Mangaluru: KPCC campaign committee vice-president and state spokesperson Sudhir Kumar Murolli on Tuesday demanded that Election Commission register suo motu criminal cases against people submitting bulk Form 7 applications to illegally remove eligible citizens from electoral rolls.Murolli told reporters in Mangaluru that obstructing electoral roll preparation and revision and submitting false information were illegal offences….

Villagers of Ulthoor and surrounding areas in Kundapur taluk in Udupi district holding a protest on Tuesday opposing the Saligrama Town Panchayat’s plans to set up a Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant (FSTP) in their village. Udupi: Villagers of Ulthoor and surrounding areas in Kundapur taluk staged a massive protest on Tuesday against Saligrama Town Panchayat’s…

Udupi/Mangaluru: The DYFI Karnataka State Committee alleged that a Muslim woman, who arrived with a Hindu family to stay at the Udupi Sri Krishna Mutt lodge, was denied accommodation citing her religion. However, the Sri Krishna Mutt denied the allegation, stating that the said lodge does not belong to the mutt.Democratic Youth Federation of India…

Mangaluru: Principal Senior Civil Judge and ACJM, Puttur, sentenced a 41-year-old man to two years’ simple imprisonment for attempting to escape while being produced before a court for trial in a murder case.The accused, Jayesh alias Jayesh Kanth S, alias Shahir alias Shakir, a resident of Siribagilu in Puttur, was brought from district prison in…

Traffic police monitor night-time traffic on a busy Indian city road as two-wheeler riders navigate glare from oncoming headlights, highlighting road safety concerns. Mangaluru: A delegation from the Ullal zone committee of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) construction workers’ wing submitted a memorandum to Mangaluru city traffic police and the senior regional transport…

Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Rahul Ratnam Pandey discussing with locals at Bengre in Mangaluru Mangaluru: Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) commissioner Rahul Ratnam Pandey on Monday directed officials to install waste traps to remove plastic and other waste from waterbodies in and around Sultan Battery and Kasaba Bengre. He asked them to prepare an action…

The accused, identified as H Venkatesh, from Shivamogga, had been declared a long-pending court case (LPC) accused after he failed to appear before the court despite securing bail Udupi: A man who had been evading arrest for nearly nine years in connection with four criminal cases was arrested by a team from Karkala police in…

Mangaluru: A 14-year-old boy went missing after he was allegedly swept away by strong waves while playing in the sea at Kurikatta, Panambur, on Sunday evening.The missing boy is Shreyas S Kumbara, a resident of Renkeda Guttu in Kasaba village of Belthangady taluk.According to police, Shreyas had come to Mangaluru along with four minor friends…

Mangaluru: Regional Transport Authority (RTA) has revised autorickshaw fares, with the new rates coming into effect from Nov 1.RTA withdrew its order issued on Aug 28, stating that it had failed to take into account the rate of Rs 20 fixed for every subsequent kilometre under the revised notification issued on Nov 23, 2022. A…

Mangaluru: Heavy rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning, lashed Dakshina Kannada district on Monday morning, leading to the complete damage of a house struck by lightning at Anedadda in Ajjibettu village of Bantwal taluk.Around 4am, lightning struck the home of Nagesh Kulal. Due to the impact of the strike, the rooftiles, walls and window glass…