftMangaluru: An elderly woman from Bengaluru was allegedly drugged and robbed of gold ornaments weighing 112 g and cash near the Dharmasthala temple bus stand on May 25.According to a complaint filed at the Dharmasthala police station, the 70-year-old woman, a resident of Bannerghatta Road in Bengaluru, stated…
Mangaluru: Union Minister of consumer affairs, food and public distribution & new and renewable energy, Pralhad Joshi, said that the manner in which Congress high command and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi treated Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah, is not appropriate.Speaking to reporters in the city on Thursday, he said that instability,…
