Udupi: Manipal police arrested a localite and two others from Kerala, for allegedly supplying ganja and LSD to engineering students and labourers working in private industries in and around Manipal. The case came to light after six workers from Kerala were questioned on Monday, over suspected drug use. Samples were collected and sent for testing,…
Mangaluru: All staff working under Sanjeevini – Karnataka State Rural Livelihoods Mission should disseminate information to the public, to rid society of drug addiction, said Dakshina Kannada zilla panchayat CEO Narwade Vinayak Karbhari.He was speaking at the ZP office during the release of a poster on a drug-free society on Monday. Under the Deen Dayal…
MANGALURU: In a feat of devotion and perseverance, a fresh B Com graduate from Puttur has become one of the few women in India, to handwrite the entire Holy Quran using a traditional dip pen (qalam). Fathima Sajla Ismail, daughter of private school founder-secretary Ismail Baithadka BP and Zohra Jasmine, a homemaker, spent about 2,416…
Mangaluru: Upset that his mother tongue finds no space in popular AI platforms, a young techie decided to act. Amrith Ashok Shenava, founder of Flashmates, a real estate tech platform, is preparing to roll out TuluAI, an ambitious project built on their own LLMs and AI tools. He told TOI that the platform will enable…
Mangaluru: Ullal police arrested two persons on charges of harassing a woman constable during the Mosarukudike Utsava of Sri Krishna Janmashtami in Thokkottu on Saturday night.The accused are Deepak and Kiran. According to police, a huge crowd had gathered during the Mosarukudike Utsava procession at Olapete. The women constables on duty asked the youths who…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru South police arrested a man for allegedly creating a nuisance near the RPF barracks and attacking a Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel on duty.The accused, Shamsudheen, 58, of Cherukunnu in Kannur district, Kerala, was allegedly in an inebriated condition when the incident occurred around 10.15pm on Thursday near the Mangaluru Central Railway Station…
Udupi: Udupi-Chikmagalur MP Kota Shrinivas Poojary directed officials and engineers to promptly complete the ongoing national highway development projects in the district to facilitate smooth public transportation. He was speaking at a meeting held at the deputy commissioner’s office in Manipal on Saturday to discuss the progress of National Highway 169A and the Indrali railway…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City police have decided to register suo motu cases in connection with a road rage incident reported in Ullal police station limits on Saturday evening. City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH said that cases are being registered against both parties involved in the incident.According to the preliminary investigation, the incident happened at…
Mangaluru: The celebration of Sri Krishna Janmashtami should not be limited to just festivities. The life story of Lord Krishna should be conveyed to the next generation, said Sadashiva Ullal, chairman of Mangalore Urban Development Authority (Muda). He was speaking at the Sri Krishna Janmashtami event held at Kudmul Ranga Rao Town Hall on Saturday….
Mangaluru: The Karnataka Drivers Union has submitted a proposal to the Mangaluru City Traffic Police to develop QR codes for autorickshaws operating in Mangaluru. The purpose of creating a database and QR codes is to prevent the misuse of zones allotted to the autorickshaws in Mangaluru.While there are 7,637 autorickshaws in zone 1 of Mangaluru…
