Mangaluru: Police have taken a 22-year-old accused into custody in connection with the murder of a 21-year-old woman near the KSRTC New Bus Stand at BC Road in Bantwal on July 16.The accused, Chethan, a resident of Odinala in Belthangady, allegedly attacked and killed Lavanya, a resident of Uli village in Bantwal taluk. He had…
Udupi: Kota police seized 160 quintals of rice, allegedly meant for distribution under the state govt’s Anna Bhagya scheme, while it was being transported without a permit at Manoor village in Brahmavar taluk on Tuesday.Acting on information received around 10am on Tuesday, Brahmavar food inspector Vasanth Kumar, Kota police sub-inspector Praveen Kumar and other personnel…
Bengaluru: After granting Karnataka relief twice in recent weeks, Cauvery Water Regulation Committee Tuesday directed the state to release 3,500 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu every day for the next 15 days, totalling nearly 4 tmcft.The directive comes at a time when Karnataka is grappling with drought-like conditions, a faltering southwest monsoon and…
Mangaluru: The Combined Annual Training Camp (CATC-13) and the group-level selection camp for the Republic Day Camp (RDC-I), organised by the 18 Karnataka Battalion NCC, began at the Mangalore Institute of Technology and Engineering (MITE), Moodubidire, on July 22.The 10-day camp, which will conclude on July 31, has brought together 610 NCC cadets from institutions…
India’s Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Zaheer Abbas has thrown his weight behind Indian batting icons Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, insisting that both veterans still have plenty left in the tank and should be part of India’s squad for the 2027 ODI World Cup.The legendary Pakistan batter,…
Mangaluru: Repositories preserving manuscripts in Tulu, Kannada and Sanskrit have been identified in Dakshina Kannada under the Union government’s Gyan Bharatam Mission (GBM), the Centre informed the Lok Sabha on Monday.Responding to an unstarred question raised by Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta, Union culture and tourism minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said the repositories were…
Mysuru: There was a time when she watched other children run and play while her father carried her in his arms. It wasn’t out of affection alone. After losing her left leg in a road accident, her family could neither afford treatment nor even a wheelchair for little Shilpa K S.Thirty-two years later, the girl…
Finger click sparked a cheating scandal (Image: BBC/X) An amateur cricket match in England has found itself at the centre of a major controversy after a fielder was accused of using a finger-clicking trick to fool the umpire into giving a batter out. The incident, which has gone viral on social media and is now…
Toyota Kirloskar Motor today finally launched the next-generation Toyota Hilux pick-up truck in the Indian market. The pickup continues to use the IMV ladder-frame platform and is offered only in the Double Cab body style. The 2026 Toyota Hilux is offered in three variants – the entry-level GX 4×2 AT is priced at Rs 31.99…
Mangaluru: Two persons have been booked for allegedly obstructing civic officials and staff during an anti-encroachment drive near Town Hall in Mangaluru.According to a complaint filed by Bharathi, she, her colleague Deepika Shalini D’Souza and other Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) staff were clearing unauthorised vendors from the footpath near Town Hall on Sunday. The drive…
