Mangaluru: Remona Evette Pereira, a third-year BA student at St Aloysius (Deemed to Be University), is on a tireless mission to etch her name in the Golden Book of Records with an extraordinary 170-hour Bharatanatyam dance marathon.The dance marathon, under way at the St Aloysius College campus, began on July 21 and is set to…
Mangaluru: The issue of lack of connectivity posing a major hurdle in Mangaluru’s march towards the Silicon Beach and Beyond Bengaluru initiatives took centre stage at the Infrastructure & Logistics Summit organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Mangaluru here on Thursday. Delivering the keynote address, New Mangalore Port Authority (NMPA) chairman Venkata Ramana Akkaraju…
Udupi: With the motto for a drug-free India, the Anti-Drug Committee in Schools and Colleges initiative was officially launched at Shri Narayana Guru Sabha Bhavana, Bannanje, in collaboration with the Udupi district police on Thursday.SP Hariram Shankar presided over the event and discussed the harmful effects of drug abuse, noting with concern that Udupi district…
MANGALURU: An accused who had been absconding since 2022 was arrested by Uppinangady police on Tuesday. The accused, Yatiraj (34), is a resident of Manjeshwar in Kasaragod.According to police, Yatiraj was booked in 2021 under Section 379 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). He went into hiding in 2022 during the trial and failed to…
Udupi: A cable operator from Kasaba village in Kundapur taluk was allegedly duped of Rs 1.8 lakh after clicking on a malicious link sent via WhatsApp. The message, posing as an RTO traffic challan alert, led to unauthorised withdrawals and a loan taken in his name.The complainant, Sudhakar, 54, said that on July 21 at…
Mangaluru: CCB police on Tuesday took into custody an offender who had been absconding after securing bail in multiple criminal cases and failing to appear before the court.The accused, Mohammad Abdul Fayaan, 27, a resident of Kalkatta, Manjanady, near Mangaluru, was handed over to Barke police station for further legal action, police said. According to…
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru City police booked four undertrial prisoners under the Karnataka Control of Organised Crime Act (KCOCA) for their alleged involvement in a case of extortion inside the district prison. A case in this regard was registered at Barke police station.City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH said a case was registered against Dhanush…
Mangaluru: In separate incidents of cyberfraud reported at Malpe police station, two residents, including a senior citizen, were allegedly cheated through fake online investment and trading schemes.A woman allegedly lost Rs 3.9 lakh in an online investment scam. In a complaint, Kavita P, 36, a resident of Badanidiyoor, said that on July 15, a person…
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada MP Captain Brijesh Chowta, on Tuesday, met the secretary of the ministry of ports and shipping, TK Ramachandran, and urged the establishment of a Maritime University in Mangaluru. He proposed that the university be named after Rani Abbakka as a tribute to the warrior queen who fought valiantly in safeguarding the coast…
Mangaluru: The frequent movement of elephants near villages surrounding the Poomale Reserve Forest and other areas in and around Sullia taluk has disrupted children’s education and sparked fear among residents. Some have delayed sending their wards to kindergarten, while others have shifted to hostels.Take the example of Ravikumar M, an agriculturalist from Ubaradka Mittur. His…
