Mangaluru: Deputy commissioner Darshan HV has issued an order prohibiting the sale of liquor during Ganesha festival processions across Dakshina Kannada.The Ganesha festival began with grand processions bringing Ganesha idols from where they were created, to the place of installation. Until the immersion of the idols, there will be devotional singing, orchestras, musical performances, and…
Mangaluru: A sales manager flagged a shop here selling counterfeit protein powder, manufactured under his firm’s brand name. In a complaint, the sales manager stated that their company is the authorised seller of the product. They received reliable information that a shop near PVS was selling fake powder along with other products of their company.Following…
Mangaluru: As part of the silver jubilee celebrations of the NSS unit of the polytechnic college in Moodbidri near here, the members took a unique initiative to help govt and aided schools in the region. The team of budding technicians is fixing electrical and related issues at these institutions.The initiative is taken up by SNM…
Mangaluru: An altercation over friendship with a woman led to a stabbing incident resulting in the death of a person at Kuntalpady under Karkala Town police station limits on Tuesday. The body of Naveen Poojary,50, was found by the side of the road at Kuntalpady on Tuesday morning.Udupi SP Hariram Shankar said that the investigation…
Mangaluru: A 73-year-old man fell prey to an online scam and allegedly lost Rs 34.1 lakh. He stated in a complaint that on July 25, an unknown person sent a WhatsApp message, informing him about various IPOs on a platform called Block Trade and encouraging him to invest, claiming that it would yield high returns….
Mangaluru: Mangaluru East police have arrested Nizamuddeen alias Nizam, 33, a resident of Jodumarga in BC Road, who was absconding by not appearing before the court, in a case pertaining to counterfeit currency. Police said the accused has seven criminal cases registered at various police stations in Dakshina Kannada and other districts. Mangaluru East police…
Mangaluru: Stating that the conspiracy against the Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala poses a challenge to national security, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Dakshina Kannada unit submitted a memorandum demanding investigation through the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).A delegation of VHP activists submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister…
Mangaluru: A total 12,573 posts in govt-run residential schools and colleges under the Karnataka Residential Educational Institutions Society (KREIS) across the state are vacant. There are about 848 residential schools and colleges in the state. The total teaching, non-teaching, and Group D staff allocated is 19,156, and currently, it is run by only 6,583 staff.Established…
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee (DCC) president Harish Kumar said that making baseless allegations against Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala has become a daily topic on social media. “The govt has subjected the case to a Special Investigation (SIT) probe, which has been welcomed by religious leaders, including Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade, and people across…
MANGALURU: The Dakshina Kannada unit of the BJP has demanded a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the alleged conspiracy and foreign links in the Dharmasthala mass burial case.Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, BJP district president Sathis Kumpala said the conspiracy and foreign connections must be exposed.“Devotees of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala are…
