Mangaluru: Karnataka’s official data on missing or abducted children (aged below 18) shows a worrying pattern, with girls consistently comprising majority of victims. Official data shows that more teenage girls than boys have gone missing in Karnataka.Interestingly, the data also shows that more teenagers go missing in places such as Bengaluru City, Mysuru, Belagavi, Dakshina…
Mangaluru: CEN crime police arrested a man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading messages on Instagram, accusing Bajpe police of colluding with murder accused. The accused is Abhishek M,23, a resident of Katipalla.A case was registered at the Bajpe police station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, 57 read with Section 189 of the BNS. According…
Mangaluru/Shivamogga: Nearly a month after getting bail, CN Chinnayya, the complainant in the Dharmasthala mass burial case, was released from the Shivamogga Central Prison on Thursday. He was arrested on charges of perjury.Mallika, Chinnayya’s wife, arrived at the court of the senior civil judge and JMFC, Belthangady, to comply with the stipulation of execution of…
Mangaluru: Even as the Dakshina Kannada administration laid a detailed plan to celebrate the Karavali Utsava in a grand manner, the Pilikula Biological Park decided to showcase two tiger cubs to the public for the first time, a year after their birth. Tigress Rani gave birth to two cubs on Dec 20 last year. Ever…
Mangaluru: The phone-in programme organised by deputy commissioner Darshan HV at the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) received an overwhelming response on Thursday. The deputy commissioner, who is also the administrator of the MCC, received over 30 phone calls from citizens, who explained various grievances, including garbage issues, lack of transportation facilities, and demand for roads…
Mangaluru: As part of the Karavali Utsav, triathlon events will be held at Tannirbhavi Beach from Jan 9 to 11 in collaboration with the Tapasya Foundation. All government departments have been asked to extend proper cooperation, and function in a coordinated manner, to ensure the smooth conduct of the events.Assistant commissioner Meenakshi Arya on Wednesday…
Udupi: Conservationists have raised concerns over conducting beach events during the olive ridley turtle nesting season in Kundapur, which begins in Dec, warning that such activities could seriously disrupt nesting along the coast.They pointed out that beach events lead to waste generation and involve loud music, DJ systems, and intense lighting, all of which disturb…
Mangaluru: An assault case has been registered against a jewellery shop staffer at Belthangady police station following a complaint by a minor. According to the complaint, the incident happened when the minor and two of his friends went behind the jewellery shop, coming under limits of the Belthangady police limits, on Dec 15 evening to…
Mangaluru: A case was registered at the Puttur Rural police station following a complaint by a govt employee over the construction of an unauthorised structure attached to a public road.According to the complaint, an unauthorised triangular platform was constructed adjacent to a public road at Bhaktakodi Junction in Sarve village, Puttur taluk in Sept 2017….
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) will soon prepare an action plan to lay additional pipelines and develop missing links in the underground drainage (UGD) network in the city.Deputy commissioner Darshan HV, who is also the administrator of the MCC, said to address the sewage system issues troubling the public within the city limits, including…
