Udupi: A man drowned in a quarry pit in Brahmavar on Thursday. The deceased is Arun. According to the complaint, Thangavelu,43, a native of Palani in Tamil Nadu, was working as a stone breaker at a quarry operated by Bashir and Sharath Shetty at Garkimath in Yedthadi village. He was residing in a workers’ room…
Mangaluru: Police have arrested a woman from Belthangady taluk for allegedly posting and promoting communally provocative content on social media platforms. City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH stated that a case was registered at Kankanady Town police station under Sections 353(1), 353(2), 61(2), and 55 of the BNS, last year, for sharing posts that…
Mangaluru: Bajpe police busted an illegal cattle transportation racket on Wednesday, rescuing four cattle and seizing property worth Rs 8.4 lakh. Acting on a tip-off that cattle were being cruelly transported in an SUV, a police team raided a place in Shastavu in Badaga Yedapadavu village in Mangaluru taluk. The operation was carried out under…
Mangaluru: After a month-long Ramzan season of fasting and prayers, Muslims across the coastal districts celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Friday, marking the beginning of the Shawwal month with devotion and joy.Special Eid namaz was offered at mosques across Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. Hundreds gathered at the Idgah Masjid at Lighthouse Hill in Mangaluru, where assembly speaker…
Mangaluru: The Arabian Sea Fisheries Management Coordination Committee (Sea-MC²), in collaboration with the forest department and the College of Fisheries, has proposed a systematic turtle tagging programme starting next Olive Ridley turtle nesting season.Dr Shivakumar Magada, director general of Sea-MC², told TOI that tagging is a globally recognised scientific method used to identify and track…
Mangaluru: In a late- evening operation, Kankanady Town police seized MDMA valued at Rs 1.2 lakh and arrested a 21-year-old youth near Padil check-post while he was allegedly transporting the MDMA for sale.Complainant PSI Vinayaka Bhavikatti of Kankanady Town police station proceeded on routine night rounds on March 15. At 10pm, while near Kodekkal, he…
Mangaluru: Three months after their birth, seven Indian wolf pups at Pilikula Biological Park are now active and on display, marking a milestone in the park’s conservation efforts.According to Pilikula Development Authority in-charge commissioner Dr Arun Kumar Shetty, in Jan, an Indian wolf named Geetha gave birth to seven pups, four males and three females….
Mangaluru: Alva’s Samskritika Vaibhava, a cultural extravaganza featuring students of Alva’s Education Foundation, will be held at the Karavali Utsav Maidan at 6.15 pm on Saturday under the aegis of the Alva’s Nudisiri–Virasat Mangaluru unit.Foundation chairman M Mohan Alva told reporters on Wednesday, that more than 500 student artistes will present a vibrant array of…
Mangaluru: The Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) achieved a milestone with the loading and dispatch of its 1,000th petcoke rake (train) from the MRPL MMRT railway siding on Tuesday. The milestone rake was dispatched to JSW Cement, a valued customer of MRPL. The rake was flagged off by BHV Prasad, executive director (projects), and…
Mangaluru: Amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, the ‘ Kannadiga Helpline’ has emerged as a key support system for Kannada-speaking tourists stranded in the UAE. The helpline has facilitated safe return of 630 individuals to India so far.Originally formed to assist Kannadigas during crises such as COVID-19 and floods, the helpline was reactivated in response…
