Mangaluru: A study committee appointed by the state govt to examine the legal procedures and implementation framework for declaring Tulu as an additional official language of Karnataka visited Andhra Pradesh to gather insights. The committee spent two days consulting various departments of the Andhra Pradesh govt.The seven-member study committee, chaired by KM Gayatri, state director,…
Mangaluru: The DK ZP Govt Higher Primary School (PMSHRI) in Veeramangala, Puttur, has been selected for national-level evaluation under the Swachh Evam Harit Vidyalaya Rating (SHVR) 2025–26 after earning a five-star rating for cleanliness, greenery and advancing from the state level. A total of 20 schools from the state are selected for the national-level evaluation.Veeramangala…
Mangaluru: Special school teachers and non-teaching staff from across the state will stage a statewide protest at Freedom Park in Bengaluru on Jan 28, alleging prolonged delays in funding and an inadequate govt response to their long-pending demands.The protest is being organised by the Karnataka State Special Teachers and Non-Teaching Staff Association and the Karnataka…
Mangaluru: The Uttara Kannada coastline is witnessing a notable rise in the population of terns and gulls this season, with birders reporting a 10-20% increase in sightings. According to Vignesh Bhat, a Bengaluru-based software engineer and seasoned birder from Kumta, the trend points to favourable coastal and migratory conditions for these seabirds.The increase was observed…
Mangaluru: As approved by the Railway Board, new Amrit Bharat trains will be introduced between Nagercoil Junction and Mangaluru Junction, and between Thiruvananthapuram North and Charlapalli stations.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off three Amrit Bharat Express trains and one passenger train on Friday from Thiruvananthapuram. This service connects the southern tip of Tamil Nadu…
Mangaluru: Deputy commissioner Darshan HV directed officials to conduct continuous and intensified inspections of shops operating in the vicinity of schools and colleges to curb the sale of drugs and tobacco products.He presided over the District-Level Coordination Committee meeting of the Narco Coordination Centre (NCORD) on Tuesday. The DC stressed the need to frequently organise…
Udupi: The Udupi District Congress Committee’s legal and human rights cell, wrote to chief minister Siddaramaiah seeking action against Udupi deputy commissioner TK Swaroopa for holding a saffron flag during the Paryaya event on Sunday.In the letter, the president of the cell, Harish Shetty, said Udupi MLA Yashpal Suvarna handed the RSS flag to the…
Mangaluru: An artistic model of the ‘Vande Bharat’ train, made using various flowers, will be the main attraction at the fruit and flower show at Kadri Park, Mangaluru, held as part of Republic Day celebrations from Jan 23 to 26. The floral installation will feature three bogies, a 24-foot train length, and a 30-foot track…
Mangaluru: The Federation of Indian Rationalist Associations (FIRA) president Prof Narendra Nayak filed a complaint with Urwa police after a video was posted recently on Facebook. He alleged that the video was artificially created and had a defamatory nature. On the same Facebook page, below the video, a number of defamatory comments by some individuals…
Mangaluru: Environmentalists raised serious concerns after a forest fire was reported near Charmadi in the Western Ghats, terming the incident alarming and unusual.Environmentalist and convenor of Sahyadri Sanchaya Dinesh Holla said that, with the region receiving rainfall from May to Dec last year, a forest fire in mid-Janu was unexpected and worrying. “The incident points…
