Mangaluru: Govt pre-university colleges in Karnataka continued to lag behind aided and unaided institutions in the second PU examination, despite officials citing an improvement over last year.Results announced Thursday showed that govt PU colleges recorded an overall pass percentage of 78.7%. Of the 1,32,214 students who appeared from these colleges, 1,04,081 cleared the examination. While…
Mangaluru: “Our culture has always inspired universal brotherhood, global welfare, world peace, equality and harmony. Many countries around the world look to India for spiritual and mental well-being,” said Governor of Karnataka Thaawar Chand Gehlot.He was speaking at the inauguration of the gopura and mantapa at the Sri Kodandarama, Panchamukhi Anjaneya Kshetra, Hanumangiri temple and…
Udupi: The district’s achievement in II PU results was limited not just to the top position — many of its students bagged ranks at the state level too.Rashmi, a student of the Janatha Independent PU College, Hemmadi, in Kundapur taluk, scored 598 marks in science. Meanwhile, Prerana Ramachandra Hegde, student of Creative PU College, Hirgana,…
Mangaluru: Deputy commissioner Darshan HV has directed community-based organisations to cooperate in issuing identity cards to sexual minorities in the district. He also directed the concerned departments to take necessary steps to allot housing sites to them. He was speaking while chairing the selection and coordination committee meeting of various schemes of the Women’s Development…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru city police have arrested seven key accused in the murder of rowdy sheeter Arif Hussain, with investigators pointing to a wider conspiracy behind the crime.Police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH said on Thursday that on March 27, six accused — Rifat, Juttu Ashfaq, Khaleel, Shakir, Irfan and Rizwan — followed Arif’s bike, rammed…
Udupi: As many as 17 suo motu cases have been registered against officials across various departments, following surprise inspections by Karnataka Upa Lokayukta Justice B Veerappa. During his visit on Feb 26 and 27, Justice Veerappa conducted grievance redressal meetings and simultaneously inspected several govt offices and departments. Cases were registered after several instances of…
Mangaluru: A trawl boat owner from Mangaluru is working on mud crab cultivation using a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS). Bharath Kumar D, who launched the unit ‘Crab Shack’ on a pilot basis in Kulai, has set up a vertical farming system using nearly 200 stackable crates. The RAS method, equipped with automated filtration, allows for…
Udupi: A senior citizen was rescued from a well in a dramatic operation last weekend, with a delayed gas cylinder delivery playing a crucial role in tracing him. The survivor is Shrinivasa, 62.According to sources, the man lived alone, and had recovered from health issues two months ago. When he attempted to fix a problem…
Mangaluru: Mandd Sobhann, Konkani cultural organisation, has announced the first World Konkani Music Mega Convention as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, to be held from Nov 3 to 15. The muhurtham and logo launch will take place on April 10 at Kalaangann in Shaktinagar.Addressing reporters on Wednesday, Mandd Sobhann president Louis J Pinto said…
Mangaluru: The Community Health Centre at Vittal in Bantwal taluk, under the Puttur assembly constituency, has entered into a tie-up with Yenepoya Medical College, Mangaluru, to provide improved healthcare services. An order regarding this has been issued by the department of health and family welfare, said Puttur MLA Ashok Kumar Rai.The MLA said the tie-up…
