Mangaluru: Even as the implementation of the Jalasiri 24×7 drinking water supply scheme in Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) limits is delayed, the urban development department imposed a penalty of Rs 18 lakh on the contractors.Urban development minister Byrathi Suresh informed this in his reply to a query by MLC Ivan D’Souza during the state legislature…
Mangaluru: As many as 29,397 students, including 27,633 regular fresh candidates, will appear for the SSLC examination in Dakshina Kannada. The examination will be held at 92 centres from Wednesday, with officials stating that all preparations have been completed.According to DDPI GS Shashidhar, the total number of regular fresh candidates appearing for the exam is…
Mangaluru: A 64-year-old man was allegedly lured into a fake online trading scheme, and cheated of over Rs 25.8 lakh.According to the complaint, he received a message on WhatsApp regarding a trading platform. As he was interested in trading, he continued to communicate with the scamsters through WhatsApp. Subsequently, the accused added him to a…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy has placed a Moodubidire police inspector Sandesh under suspension following allegations of misconduct.Referring to a probe conducted by the ACP, Mangaluru North subdivision, after a woman accused the officer of seeking either a bribe or sexual favours, the commissioner stated on Tuesday that the complainant also made…
Mangaluru: An LPG shortage has forced several institutions in the city to temporarily shut down hostel kitchens, send students home, and modify meal services as supplies remain uncertain.Athena Group of Institutions, which has over 700 students, has asked hostel inmates to return home on Saturday after failing to secure sufficient cooking gas to continue operations….
Mangaluru: A violent incident was reported at the District Prison in Mangaluru recently, where undertrial inmates allegedly created chaos, threatened prison officials, attempted assault, and damaged govt property. The complainant, Sharanabasappa, superintendent of District Prison, Mangaluru, was on duty when undertrial prisoner Mohammad Iqbal, came to his office and began shouting aggressively. The accused demanded…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) is set to launch its new Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026, for updated guidelines on a cleaner, greener city.Key features of the new rules include four-way waste segregation, implementation of Polluter Pays Principle, online solid waste management audits, smart monitoring, and a special focus on large-scale waste producers. Hereafter,…
Udupi: A nurse belonging to a Dalit community allegedly lost nearly Rs 8 lakh in a job scam. The victim is a 24-year-old woman, a staff nurse in a hospital in Udupi. She got acquainted with Ajay, who was working as an HR professional during her training period, after completing her nursing degree in 2024.Ajay…
Mangaluru: Environmentalist RK Nair (Radhakrishnan Nair), from Sullia in Dakshina Kannada, popularly known as the ‘Green Hero of India’, has been selected for the State Level Rotary Annual ‘Vandana Award-2026′ in recognition of his contributions towards afforestation in India.Nair, who hails from Kasaragod in Kerala, transformed thousands of acres of barren landscape into Miyawaki forest…
Mangaluru: Raising serious concern over the poor implementation of the central govt’s ambitious ‘Ayushman Vayo Vandana’ health insurance scheme for those above 70 years, MLC Kishore Kumar Puttur highlighted the issue during the zero hour in the legislative council on Tuesday.The MLC stated that lakhs of issued cards have become practically useless due to the…
