Udupi: Udupi-Chikkamagalur MP Kota Shrinivas Poojary has urged Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to introduce a Vande Bharat Express connecting Bengaluru, Mangaluru, Udupi, and Karwar. The MP said a memorandum was submitted to the minister on Friday, following public demand for faster, reliable connectivity along the coastal belt. The MP explained that the long-pending request…
Mangaluru: After a mesmerising four-hour dance on skates, a second-year BSc student from St Agnes College, Mangaluru, etched her name into the Golden Book of World Records on Friday. Sushravya U captivated audiences with a non-stop, four-hour dance performance on skates, seamlessly blending classical and semi-classical dance forms.Artistic skating, a challenging discipline that merges the…
Mangaluru: In a remarkable achievement for the Koraga community, an aboriginal tribe, Dr Sneha has become the first doctor from her community.Sneha, who hails from Kundapur in Udupi district, completed her MBBS from AJ Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangaluru, and recently cleared her MD in pharmacology from the University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi….
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy has banned parking of all vehicles on one side of the road, from Unity Hospital to Balmata based on complaints from the public. The commissioner said that people were parking their vehicles in a haphazard manner, causing traffic chaos.The MCC has widened the Vas Lane road, which…
Mangaluru: The landowners of Padavu village, where a land acquisition notification was issued for the Mangaluru – Sanoor NH-169, are demanding either proper compensation or denotification and return of their land.Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Mariamma Thomas, the resident of Bhoomalikara Horata Samiti NH-169, said that the central govt issued a notification in…
Mangaluru: Former employees of Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers (MCF) Ltd have decided to launch a movement against the erasure of the company’s iconic name, said Maxim Alfred D’Souza, a member of the MCF Hesaru Ulisi Abhiyana Samiti.He told reporters on Friday that the Samiti opposes the replacement of MCF name with Paradeep Phosphates Ltd (PPL)…
Mangaluru: BJP MP Capt Brijesh Chowta said he raised the issue of delays in medical bill settlements under the ex-servicemen contributory health scheme (ECHS) that are hurting ex-servicemen and their families, during the zero hour of the ongoing parliament session.“Under PM Narendra Modi’s govt, the welfare of our army men – be it serving or…
Mangaluru: To mark the 65th anniversary of the School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, the Roshni Alumni Association has announced the Roshni Impact Awards 2025. This initiative aims to honour individuals and organisations whose work has significantly impacted communities across India, embodying the institution’s enduring motto, ‘Where Knowledge Becomes Service, and Service Becomes Light.‘Anand D’Silva,…
Mangaluru: The DK District Guarantee Schemes Implementation Committee chairman Bharath Mundodi said the govt has issued an order to review the process of converting BPL cards into APL comprehensively. Hence, he said officials must thoroughly inspect the process.He presided over a progress review meeting of the implementation of guarantee schemes in the district on Wednesday….
Udupi: Based on a tip-off that an individual was collecting money for matka gambling near Perampalli, Manipal police station sub-inspector Akshaya Kumari SN conducted a raid on Wednesday and took Willy Dinesh D’Souza, 52, a resident of Moodu Perampalli, into custody. He allegedly collected money from the public for matka gambling on a commission basis….
