Udupi: Calling unofficial customer care helpline can turn into a monetary loss as Ashok Kumar, 37, from Karakala, has learnt the hard way.He allegedly lost Rs 85,999, while trying to report to the bank that Rs 74 and Rs 80 were being debited from his two accounts every month.While searching for the bank’s customer care…
Udupi: The Udupi Town police arrested two inter-state motorcycle theft accused and recovered a stolen two-wheeler in connection with a theft reported from Moodanidamburu village.According to the complaint, Nagachandra, 32, stated that he had parked his motorcycle near the Landmark Building on Karavali Bypass Road on Dec 28 at 9pm, and returned home. When he…
Mangaluru: The II additional district and sessions judge, Jagadeesh VN, convicted a man from Elinje village, Dakshina Kannada, in connection with a double murder case. The court will hear arguments on the quantum of punishment on Wednesday.Public prosecutor Judith OM Crasta said the accused, Alphons Saldanha, 52, was convicted for the murder of his neighbour,…
Mangaluru: Medical emergencies do not keep time, and for more than three decades, a city-based doctor quietly shaped his life around that simple truth. For Dr Satish Kallimar, being a physician was never a 9-to-5 profession; it is a lifelong commitment to being available whenever a patient needs help.A general physician, Dr Kallimar runs a…
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) is cracking down on illegal buildings constructed in violation of city rules. Officials said that the demolition drives will continue in the city to clear unauthorised constructions. An unauthorised house was allegedly constructed in Alape village, violating the approved building plan by using the ground-floor parking space. Consequently, in…
Mangaluru: Under the guidance of the office of the principal scientific adviser to Govt of India, All Cargo Emerge-2026, the country’s only startup beach festival, concluded its third edition at Tannirbhavi Beach recently. Mangaluru emerged as India’s most unconventional innovation hotspot as the three-day festival showcased how Tier-2 regions can host world-class industry-startup collaboration. It…
Mangaluru: Facing a prolonged cash crunch and delays in pension payments, Mangalore University (MU) is mulling creating a ‘Pension Fund Trust’ to ensure timely disbursal to retired employees. The university vice-chancellor (VC) will be the chairman of the trust.University officials said the trust would help streamline pension management and reduce dependency on delayed grants. The…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City police arrested three persons after a migrant labourer from Jharkhand was allegedly assaulted by four men on Sunday, accusing him of being a Bangladeshi national.The arrested are Rateesh Das, 32, Dhanush, 24, and Sagar, 24, from Kulur, and they were arrested by a police team guided by Mangaluru North sub-division ACP Shrikanth…
Mangaluru: MLC Pratap Simha Nayak said that the central govt named the new job guarantee scheme after Mahatma Gandhi‘s beloved Ram. “Why is there misinformation about this? We did not disrespect Gandhi in any way,” Nayak said, addressing a press conference here on Tuesday.Generally, schemes are changed after a period of 20 years. Accordingly, the…
Mangaluru: MLC Kishore Kumar Puttur requested that the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) projects be completed within the stipulated time frame in DK district and demanded the establishment of a new material recovery facility (MRF) in Amara Mudnoor in Sullia taluk.The MLC said he urged the secretary of the panchayat raj department, Randeep D, to immediately…
