Mangaluru: Electoral registration officers (ERO) in Dakshina Kannada have identified 1,217 ineligible names in the draft electoral roll during the special intensive revision (SIR) process as on Thursday.Out of 16,46,387 voters in the draft electoral roll, 8,07,600 are men, 8,38,768 women and 19 third-gender individuals. Of the district’s 16,46,387 draft voters, 1,50,131 notices were generated…
Mangaluru: Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Puttur, Devaraj YH convicted and sentenced three men in a 2022 case involving the assault and harassment of a woman over a land dispute.Police said the incident occurred within Puttur Rural Police Station limits on Dec 27-2022. A land dispute escalated, with three men assaulting the woman and…
Striped tiger butterfly spotted during a survey at Mangalore University Angled Pierrot butterfly spotted during a survey at Mangalore University Indigo flash butterfly spotted during a survey at Mangalore University Common mime butterfly spotted during a survey at Mangalore University Malabar Banded Peacock butterfly spotted during a survey at Mangalore University Striped tiger butterfly spotted…
Mangaluru: Ending a five-month dispute over the Sunday Bazaar, the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has approved a new vending location on State Bank–Rosario Church Road for 95 verified street vendors. The decision was taken by the Town Vending Committee, paving the way for the vendors to resume business at the designated site from Sunday.The relocation…
Mangaluru: More than 500 pilgrims who traveled from the city for the umrah to Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia are stranded, and unable to return despite completing their 15-day package, owing to flight cancellations and regional tensions.The Dakshina Kannada District Hajj and Umrah Private Tour Organisers’ Association has appealed to the central and state…
Chief minister DK Shivakumar participates in the Dasara of Uchila Sri Mahalakshmi Temple in Udupi on Thursday Mangaluru: Chief minister DK Shivakumar said that the govt has decided to establish a dedicated sculpture park in Karkala to preserve this ancestral craft and profession. The CM was speaking while participating in Dasara programmes at Uchila Sri…
Abhiksha, 5, dressed as Goddess Sharada, in Mangaluru Parikshitha dressed as Goddess Sharada with Chetana Salian of Chetana’s Beauty Lounge. A file photo of Shraddha Ashwin Prabhu decorating Goddess Sharada at Shree Mahalakshmi Temple,Shree Kshetra, Uchila Chetana Salian of Chetana’s Beauty Lounge dresses Parikshitha as Goddess Sharada Abhiksha, 5, dressed as Goddess Sharada, in Mangaluru…
Mangaluru: City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH said patriotic slogans could not shield people from legal action after a social media post questioned police action against protesters who raised “Bharat Mata Ki Jai”.Kudla Trolls had asked why police took offence to the slogan, whether Mangaluru was in India or Pakistan, and why protesters were…
Mangaluru: Puttur Town police have registered two cases for allegedly selling Kerala lottery tickets illegally in Puttur on Wednesday.Police received information that Kerala lottery tickets were being sold at a shop on the main road in Puttur Kasaba village. Assistant sub-inspector Vasu Naik, along with police personnel, raided the shop and questioned its owner, Srinivas…
Mangaluru: Condemning the ABVP protest in front of St Agnes College over the conduct of examinations during Dasara, MLC Ivan D’Souza and KPCC spokesperson AC Vinayaraj alleged that BJP MLAs D Vedavyas Kamath and Dr Y Bharath Shetty had orchestrated the protest.D’Souza challenged Kamath to prove his allegations or apologise. He accused Kamath of falsely…
