Two-day cashew fest at Kadri Park in Mangaluru from May 17 | Mangaluru News

Mangaluru: Karnataka Cashew Development Corporation (KCDC) and state forest department will jointly organise a two-day cashew fest and workshop at Kadri Park here from May 17. The fest will be inaugurated by forest minister Eshwar Khandre. Announcing the event after releasing the fest poster here Saturday, speaker UT Khader said there is a pressing need…

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Mangaluru airport hosts II PUC toppers for behind-the-scenes aviation visit | Mangaluru News

Mangaluru: Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) recently hosted II PUC toppers from science, arts and commerce streams across Dakshina Kannada district for an exclusive experiential visit, offering them a behind-the-scenes glimpse into airport operations.The visit was organised to mark the city’s tryst with civil aviation 75 years ago, when the first aircraft carrying then Prime Minister…

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Serial housebreaker arrested at Mangaluru rly station | Mangaluru News

Mangaluru: Railway Protection Force (RPF) arrested a notorious house-breaking accused at Mangaluru Central Railway Station on Thursday and recovered stolen gold ornaments worth over Rs 13 lakh during a special surveillance operation.The accused, Ashif PH, 25, a resident of Hosdurg in Kasaragod district, Kerala, was intercepted while moving suspiciously on platforms 2 and 3 of…

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Free HLA typing camp held in Mangaluru on World Thalassaemia Day | Mangaluru News

Mangaluru: To mark World Thalassaemia Day, KMC Hospital Attavar, Mangaluru, organised a free HLA (human leukocyte antigen) typing camp in association with department of paediatric haematology-oncology, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, Friday.The camp saw strong participation, with families from across the region attending. Patients, along with their siblings and parents, underwent HLA typing — a crucial step…

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Final wish honoured: Man’s tissue donation gives new lease of life in Mangaluru | Mangaluru News

Mangaluru: A family’s decision to honour a loved one’s final wish turned grief into a life-changing gift.Balakrishna Bhat, 57, from Kairangala, died of an intracranial bleed at Wenlock District Hospital Tuesday. Even in death, he gave life and hope to others through tissue donation.As his internal organs could not be harvested due to technical issues,…

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No local opposition to Koragajja Circle at Kuthar: Speaker Khader | Mangaluru News

Mangaluru: Assembly speaker UT Khader Saturday said there was no opposition from local residents to the proposed development of a circle named after Koragajja at Kuthar, dismissing concerns raised on social media.Responding to queries over the controversy surrounding the naming of the circle, Khader said the opposition came only from “one or two individuals from…

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GP in Puttur crushes liquor bottle waste into reusable ‘sand’ | Mangaluru News

Mangaluru: Aryapu gram panchayat in Puttur has begun recycling broken liquor and wine bottles into sand-like material that can potentially be used for construction, offering a solution to a long-standing glass waste problem.The panchayat has installed a glass bottle crushing machine that converts waste glass into fine particles known as ‘glass sand’. The material is…

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Udupi police roll out ‘Locked House Beat System’ to guard homes during absences | Mangaluru News

Mangaluru: To enhance the safety of houses left locked during travel or work-related absences, Udupi district police have launched the ‘Locked House Beat System’ (LHBS), under which police personnel will keep special watch over such homes until the owners return.Under the system, residents leaving their houses locked while travelling or attending other programmes can inform…

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