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Mangaluru: Yenepoya Medical College Hospital has successfully performed a robotic-assisted minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).The hospital stated that the patient, a middle-aged man diagnosed with coronary artery disease involving double-vessel disease and blocked stents, underwent a multivessel bypass procedure using a minimally invasive approach. Unlike conventional open-heart surgery — which…

Mangaluru: The law and order in Mangaluru city over the past one year has been satisfactory, said director general of police and inspector general of police, M A Saleem. “I have instructed Mangaluru city police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy and other officials to continue their good work,” Saleem said after holding a review meeting with…

Udupi/Mangaluru: A 62-year-old man died after the two-wheeler he was riding hit a tipper truck on Padubidri-Karkala Road on Monday.The deceased is Ashok Bhandary. He was riding his two-wheeler with a pillion rider from Padubidri to Karkala when the incident took place. As he was trying to overtake a heavy vehicle, his two-wheeler hit the…

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada has recorded a drop in enrolment this year for Karnataka’s Common Entrance Test 2026, one of the state’s most important admission tests for professional degree courses, that begins on Wednesday (April 22).Karnataka Examinations Authority is conducting the CET for admissions to engineering and other professional programmes. In Dakshina Kannada, 21,489 candidates have…

Udupi: Director general of police and inspector general of police MA Saleem visited the Coastal Security Force in Malpe and the district police office in Udupi and held a meeting with the officials on Tuesday.During the meeting held at the district police office auditorium, he commended the measures taken by the police for communal harmony…

Mangaluru: As debates on women’s reservation, workplace rights and menstrual leave gather momentum nationally and in Karnataka, Sumangala’s daily struggle reflects the distance between policy and pavement reality. For Sumangala, 44, an auto driver, empowerment is just a slogan as she faces harsh conditions during a 12-hour shift on the road.A single mother of four…

Mangaluru: Whether BJP will go back to the 1971 Census delimitation for 33% women’s reservation is something that the “leadership” will discuss, said Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta on Monday.Chowta was responding to a query on whether the BJP will make an amendment to its 2023 Bill to give the 33% reservation based on…

Udupi: The episcopal ordination and consecration celebration of Rev Leslie Clifford D’Souza as second Bishop of Udupi Diocese took place at Milagres College Grounds on Monday.The episcopal ordination was conferred by Rev Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrão, Archbishop of Goa and Daman, who served as the principal consecrator. He was joined by Archbishop of Bangalore Rev…

Mangaluru: The CBSE’s first-ever second board exam for Class 10, scheduled in May, has seen a strong response from students in coastal Karnataka, particularly those dissatisfied with their scores in science and mathematics after the results were announced.School managements said nearly 35% of students who appeared for the board exam have chosen to register for…

Mangaluru: In 2025 and in the first quarter of 2026, Mangaluru traffic police has booked 386 cases against vehicles cramming schoolchildren beyond capacity. However, not a single challan has been issued for white-boards vehicles running without permits, official data reveals. With schools reopening soon, authorities have promised a crackdown, but stakeholders warn that the issue…