Yettinahole Row: A view of Western Ghats. Activists allege the Yettinahole project has overlooked the concerns of communities living in the Nethravati catchment and the foothills of Western Ghats Mangaluru: Western Ghats-Nethravati Conservation and Research Forum (WG-NCRF) Saturday launched a mass signature campaign in the city, alleging that the Yettinahole Integrated Drinking Water Project is…
Udupi: Police Saturday arrested Derrick Crasta, accused in the fatal shooting of 46-year-old Ivan Richard Mascarenhas, at Herabudike in Belake village of Bhatkal taluk in Uttara Kannada district.Police said Crasta would be produced before the jurisdictional court.Mascarenhas, a resident of Barkur, was shot dead between 12.45am and 1am Friday.Udupi SP Hariram Shankar said Mascarenhas and…
Bengaluru: The govt-allotted residential sites lying vacant across Karnataka could soon face scrutiny, with the govt warning that unused plots may be taken back if beneficiaries fail to build homes within the stipulated period.Chief minister DK Shivakumar Saturday said beneficiaries of sites allotted by agencies such as the Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA), Karnataka Housing Board…
Bengaluru: Two weeks after launching its doorstep caste certificate campaign, the govt has begun preparations to distribute more than 4.8 crore caste certificates free of cost across the state, aiming to help residents participate in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Revenue commissioner Meena Nagaraj CN has issued a circular directing all deputy…
Omar Abdullah during his interaction at IIMBue Bengaluru: Long-term transformation does not come from big-ticket projects or one-off policy decisions, but from a series of small, consistent decisions that survive electoral cycles, Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said Saturday.Speaking at the 10th edition of IIMBue 2026, IIM-B’s alumni leadership conclave, Abdullah said: “Too…
Udupi: A woman was killed after being knocked down and run over by a city bus near Lions Circle in Badagabettu village on Saturday. The deceased is Udupi City Municipal Council ( CMC) former vice-president Lakshmi Kola,38.According to police, the accident occurred around 1.15pm on the Udupi–Kinnimulki road. The driver of the city bus was…
River in spate: Bathing place on the Kumaradhara River at Kukke Sri Subrahmanya lies submerged under floodwaters Saturday Mangaluru: Kumaradhara River swelled following continuous heavy rain and completely submerged the sacred bathing ghat at Kukke Sri Subrahmanya Temple in Dakshina Kannada district Saturday, prompting authorities to bar devotees from entering the river.With the bathing ghat…
Rajat Patidar (PTI Photo) RCB’ title winning captain Rajat Patidar has been appointed captain of the Central Zone squad for the 2026 Duleep Trophy, with Rinku Singh named his deputy for the prestigious domestic tournament, scheduled to be held at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru from August 23 to September 10.The leadership duo…
Mangaluru: A 61-year-old woman allegedly lost Rs 16.2 lakh after being lured into an online investment scam she discovered through a Facebook advertisement in April. According to a complaint filed at the CEN Crime police station, the woman clicked on a link in the advertisement and joined a Telegram group.An unidentified person, using phone numbers…
BENGALURU: Union minister of state for railways and Jal Shakti V Somanna on Saturday said Karnataka’s all-party meeting on the Cauvery issue would help determine the state’s next course of action, as he stressed that the state was facing a severe water shortage and that any decision must remain within the constitutional framework and comply…
