Mangaluru: The demand to introduce Beary as a third optional language in Karnataka schools is gaining momentum, with the Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy expressing confidence that approvals could come within months.Academy president Umar UH told TOI that a delegation met education minister Madhu Bangarappa at Vidhana Soudha Wednesday and submitted a memorandum seeking the inclusion…
Mangaluru: President of Confederation of SCs & STs Organisations, Lolaksha, has demanded action against Justice HN Nagamohan Das, who headed the one-man enquiry commission on internal reservations, alleging a violation of the provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.On Thursday, Lolaksha told reporters that he had submitted a complaint…
Mangaluru: To ease access for farmer members and address congestion-related operational hurdles, Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative Limited (CAMPCO) Ltd will lay the foundation stone for its new Vittal branch premises near Sri Panchalingeshwara Temple in Vittal, Bantwal, Friday.The Vittal branch has been serving members for several decades from its existing premises…
Udupi: “Public and private partnership is important to strengthen blood transfusion services in our country. Such collaborations will help improve quality, safety and accessibility of blood services for patients,” said Sharath Rao, pro-vice chancellor, Manipal Academy of Higher Education.Dr Rao was speaking at a one-day workshop on ‘Strengthening Public–Private Collaboration in Blood Transfusion Services’ organised…
Mangaluru: With Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) functioning without an elected council, Dakshina Kannada DC Darshan HV, also the MCC administrator, Thursday presented the 2026-27 budget with an outlay of Rs 937.6 crore and a projected surplus of Rs 156.1 crore.The budget size has been reduced by Rs 32.7 crore from Rs 970.4 crore in 2025-26….
Udupi: A man was allegedly cheated of nearly Rs 57.7 lakh after being lured into investing in an AI-based trading platform through a Facebook advertisement and WhatsApp group.The complainant stated that he came across a video advertisement on Facebook and contacted the mobile number provided in it. He was informed that investing in a platform…
Mangaluru: Indian Railways, South Star Rail, India’s first public-private partnership tourist train under Bharat Gaurav Train of the Indian Railways, and Tour Times have announced a Summer Special Tourist Train to Northeast India. The journey will commence on April 25, offering three different tour packages within a single train journey, along with Visakhapatnam and Kolkata,…
Udupi: A man lost his life in a road accident after a two-wheeler skidded and collided with a tipper truck near Mala Ghat in Karkala. The deceased is Naveen Jayakumar.In a complaint, Rajath S, from Mudaru village, stated the accident took place on Tuesday morning when he was travelling as a pillion rider on a…
Mangaluru: Police arrested a youth for allegedly sharing communal and provocative posts on social media following a murder in the city. The accused is Pavan Acharya,22, from Kaup in Udupi district.City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH stated that in connection with the circulation of communal and provocative posts on social media in the aftermath…
Mangaluru: HYDGEN, a Mangaluru-based hydrogen technology company, flagged off eight modular industrial hydrogen generation skids from its facility at Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management on Saturday.Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta said that the design, manufacture, and commercial deployment of modular electrolyser systems at industrial scale is a manifestation of multiple aspirations, including the…
