Mangaluru: The govt has designated Dakshina Kannada as a district export hub (DEH) under the Districts as Export Hubs (DEH) initiative, with seafood and cashew added as potential export products.According to a release, the identified focus areas under this initiative are expected to further strengthen local industry, enhance value-added activities, and expand market opportunities for…
Mangaluru: Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday announced that five acres will be sanctioned for establishing a branch of the Sivagiri Mutt in undivided Dakshina Kannada. He urged the concerned to identify suitable land, assuring that the govt will approve it immediately.He was speaking after inaugurating the centenary celebration of the historic dialogue between Mahatma Gandhi…
Mangaluru: Passengers scheduled to leave for Mumbai on IndiGo flight 6E 5150 spent the night at Mangaluru International Airport after their flight was cancelled and rescheduled several times due to flight duty time limitations (FDTL). According to a spokesperson from the air carrier, IndiGo faced network issues across India caused by these limitations.The flight was…
Mangaluru: The department of oral maxillofacial surgery at KMC Hospital Mangaluru successfully performed a life-changing multistage surgical reconstruction on a five-year-old boy, who was suffering from Temporo-Mandibular Joint Ankylosis since infancy.For five years, the boy was unable to open his mouth due to a condition called Temporo-Mandibular Joint Ankylosis, which leads to the fusion of…
Mangaluru: AICC general secretary KC Venugopal on Wednesday cautioned, “The values of the Constitution are under threat” and said the depressed classes continue to face deep inequalities in society. He was speaking at the centenary celebration of the historic dialogue between Mahatma Gandhi and Sri Narayana Guru, which coincides with the centenary of the Guru’s…
Mangaluru: Students, parents, and college managements have urged Mangalore University (MU) to avoid conducting semester examinations during the Christmas and New Year break. This request comes after the university scheduled exams on Dec 29, 30, 31, and Jan 1, 2026, despite notified holidays from Dec 25 to Jan 1, 2026, in its academic calendar of…
Mangaluru: District minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has written to Union minister for commerce and industry Piyush Goyal, requesting immediate steps to include natural rubber in the list of mandated agricultural crops and to fix a minimum support price (MSP) or fair and remunerative price (FRP).Rao stated that farmers from Dakshina Kannada are engaged in rubber…
Mangaluru: Undertrials at the Mangaluru District Prison were accused of assaulting fellow inmates, instigating unrest, abusing officials, and disrupting prison duties. On Tuesday, around 11.35 am in the Mangaluru District Jail, it was reported that undertrial prisoners in the ‘A’ block were shouting loudly at the on-duty staff and obstructing them from locking and sealing…
As Venugopal stepped out of the terminal, party workers, led by KPCC general secretary Mithun Rai, broke into loud pro-Shivakumar slogans. MANGALURU: Congress workers gathered at Mangaluru International Airport on Wednesday to welcome AICC general secretary KC Venugopal — but the reception quickly turned into a pointed political message amid the simmering power tussle between…
Mangaluru: A routine security check at the District Prison in Kodialbail exposed an attempt to smuggle suspected MDMA to an undertrial inmate. Complainant Sharanabasappa, superintendent of Mangaluru District Prison, stated that around 12.45 pm on Dec 1, a person identified as Ashiq, residing near Ashoknagar, came to visit Anvith, an undertrial inmate.Ashiq brought bakery items,…
