Mangaluru: Congress on Saturday demanded compensation for the families of students who allegedly died by suicide following the NEET question paper leak controversy.Congress spokesperson Abhishek Ullal told reporters the BJP-led Union government failed to protect the integrity of the country’s education system. “Despite the question paper leak controversy coming to light, neither PM Narendra Modi…
Academic toppers from Dakshina Kannada get a briefing on the functioning of air traffic control as part of the experiential visit organised for them by Mangaluru International Airport Mangaluru: The Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) hosted Dakshina Kannada district and state toppers from SSLC and II PUC for an experiential airport visit on Thursday, offering students…
A consultation meeting led by MLC Ivan D’Souza regarding the establishment of a mobile bench of the high court held in Mangaluru Mangaluru: A consultation meeting was held on Friday with organistions led by MLC Ivan D’Souza regarding the establishment of circuit bench of the high court in Mangaluru. For many years, there has been…
Mangaluru: A coalition of community-based organisations in Mangaluru has strongly condemned the proposed Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced by the Union govt in March. The coalition includes the Coalition of Sex Workers’, Sexual & Gender Minority Rights (CSGMR), Sarathya Karnataka State Level Federation of Unique Sexuality community-based organisations, and Navasahaja Samudaya…
Mangaluru: With the monsoon setting in and heavy rainfall expected, the Dakshina Kannada Bus Operators Association (DKBOA) has urged motorists to drive cautiously and adhere to speed limits, warning that oil and diesel particles on the roads could increase the risk of accidents and property damage.Addressing the media in the city on Saturday, DKBOA president…
Mangaluru: The Paschima Karavali Railway Yatri Abhivruddi Samiti has urged Union minister of state for railways V Somanna to find solutions to the persistent late running of Train No. 16511 Bengaluru-Kozhikode Express.Samiti members, who submitted a memorandum to Somanna on Saturday, said the train has been running about 45-50 minutes behind schedule after reaching the…
Udupi: Chellaram Access Life at MAHE Manipal, for paediatric Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) patients was inaugurated on Saturday. Access Life, a registered Indian not-for-profit organisation committed to ensuring that no child has to abandon cancer treatment due to non-medical challenges, opened the centre to support families of children undergoing treatment at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal. The…
Mangaluru: A man who had been absconding for nearly seven years in connection with a theft case registered at Uppinangady police station was arrested in Panambur on Friday. Uppinangady police had registered a case under Sections 457 and 380 of the IPC and accused Akram alias Boja Akram, a resident of Kasba Bengre in Mangaluru,…
Skill development minister Sharan Prakash Patil launches Industry Integrated Work Space at Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, Mangaluru, on Saturday Mangaluru: Medical education minister Sharanprakash R Patil said complaints regarding the mushrooming of illegal nursing colleges have prompted the govt to direct Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) to grant permissions only after…
District minister Dinesh Gundu Rao and assembly speaker UT Khader during the inauguration of various development programmes of health department in Dakshina Kannada district, in Mangaluru on Friday Mangaluru: Health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said that very soon Wenlock District Hospital will be declared a regional multispecialty hospital.He was speaking after laying the foundation for…
