Udupi: An intestate thief, who had over 30 cases registered against him in various police stations across Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, was arrested on Friday.Udupi SP Hariram Shankar said the arrested person was Umesh Balegara alias Umesh P alias Umesh Reddy,47, a resident of Mallar village in Kaup taluk. Balegara, who was…
Mangaluru: Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) distributed 3,472 pairs of desks and benches to 418 schools.Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari D Veerendra Heggade inaugurated the distribution of desks and benches to 418 schools in Dharmasthala under the Jnanadeepa Education Programme, which is aimed at providing basic facilities to schools across Karnataka.Under the programme of…
Mangaluru: Drinking water problems have surfaced in the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) limits even before the onset of summer, claimed Mangaluru City South MLA D Vedavyas Kamath. He instructed MCC officials to visit the location and take urgent action within a week.“There is a shortage of drinking water in wards 25, 26, 27, 41, and…
Mangaluru: App-based taxi drivers servicing passengers at Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) have alleged operational difficulties and issues that affected both drivers and the travelling public. Addressing reporters on Friday, BK Imtiyaz, honorary president, Dakshina Kannada District Online Taxi Owners’ Association, raised concerns about the absence of a FASTag lane for commercial vehicles. “FASTag-enabled lane for…
Mangaluru: Alumni of the Govt Upgraded Higher Primary School at Shishila in Belthangady taluk built new classrooms by pooling nearly Rs 50 lakh.After repeatedly repairing the 70-year-old school building, the alumni decided to construct a new block as a long-term solution. The school, established in 1955 in the Western Ghats, inaugurated the new classrooms on…
Mangaluru: Living up to the spirit of the adage ‘Sa Vidya Ya Vimuktaye’ (education liberates) the govt Higher Primary School in Kudipadi in Puttur celebrated its centenary year on Tuesday.The school traced its origins to the British era, when village elders sowed the first seeds of literacy in Kudipadi. The institution began in 1920 on…
Udupi: The discovery of two decomposed monkey carcasses in Haladi raised concern over the monkey deaths reported across Kundapur and Byndoor taluks in recent months. Since Sept, at least 20 monkey deaths were recorded in the region, prompting increased surveillance by authorities.A senior official said the first incident was reported in Sept near a temple…
Mangaluru: Members of the Kadri Park Development Committee (KPDC) raised concerns over alleged lapses in the maintenance of Kadri Park, highlighting issues in greenery upkeep, the children’s play area, the walking track, the lake, the fountain, and other amenities.The concerns were submitted in writing to the Dakshina Kannada district administration, seeking corrective measures for the…
Mangaluru: The department of pre-university education (PUE), for the first time, will conduct two preparatory examinations in a month to improve the passing percentage in the II PU.The move aims to improve students’ final exam results and bring govt colleges’ performance on par with private institutions. While the first preparatory is compulsory for all PU…
Mangaluru: Though 31 Koraga families were sanctioned sites of five cents each at Madyapadavu, Surathkal, in 1986, they received RTCs only for 1.3 cents. As a result, the particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) families are neither able to repair their houses nor build a new one. Karnataka Adivasigala Hakkugala Samanvaya Samiti has warned of protests…
