UDUPI: The Karkala sub-division police have arrested a man from Bengaluru for allegedly duping a resident of over Rs 2 lakh through a fake work-from-home job offer. The accused has been identified as Shridhar V, 27, a resident of Yeshwanthpur in Bengaluru.Udupi SP Hariram Shankar said police seized items used in the crime, including a…
MANGALURU: An ambulance driver who was reported missing was found dead in the Kumaradhara River on Friday. The deceased is Honnappa Gowda. In a complaint, Keshava, residing in Kadaba taluk, said that his elder brother, Honnappa Gowda, was living with his family in Devaragadde, Subrahmanya village, for the past 20 years and was working as…
UDUPI: A resident of Udupi allegedly lost over Rs 6 lakh after being duped by a YouTube advertisement that promised daily earnings.In his complaint, Gaurish stated that while browsing YouTube in May, he came across an advertisement titled “Daily Earning Rs 1,000 to Rs 3,000.” On clicking the link, he was redirected to WhatsApp via…
Mangaluru: Devotees from Bengaluru, led by Kannadigara Rakshana Vedike president Kannada Prakash, offered ‘urulu seve’ to the deity at Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala on Friday to prevent rumours and misinformation about Dharmasthala. A release from the temple said to counter rumours and misinformation about the holy site of Dharmasthala circulating on social media and other media,…
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta said that the Congress govt in the state is directly responsible for the acute shortage of sand and laterite stones in Dakshina Kannada. The apathy of the govt led to a crisis, which has affected thousands of families, the MP said.“Construction activities have come to a halt due…
Mangaluru: The SSLC-3 exam results announced on Thursday, saw only 18% of the total candidates, who appeared for the exam, pass in Dakshina Kannada (DK). The results were announced on Thursday. Schools and officials from the department rued that their efforts to encourage failed students to reappear for the exam a second time did not…
Mangaluru: District minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said development projects in the district will be implemented impartially, without any party bias. He was speaking after inaugurating the new building of D Devaraj Urs Bhavan and the Indira Gandhi Women’s Nursing Student Hostel, and laying the foundation for D Devaraj Urs Post-Matric Girls’ Student Hostel and Model…
Mangaluru: The 15th edition of Alva’s Pragati, a two-day mega job fair organised by Alva’s Education Foundation, Moodbidri, will showcase an increased presence of companies from the pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors. This year, local IT companies with more than 100 core engineering jobs are part of it. So far, over 285 companies from various…
Mangaluru: The District Sand Monitoring Committee decided to supply sand from 15 approved sand blocks in the non-CRZ area to the public and for development projects through the Dakshina Kannada Sand Bazaar app. Those wishing to transport sand can register their vehicles on the DK Sand Bazaar app developed for the district.Through this app, the…
Mangaluru: A historic ceremony was held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, on Thursday, to mark the release of a commemorative postal stamp in honour of Rani Chennabhairadevi, 16th-century Vijayanagara Empire Jain queen of Nagire province, who ruled for a remarkable 54 years from 1552 to 1606—the longest reign by any Indian queen. The special stamp,…
