Mangaluru: Mangalore University (MU) has reportedly failed to achieve adequate enrolment for most of its postgraduate courses this academic year.Except for specific disciplines in the science and commerce streams, the remaining courses have experienced poor enrolment. Admissions remain open for another week. Last academic year, several courses were discontinued, and a similar development is anticipated…
Mangaluru: Villagers, SDMC authorities, and local panchayat members in Aliyoor, Moodbidri, have united in their demand for appointment of permanent teachers at the govt high school there. The school has the highest admission numbers in the taluk in recent years.The 27-year-old school, which has 298 students from grades eight to ten, and around 200 students…
Mangaluru: In a rare and exciting development for birdwatchers in coastal Karnataka, a Lesser Flamingo, a species largely restricted to sub-Saharan Africa and western India, was sighted — for the first time — in Udupi on Friday morning.The lone bird was found near the Malpe estuary by birder Bhavani Rammohan, who immediately shared its photograph…
Mangaluru: Activist Jayanth T has raised fresh questions over the handling of an alleged 2010 murder case in Dharmasthala, claiming that the authorities had hurried through the burial without a proper probe.He alleged on Saturday a woman, aged around 40, was reportedly murdered on Apil 6, 2010, and the body was hurriedly buried through the…
MANGALURU: A man reportedly fell prey to an investment scam and lost nearly Rs 7.09 lakh. In a complaint, Mohammed Sabir, a resident of Bantwal taluk, said that on July 31, he received a link from an unknown Telegram account. After clicking the link, he was informed by the fraudsters about an investment opportunity and,…
UDUPI: A 64-year-old woman lost her gold chain in a crowd rush at Sri Mookambika Temple in Kollur on Friday.In a complaint, Jayanti, 64, a resident of Mudradi village, Hebri, travelled by car along with her daughter Pratima and son-in-law Dheeraj and arrived at Sri Mookambika Temple in Kollur village of Byndoor taluk at around…
MANGALURU: New Mangalore Port Authority commissioned a Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Station (CAAQMS) at Seamen’s Memorial Garden in the NMPA wharf area, inside the security compound wall near Mallya Gate, to monitor and record real-time air quality parameters on Friday.This initiative aims to ensure better environmental management, public health awareness, and compliance with National…
UDUPI: A woman running a cashew oil unit in Kundapur was allegedly cheated of over Rs 2.45 lakh after a man posing as a Yelahanka BSF purchasing officer placed an order for 30 tonnes of oil and collected money online under the pretext of generating a gate pass and security deposit.Complainant Veena, 56, said that…
Udupi: Karnataka emerged as the highest per capita income (PCI) state in the country as the state govt demonstrated its efficiency in financial management to promote economic growth, said Laxmi Hebbalkar, minister of women and child development and in charge of Udupi district.During the 79th Independence Day celebration held at Mahatma Gandhi District Stadium in…
Udupi: Minister of women and child development and Udupi district minister Laxmi Hebbalkar said she acknowledges the statements made by deputy CM DK Shivakumar on the Dharmasthala mass burial allegations. On Shivakumar brushing aside the allegations of mass burials in Dharmasthala as a conspiracy to defame the temple, Hebbalkar told reporters here on Friday that…
