Mangaluru: A 25-day design development workshop at Havanje, meant to revive the centuries-old Kaavi art by adapting it to modern, everyday products, showcased Kaavi motifs on souvenirs, terracotta items, apparel, home décor, and wooden utilities that highlighted sustainability beyond traditional space.The Kaavi art tradition workshop was conducted at Bhaasa Gallery and Studio, under the stewardship…
Mangaluru: As many as 300 girl students studying in Govt First Grade College (GFGC), PU govt college, and high school in Kavoor received a pack of sanitary pads (each pack containing 12 pads) free of cost at an awareness programme on menstrual health and hygiene. The event was organised by the Women Research Centre and…
Mangaluru: Stepping up its war against drug peddling, the Mangaluru City police booked 12 cases under the NDPS Act and arrested 25 accused between Nov 30 to Dec 13, seizing 685.6 grams of MDMA and 1.5 kg of ganja.City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH told TOI that the QR code based anonymous reporting system,…
Mangaluru: Dr Sourav Kanti Addya, assistant professor, department of computer science and engineering, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal, was honoured for his SPARC project titled ‘SmartX: Predictive Edge Intelligence for Urban Traffic Flow,’ at the third meeting of the Australia–India Education and Skills Council (AIESC) at New Delhi, recently. The project, sanctioned with…
Mangaluru: The RTO office in Mangaluru received a hoax bomb threat email on Monday. In a complaint to Mangaluru South police, Murugendra B Shirolkar, in charge deputy transport commissioner and senior RTO, said that an email was received at 1.19 am and was read at 12.05 pm. The email stated, “The Pakistan ISI cells in…
Mangaluru: The Kanyakumari District Railway Users’ Association (KKDRUA) has urged the railways to extend the services of 16347/ 16348 Mangaluru-Thiruvananthapuram Express to Nagercoil.In a letter, KKDRUA president S R Sreeram said passengers from Kanniyakumari and Tirunelveli have, for 35 years, sought an overnight train to Mangaluru, as they depend on buses to Thiruvananthapuram. With no…
Udupi: A youth died after being allegedly assaulted by a group of four following a heated argument over personal and drinking-related issues near Padukere Circle on Sunday evening. The deceased is Santosh Poojary.According to police, Poojary, along with Sachin, Chetan, Kaushik, Sujan, and Darshan, finished a party at a bar and later went to Padukere…
Udupi: The Harikatha remark by speaker UT Khader during the assembly session has hurt sentiments, said MLA Yashpal Suvarna. The MLA raised a question seeking allocation of funds for the Udupi Paryaya Mahotsava. At this point, speaker UT Khader reportedly interrupted him, saying, “Stop your Harikatha and come straight to the point.”Reacting to the incident,…
MANGALURU: Yenepoya Dental College organised an Anti-Ragging Awareness Programme recently, in compliance with the guidelines of the Dental Council of India (DCI). The programme aimed to create awareness among students about the prevention of ragging and to promote a safe, respectful, and ragging-free academic environment.Dr Laxmikanth Chatra, Principal, reiterated the institution’s zero-tolerance policy towards ragging….
Mangaluru: Bantwal Rural police have taken into custody two persons and seized 810g of ganja after receiving specific information about an attempt to sell the banned narcotic substance near the national highway in Bantwal taluk.On Saturday evening, Bantwal Rural police received information that some individuals were illegally in possession of a prohibited narcotic substance with…
