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…
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…
Mangaluru: Students applying for the Bachelor of Arts (BA) programme at University College, Hampankatta, have raised concerns over a mandatory undertaking required during the admission process for the 2026-27 academic year.Admissions are under way at the constituent college of Mangalore University. Applicants are required to sign an undertaking stating they will shift to an alternative…
Udupi: Byndoor police have arrested a 23-year-old man from Rajasthan and recovered Rs 6 lakh in stolen cash in connection with a house burglary case.The accused, identified as Mahendra Sain from Jodhpur, was arrested following a special operation carried out by a police team, officials said.According to police, the theft occurred between 3pm and 10pm…
Mangaluru: A case has been registered at Subrahmanya police station after unidentified persons were caught on a CCTV camera allegedly stealing a cow and transporting it in a car in a cruel manner during the early hours of Wednesday.According to police, the incident occurred between 2.30am and 2.50am on the road in front of Shashti…
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada district administration has called for stronger coordination between educational institutions, industries and govt departments to address a shortage of skilled manpower in the district.The move comes despite thousands of students graduating from colleges every year, with industries flagging a widening mismatch between the skills students possess and the expertise they are expected…
Mangaluru: A large number of fish were found floating along the Phalguni backwater stretch downstream of the Maravoor vented dam on Thursday, triggering alarm among residents and prompting an investigation by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB).Preliminary findings pointed to suspected discharge of untreated or partially treated sewage into the stretch, sources said. A…
Mangaluru: Legislative Assembly Speaker UT Khader Thursday directed officials to provide electricity connections to drinking water projects without delay, citing disruptions to water supply in several areas.Chairing a meeting on drought management and monsoon preparedness in Ullal taluk at Praja Soudha, Khader said that in many places tanks had been constructed and borewells drilled, but…
Mangaluru: Sixth additional district & sessions judge, Rajesh Maruthi Kamate, Thursday rejected the bail application filed by activist Mahesh Shetty Thimarody in connection with a case involving alleged abusive phone calls, threats and derogatory remarks against a Yakshagana artiste and the artiste’s mother.Police have registered a case under sections 196(1), 352, 351(2) and 79 of…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru city police have arrested an accused who had been absconding since 2018 in theft and cattle-slaughter prohibition cases, for which non-bailable warrants (NBWs) had been issued by the courts.City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH said the arrested accused is Abubakkar Siddique alias Capri Siddique, a resident of Pavalike in Uppala, Kasaragod district.According…
