Mangaluru: CCB sleuths arrested two youths accused of assaulting a police constable during night beat duty in Urwa, and fleeing to Kerala after the incident. The accused are Sachin KR,24, from Kokkada, Belthangady taluk, and Chandan,24, from Puttur taluk, Dakshina Kannada.At 2.10 am on May 24, two youths arrived on a red electric scooter near…
Mangaluru: Police in Belthangady have registered a case against three men from Kasaragod, Kerala, for allegedly sexually harassing three young women from Mangaluru at a local waterfall on Wednesday.The three women, who are students in Mangaluru, had visited the waterfall along with accused Abdul Khader Altaf,36, Faizal Adil, 27, and Usman Saleem,18. During the visit,…
Mangaluru: Minister for Minor Irrigation NS Boseraju said the state has around 27 lakh registered borewells and that nearly 13,000 borewells have been drilled over the past two years for the benefit of SC/ST communities.He was speaking after visiting the Belthangady block Congress office at Santekatte on Tuesday, and heard to the grievances of the…
Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta addressing the gathering after inaugurating a newly developed road in the Parakkalu Koraga Colony, in Kadaba taluk. Dakshina Kannada Mangaluru: Under the Union govt’s Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) scheme, a newly developed road in the Parakkalu Koraga Colony, spanning the Ramakunja, Perabe, and Alankar gram…
Iran and the US are discussing a temporary framework that could pause hostilities, reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic and create space for broader negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme, the New York Times reported, citing three senior Iranian officials familiar with the talks.According to NYT, the proposed short-term arrangement would establish a 30-day…
Volkswagen India recently revealed the much-anticipated Volkswagen Taigun facelift SUV in the Indian market. The pre-bookings for the new SUV are now open, with customers able to reserve one either online or at authorised dealerships by paying between Rs 11,000 and Rs 50,000. The facelifted model brings a refreshed design influenced by Volkswagen’s global lineup,…
Iranian-origin founder Kiana Ehsani reacts to the new Green Card rule. Iranian-origin US founder Kiana Ehsani reacted to the new Green Card rules and shared a heartbreaking update on her life. Though she is not a Green Card applicant, and already a Green Card holder, Ehsani said the situation for her is no better. “Today…
Iran on Wednesday claimed that its naval forces launched a drone attack targeting the headquarters of the US navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. The strike was carried out in retaliation for recent American airstrikes on infrastructure in southern Iran by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The claim came hours after Bahrain sounded missile alert sirens…
Mangaluru: Far from the glossy, high-priced summer camps, an unique initiative in Uttara Kannada district is shaping young minds without charging hefty fees or relying on modern gadgets. In the forested stretches of Devarakallali near Manchikere in Yellapura of Uttara Kannada district, children, mostly from the Siddi tribe, are rediscovering art, culture and nature through…
Bengaluru: Calling Bengaluru’s pothole-ridden roads a glaring example of governance failure, Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya Tuesday demanded a comprehensive white paper on road infrastructure spending. He questioned how the city continues to grapple with recurring potholes despite spending more than Rs 5,500 crore on road works since 2023.His remarks come days after the state…
