Mangaluru: The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA), which has been renamed as Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB–G RAM G) scheme, has not yet received approval for new projects to be taken up in Dakshina Kannada. Therefore, the projects approved last year under the MGNREGA have been allowed…
Udupi: A 62-year-old chef from Udupi fell victim to an online fraud after being lured into a fake friendship on WhatsApp by a woman posing as a London-based entrepreneur.The complainant stated that he came into contact with a woman named Emilda William through WhatsApp, who introduced herself as a resident of London. The two engaged…
Bengaluru: The number of students who failed in Kannada in SSLC exams rose by 2-3% between 2016 and 2025, notes a report by Kannada Development Authority (KDA) titled, ‘Why do Karnataka children fail in Kannada?’.The report suggests that the current three-language formula should be dropped and a bilingual policy adopted to strengthen Kannada learning and…
Mohammed Siraj (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans turned in a fielding performance of the highest quality, grabbing nine catches and effecting a run-out to bowl out Kolkata Knight Riders for 180 in their IPL 2026 match on Friday, with Mohammed Siraj leading the charge both with the ball and in the field.The India…
Ruturaj Gaikwad (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings are enduring a tough IPL 2026 season. They are currently seventh on the points table with two wins and four defeats from six matches, and one of the key reasons behind their struggles has been skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad’s poor form with the bat.Gaikwad has managed…
Bengaluru: After years of struggle, people living along Holiday Village Road at Mallasandra, off Kanakapura Road, have finally seen some relief with the road improvement work nearing completion, but a new problem has cropped up almost immediately — encroachment of footpaths.Locals say all kinds of shops have come up along the road, occupying the footpaths….
The much-awaited film ‘Karuppu’, starring Suriya and Trisha Krishnan, has already begun trending even before its release. Directed by RJ Balaji, the film is generating significant buzz ahead of its theatrical debut. A key talking point has been editor Kalai’s impressions, which have created strong excitement among fans. Editor Kalai calls ‘Karuppu’ a complete theatre…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha was briefly adjourned on Monday as Congress demanded a discussion on the West Asia crisis but received no concrete assurance from the treasury benches, with parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju saying that extensive statements, including from PM Modi, have already been made on the issue in Parliament.The demand for the debate…
Director Venkat Prabhu recently met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay and gave him the famous ‘TN07 CM 2026’ number plate from the film ‘The Greatest of All Time’. The number plate was used on the car driven by Vijay’s character in the movie. Venkat Prabhu shares pictures from the meeting Venkat Prabhu also shared photos…
BENGALURU: Karnataka planning and statistics minister D Sudhakar passed away in the early hours of Sunday following a prolonged illness, according to a medical bulletin. He was 66.Sudhakar breathed his last at the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, where he had been undergoing treatment for a lung infection for the past two months.“Honourable Minister Mr….
