Fake visa scam Immigration and passport control at the airport. woman border control officer puts a stamp in the US passport of american citizen. Concept Udupi: A man seeking a visa to work abroad was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.5 lakh by fraudsters who contacted him after he applied through a website advertised on Facebook….
Mangaluru: Trekking activities in the Kudremukh division have been suspended for the past two days following heavy rainfall in the region, officials from the Kudremukh Wildlife Division in Karkala said.Trekking routes under the Kudremukh, Belthangady and Kerekatte ranges have been closed due to unsafe conditions, including slippery trails, swollen streams, and the risk of falling…
Trouble on the track: A landslip on the railway track between Yedakumari and Shirivagilu stations in Mysuru division Mangaluru: South Western Railway (SWR) cancelled five trains and diverted several others after a landslip blocked tracks between Yedakumari and Shirivagilu stations in Mysuru division, disrupting services on the Mangaluru-Bengaluru route.A railway official told TOI that the…
The Valiv police have arrested seven persons in the case Udupi: Brahmavar police have registered a case against a home nurse and a Udupi-based nursing agency after Rs 1.60 lakh was allegedly transferred from the bank account of a critically ill man without his knowledge.According to a complaint filed by a resident of Saibrakatte in…
Pic for representation only Udupi: Manipal police registered cases against the owners and managers of six pubs & bars after 88 people below the age of 21, including a 17-year-old boy, were allegedly found consuming alcohol during raids Saturday.Acting on the directions of Udupi SP Hariram Shankar, six teams comprising more than 50 personnel inspected…
Balakrishna Gowda, 53, was killed in a suspected wild elephant attack near the Muchiradka enclosure in Rekhya village under the Uppinangady forest range Saturday Mangaluru: A 53-year-old man was killed in a suspected wild elephant attack near the Muchiradka enclosure in Rekhya village under the Uppinangady forest range Saturday evening.Uppinangady range forest officer HT Raghavendra…
Picture for representation only Mangaluru: A 53-year-old Air India Express passenger travelling from Tiruchirappalli to Mumbai via Mangaluru was found dead in a hotel in Mangaluru Sunday after missing his connecting flight.Police identified the deceased as Sushant, a resident of Dombivli in Maharashtra.In a statement, the airline said the passenger was informed while boarding at…
Clue To Local History: Researchers have documented and examined a 17th-century stone inscription preserved outside the residence of Pandiraja Pergade at Mala in Karkala taluk of Udupi district Udupi: A 17th-century stone inscription preserved outside a house in Mala village of Karkala taluk has been documented and studied by researchers for the first time.The 15-line…
Yettinahole Row: A view of Western Ghats. Activists allege the Yettinahole project has overlooked the concerns of communities living in the Nethravati catchment and the foothills of Western Ghats Mangaluru: Western Ghats-Nethravati Conservation and Research Forum (WG-NCRF) Saturday launched a mass signature campaign in the city, alleging that the Yettinahole Integrated Drinking Water Project is…
Udupi: Police Saturday arrested Derrick Crasta, accused in the fatal shooting of 46-year-old Ivan Richard Mascarenhas, at Herabudike in Belake village of Bhatkal taluk in Uttara Kannada district.Police said Crasta would be produced before the jurisdictional court.Mascarenhas, a resident of Barkur, was shot dead between 12.45am and 1am Friday.Udupi SP Hariram Shankar said Mascarenhas and…
