Mangaluru: Water supply will be disrupted for 24 hours in several parts of Mangaluru city from 6am on Monday to 6am on Tuesday due to maintenance work by the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC).According to the MCC, the shutdown is required to replace a Non-Return Valve (NRV) on the 1,100‑mm‑diameter main pipeline that carries water from…
Udupi: A 30-year-old woman from Santhekatte allegedly lost more than Rs 9 lakh after being cheated in an online fraud linked to the purchase of a handbag through Instagram.According to the complaint, on April 23 she came across an Instagram advertisement for handbags and contacted the account to make a purchase. She was told the…
Udupi district minister Laxmi R Hebbalkar chairing KDP meeting in Udupi Saturday Udupi: Members of the BJP Yuva Morcha on Saturday staged a ‘Go Back’ protest against district minister Laxmi R Hebbalkar, alleging that the Congress-led state govt had neglected the development of Udupi district and adopted a “stepmotherly s attitude” towards it.The protest was…
Fuel shift on the ground: People buy firewood from a trader near Capitanio in Mangaluru Mangaluru: Kitchens across the city are struggling to secure basic cooking fuel as a steep hike in commercial LPG prices has pushed hotels and factories to fall back on firewood, triggering shortages and sharp price increases, dealers and hotel owners…
A team of doctors at the district Wenlock Hospital successfully performed a combined surgical revascularisation procedure on an elderly woman Mangaluru: In a rare and complex vascular case, a team of doctors at the district Wenlock Hospital successfully performed a combined surgical revascularisation procedure on an elderly woman suffering from simultaneous occlusion of major arteries…
Mangaluru: MLC Ivan D’Souza Saturday said the chief minister has written to the chief justice of the Karnataka high court urging the immediate establishment of a circuit bench in Mangaluru, and that they expect it to be set up by August this year.He told reporters that the chief justice is expected to visit the city…
Udupi: A 12-year-old boy, Abdul Rehman, was killed after being hit by a car while crossing the road near Jyothinagar in Nejar village of Udupi taluk Friday.According to a complaint by Musarrath, 45, of Adarsh Nagar, Nejar, she was returning home on a scooter with her daughter Sara and younger son Rehman after visiting a…
The cancellation of NEET-UG amid allegations of a paper leak seems to have left medical aspirants anxious Mangaluru: Despite 100% pass results in several CBSE schools, class 12 result day in Dakshina Kannada passed without the usual celebrations as uncertainty over NEET-UG and dissatisfaction with marks weighed on students.The cancellation of NEET-UG amid allegations of…
The passport application carried mismatched personal details and photograph, and the accused allegedly travelled abroad through Mumbai airport in March 2025, say police Mangaluru: Ullal police have registered a case against two women for allegedly obtaining and using a fake passport.According to a complaint filed by police inspector Gopalakrishna Bhat B, CSB Mangaluru City, on…
Burial vault at Derebail Church in Mangaluru Mangaluru: Facing an acute shortage of cemetery space, the Diocese of Mangalore is steadily moving away from permanent graves, using steep prices and policy changes to discourage a practice that occupies land for generations.Though the diocese has approached the govt, seeking land for cemetery use, it is still…
