Mangaluru: Enumerators engaged in the ongoing census and house-listing exercise in Puttur and Kadaba taluks of Dakshina Kannada district have raised concerns over the lack of basic safety measures, transport facilities and essential work kits, urging the district administration to take immediate action.In a petition submitted to the deputy commissioner through the Puttur sub-division assistant…
Mangaluru: Hyderabad-based businessman Kankar Ravinder Reddy, chairman, Rasun Exports Private Limited, offered a diamond-studded gold chain to Lord Kukke Shri Subrahmanya on Wednesday. The chain, valued at approximately Rs 12.4 lakh, was handed over to the temple management committee president Harish S Injadi.On the occasion, Injadi felicitated Reddy for his offering. Later, temple priests Rajesh…
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru Smart City Limited (MSCL) took up four projects worth Rs 262 crore under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, but none of them have seen completion even after 10 years. Installation of solar panels on govt building rooftops; multilevel car parking in Hampankatta; conversion of conventional streetlights into LED; and Central Market are…
Udupi: A 69-year-old pedestrian died after being hit by a rashly driven car on National Highway 66 near Padubidri on Tuesday evening.The accident took place when Umanath Shenoy was standing near a bank at Tenka Ermal, according to the complaint filed by Prashanth K. Kotian, 43, a resident of Tenka Ermalu village in Kaup taluk….
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District Mahila Congress (urban) president S Appi said that the opposition has saved democracy by defeating the Centre’s attempt to pass the delimitation bill along with the women’s reservation bill.She told reporters on Wednesday that, had the bill been passed, it would have caused significant injustice to South India, and women in…
Mangaluru: After nearly six years of uncertainty and struggle, Joseph Cardoza, 58, has finally been cleared of all allegations, with Saudi authorities lifting the travel ban imposed on him.A native of Moodubidire in Dakshina Kannada district, Cardoza spent over 26 years working as a vehicle mechanic for a port-based company in Dammam. His life took…
Mangaluru: Zoologist and tiger conservationist Dr K Ullas Karanth unveiled ‘Naturalistic Tiger dance models’ at the Kodialguthu Centre for Art and Culture, Ballalbagh, on Monday. The initiative seeks to bring greater realism and authenticity to Pilivesha, the traditional tiger dance of Dakshina Kannada.The dance models comprise two art sculptures representing a tiger and a leopard,…
Udupi: A 9-year-old girl died and her father sustained serious injuries after a bus allegedly driven in a rash and negligent manner collided with their scooter near Uliyargoli village on National Highway-66 on Tuesday. The deceased is Swathi Nithyananda Shetty.Police said the accident occurred when Nithyananda Kutty Shetty was riding a white scooter from Mangaluru…
Mangaluru: Despite rising domestic demand and a steady surge in exports, cashew farmers across India continue to struggle with unstable incomes, largely due to sharp fluctuations in raw cashew nut prices. Now, an effort is on to bring growers together under a common platform and strengthen their bargaining power.The Puttur-based All India Cashew Growers’ Association…
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta, chairing a meeting of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) on Tuesday, said the issue of waste accumulation and encroachments by the side of national highway stretches from Pumpwell Junction to Thokkottu and Padil to Farangipete should be addressed at the earliest.He said that a lot…
