Mangaluru: MLC Ivan D’Souza said that efforts are being made to open branches of cardiac and cancer centres at the Wenlock District Hospital in the city. The MLC was speaking after inspecting 2.7 acres of land belonging to the hospital in the city on Tuesday. After visiting the site along with officials from the health…
Udupi: Police arrested rowdy-sheeters Shrikanth Kulal, Sadananda Poojary, Santosh Naik, and Raj alias Rajesh Naik in connection with two separate but interlinked criminal cases reported on July 20 at Siri Mudi Hotel in Santhekatte, Kalthur village, Hebri.According to police, the first incident involved an assault on Raj alias Rajesh Naik by Shrikanth Kulal, Sadananda Poojary,…
Mangaluru: Karnataka Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot will inaugurate the new centenary building of the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) Dakshina Kannada unit at the old DC office premises, here on July 26.IRCS district president Shantharam Shetty told reporters here on Tuesday that the new 20,000 sqft building, built at a cost of Rs six crore,…
Mangaluru: In order to help final-year undergraduate students, Mangalore University evaluated the sixth-semester papers on priority and announced the results on Tuesday. Results for 15,534 final sem students were announced three days after the evaluation, on the official Mangalore University UUCMS website — www.uucms.karnataka.gov.inMU recently concluded the second, fourth, and sixth-semester exams for all undergraduate…
Udupi: With over 88 cybercrime cases reported this year, and a total fraud of nearly Rs 8 crore, Udupi district police is ramping up its response. A high-level meeting will be held on Wednesday with bank representatives to curb digital fraud. Two representatives from each bank will attend the meeting following an initial stakeholder discussion.SP…
Mangaluru: Puttur MLA Ashok Kumar Rai on Tuesday conducted a surprise visit to the Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat Higher Primary School in Parladka to ensure that children are given quality food under the Midday Meal scheme of the state govt. The MLA, after visiting the kitchen and other facilities, ate meals with the children sitting…
Mangaluru: The SDMC coordination committee has written to the regional transport office (RTO) in Dakshina Kannada to take action against school vehicles flouting rules while ferrying students across the district. The committee has complained that the departments and officials concerned are blind to the violations and must act against them.Following a formal complaint by the…
Mangaluru: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Mangalore sub zonal office, has provisionally attached two immovable properties and several movable properties amounting to approximately Rs 5.8 crore, under the provisions of the prevention of money laundering act (PMLA), 2002, stated a release.This was in connection with the Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College stipend scam. The immovable properties…
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta said there was no recommendation from Karnataka govt to include the Kudubi community in the scheduled caste list. “Ramdas Athawale, minister of state for social justice and empowerment, stated that the Centre had not received any recommendation from the Karnataka govt to include the Kudubi community in the…
Mangaluru: A medical researcher and senior clinician issued an important warning highlighting a little-known but dangerous public health risk—envenomation caused by dead snakes. In his recently published article, he emphasised that even dead or decapitated snakes can still bite and inject venom, sometimes with life-threatening consequences.The review article, titled ‘Envenomation by Dead Snakes: A Review,’…
