Mangaluru International Airport Mangaluru: Mangaluru International Airport Saturday celebrated the sixth anniversary of its Commercial Operations Day (COD). On Oct 31, 2020, Mangaluru International Airport Limited assumed administrative and operational management of the airport from Airports Authority of India.The airport marked the occasion with a cake-cutting ceremony with passengers and stakeholders. The airport distributed boxes…

Image for representation only Mangaluru: Hotels and restaurants in Mangaluru may raise food prices by 5-10% after the Rs 8 per litre hike in Nandini milk prices from Nov 1, which adds to rising input costs.DK Hotels & Restaurants Association (DKHRA) president Kudpi Jagadish Shenoy said the association would discuss the hike’s impact at a…

Image for representation only Udupi: A man died by suicide in the toilet of the govt district hospital at Ajjarkad Friday, allegedly after being assaulted and threatened by family members of a woman he had been in a relationship with for eight years.Udupi Town police have registered a case against eight persons, including the girl,…

Probe at the spot: SIT members during the inspection near Mannasanka Mangaluru: The special investigation team (SIT) conducting a fresh probe into the 2012 Dharmasthala rape and murder case Sunday visited the spot where the victim’s body was found. The exercise was part of the team’s efforts to examine the circumstances surrounding the 17-year-old college…

Asma Banu, an English teacher from Sanoor village near Murathangady in Karkala, has been selected for the Plant Genome Saviour Award for her efforts to conserve nearly 1,540 traditional rice varieties. Udupi: Asma Banu, an English teacher from Sanur village near Murathangady in Karkala, has been selected for the Plant Genome Saviour Famer Recognition for…

Mangaluru: A 53-year-old man from Mangaluru allegedly lost Rs 7.2 lakh to cyber fraudsters who cheated him on the pretext of awarding him a lottery prize in an online Kerala lottery scheme.According to the complaint filed, the victim was browsing Facebook at 8.30 pm on Sept 25 when he came across a video advertising the…

Woman’s brothers and others allegedly arrived in three cars, abducted Pradeep while he was walking home and took him to her house. UDUPI: A 27-year-old man died by suicide in the toilet of the government district hospital at Ajjarkad on Friday, allegedly following an assault and threats by the family members of a woman he…

Mangaluru: Minority welfare department in Dakshina Kannada has disbursed scholarships worth Rs 61.2 crore to students under various schemes, officials said at a review meeting on the Prime Minister’s new 15-point programme at the deputy commissioner’s office here Thursday.The amount includes Rs 3 crore under the Vidyasiri scheme. The funds covered 75,513 student applications, the…

Image for representation oly Udupi: A 37-year-old man from Yadthare village in Byndoor was allegedly cheated of Rs 4 lakh by fraudsters who promised him an engineering job in Singapore, police said.According to police, the complainant had created a profile on job portal Indeed while looking for employment. He then received a phone call from…

Mangaluru: Mangaluru Urban Development Authority (Muda) has received the govt’s in-principle approval to develop the Urwa Commercial Building at an estimated cost of Rs 30 crore.The G+9 complex at Urwa Store will house premium retail and office space for corporate companies, IT/BT firms, and startups, with rentals of Rs 50 to Rs 100 per sqft….