MANGALURU: A youth from Bantwal, who recently completed his engineering, was allegedly cheated of Rs 17.6 lakh by fraudsters posing as officials of IFFCO Company, promising him a dealership.In a complaint, he stated that on July 4, he received a call on his mobile phone from a person claiming to be Nilesh Mishra, Relationship Manager…
UDUPI: A pedestrian died after being hit by a speeding car near Koppalangadi on Sunday. The deceased is Peer Mohammed.According to a complaint filed by Mohammed Irshad, the incident occurred when he was walking towards Noorul Huda Madrasa to offer prayers. At the same time, his acquaintance Peer Mohammed, who lived on the opposite side…
Mangaluru: In a showcase of interdisciplinary innovation, a team of students and faculty at the Srinivas University Institute of Engineering and Technology developed a novel human-carrying drone, capable of transporting a single person over a distance of 15km. It is named Sri Viman.The drone will be launched on Monday. The project is a collaborative effort…
Mangaluru: The family of the late Subraya Venkataram Bhat, 49, a resident of Malgaum, Ankola taluk of Uttara Kannada district, despite their grief, agreed to donate his organs and tissues, giving the gift of life to others in need.The Justice KS Hegde Charitable Hospital authorities stated that Bhat was admitted to the hospital with a…
Mangaluru: A recent comprehensive study conducted by the department of applied zoology at Mangalore University (MU) in collaboration with the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has documented faunal diversity on the 350-acre Mangalagangothri campus in Konaje, revealing approximately 817 species across 20 faunal groups.Notably, a healthy population of Mountain Skink, previously reported from Kerala, has…
Mangaluru: Despite the establishment of separate Civil Rights Enforcement Directorate (DCRE) stations in the district for cases of atrocities against scheduled castes and tribes, solutions are not being provided, leading to dissatisfaction among Dalit activists in Dakshina Kannada.During a meeting held at the Mangaluru Police Commissioner’s office on Sunday, Dalit activists expressed their dissatisfaction in…
Mangaluru: A team of nearly 450 advocates, led by Narayana Swamy, Ramesh Gowda, and others from Bengaluru, along with Moganna Gowda of the Hassan Bar Association, visited the Dharmasthala temple on Sunday. The delegation arrived in 90 cars and met Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade to express their solidarity with the temple and…
Mangaluru: A woman from Kannur, who lost her mobile phone during a train journey, fell victim to a cyberfraud wherein nearly Rs 4 lakh was transferred from her bank account.Police said the complainant, a 41-year-old woman, was travelling by train from Kannur to Mangaluru Central railway station on Aug 16, when she lost her mobile…
Udupi: As part of the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (PMTBMBA), a total of 176 Nikshay Mitras were registered in Udupi district, and nutritional kits were distributed to 956 TB patients during 2024–25. The Nikshay Mitra initiative, introduced in 2022 under the PMTBMBA, allows citizens to adopt and support tuberculosis (TB) patients by providing…
Mangaluru: The additional district and sessions FTSC-II (Pocso) sentenced a 43-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 55,000 for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor girl under the pretext of marriage.The convict is Sameer from Lingappayya Kadu Bijapur Colony in Mulki. The minor girl, who discontinued her education,…
