Mangaluru: Assembly speaker UT Khader on Wednesday said he will hold discussions with officials and ministers regarding the delay in opening the Mahakalipadpu railway underbridge (RUB) to the public, despite the completion of construction work. The RUB provides direct access to Mangaluru city from the Kerala and Ullal side.He told reporters that he approved the…
Mangaluru: The BJP won a majority in the Bajpe and Kinnigoli town panchayat elections in Dakshina Kannada, the results of which were declared on Wednesday. These elections were held on Dec 21, marking the first town panchayat polls since the upgradation of Bajpe and Kinnigoli gram panchayats four years ago.In Bajpe, elections were conducted for…
Mangaluru: Around 120 families, including members of the Malekudiya tribal community living within the Kudremukh National Park area in Belthangady taluk, are currently without electricity and rely largely on solar power for basic needs.Although the state government has sanctioned Rs 75 lakh to electrify the village, the district administration has offered residents two options: receive…
Mangaluru: Unclaimed deposits lying with banks in Dakshina Kannada amount to Rs 140 crore, of which Rs 20 crore was returned to rightful owners under the ‘Your Money, Your Right’ initiative, said district lead bank manager Kavitha N Shetty.She was addressing the district-level review committee (DLRC) and banking development committee meeting held at the Zilla…
Mangaluru: Educationist and founding principal of SDM College, Ujire, Prof S Prabhakar, known for his significant contributions to enhancing the education system, passed away on Wednesday. He was 90.After serving as a lecturer in Bengaluru for five years, Prof Prabhakar left govt service to become the founding principal of SDM College in Ujire (1966-1993), working…
Mangaluru: Following a request from the Karnataka State SDMC Coordination Committee, the dept of school education and literacy has directed DDPIs across the state to depute physical education (PE) teachers from nearby schools to institutions lacking them for at least two days a week.The move aims to ensure that students in govt schools are not…
Mangaluru: A 44-year-old former lecturer was allegedly cheated of over Rs 85.6 lakh by unidentified fraudsters who lured him into fake online share market investment schemes through social media.According to police, while browsing Instagram, he came across a link offering online training classes in share market investments and registered through it. Subsequently, on Oct 31,…
Mangaluru: Mangaluru is grandly celebrating Christmas. The celebrations began with Christmas Eve mass on Wednesday evening across all churches and chapels in the district.In the run-up to Christmas, the city came alive with beautiful festive lighting and streets busy selling goodies, Christmas crib accessories, and other items. Other commercial establishments also saw a huge rush…
Udupi: The bishop of Udupi, Most Rev Gerald Lobo, extended his Christmas message, describing Christmas as the very heartbeat of God’s love and a profound expression of His boundless affection for humanity.He said Christmas signifies God’s immeasurable love in offering His own Son to the world. The true celebration of Christmas, he noted, lies in…
Udupi: An order was issued to transfer both the case and counter-case related to the alleged police assault incident at Brahmavar to the CID for further investigation, Udupi SP Hariram Shankar said on Wednesday.The SP stated that the decision to hand over the probe to the CID was made to ensure fairness, transparency, and an…
