Mangaluru: Mangalore Orthodontic Study Group (MOSG) has launched Orthodontic Awareness Week 2026, a campaign from Oct 5 to 11 to raise awareness about teeth alignment, jaw care and timely orthodontic treatment.The initiative coincides with Indian Orthodontic Society’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, marking 60 years of orthodontic education and patient care in India.Addressing a press meet on…
PK Vikas,21, a third-year naturopathy and yogic sciences student at Alva’s College of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences, Moodubidire, has received recognition from the Book of World Records for holding sarvangasana continuously for 32 minutes Mangaluru: PK Vikas,21, a third-year naturopathy and yogic sciences student at Alva’s College of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences, Moodubidire, has received…
DCC president Padmaraj R Poojary (left) and Mithun M Rai, general secretary, KPCC, address media in Mangaluru on Wednesday Mangaluru: District Congress Committee president Padmaraj Poojary alleged that Form 7 applications were being misused to seek the deletion of eligible voters from electoral rolls in parts of the district, and said that cases had been…
Kudroli Dasara committee members release the poster containing the details of Mangaluru Dasara to be held at Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Kshetra Mangaluru: Chief minister DK Shivakumar will inaugurate Mangaluru Dasara at Kudroli Sri Gokarnanatha Kshetra on Oct 12, temple governing committee treasurer Padmaraj Poojary said on Wednesday.Former Union minister B Janardhana Poojary, district minister UT…
Mangaluru: With domestic demand for cocoa far exceeding production, agricultural experts and industry leaders met at the ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI) regional station in Vittal on Monday, to chart a roadmap for achieving self-reliance in the sector by 2047.ICAR-CPCRI director KB Hebbar said India currently produces around 30,000 tonnes of cocoa against a…
Mangaluru: World Space Week-2026 was inaugurated at the Pilikula Regional Science Centre on Oct 7. The programme was organised by the Pilikula Development Authority in association with the U.R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Bengaluru, and the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro).CS Madhusudhan, deputy director, URSC, inaugurated the programme and said students should be encouraged to…
Mangaluru: Highway projects in Dakshina Kannada will gain momentum, with development plans being prepared for the next 15 years, MP Capt Brijesh Chowta said.Chowta and Bantwal MLA Rajesh Naik laid the foundation stone for upgrading the four-lane stretch of NH-73 from Brahmashree Narayana Guru Circle to Ganadapadpu. Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is…
Udupi: Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Mahe) will observe World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (WHPCD) on Oct 10 through initiatives to raise awareness about palliative care for people with serious and life-limiting illnesses.WHPCD-2026, observed globally on the second Saturday of October, will focus on the theme “Pain management: An essential part of palliative care.”Manipal…
Nagaraj Raghav Anchan will walk nearly 110 km along the highway from Sampaje to BC Road, to pick up waste in the area. Mangaluru: For nine days, Nagaraj Raghav Anchan will walk nearly 110 km along the highway from Sampaje to BC Road, picking up waste in the area, speak to communities and understand why…
The MiG-21 aircraft installed in front of National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, being unveiled on Tuesday Mangaluru: National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, on Tuesday unveiled a retired MiG-21 aircraft installed in front of Main Building on its campus.Air Marshal (retd) BU Chengappa said the aircraft was a twin-seater trainer variant featuring…
