Mangaluru: After nearly five years, the first phase of the promenade being built by the Mangaluru Smart City Limited (MSCL) under the waterfront development project is ready for inauguration. The MSCL has completed all major works to ensure that various tourism amenities developed as part of the project are dedicated to the public in the…
Mangaluru: Orders for Gramajanya ‘s honey products on the ONDC MyStore platform surged after Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to the farmers’ collective in his Mann Ki Baat programme on Sunday. During the address, the PM highlighted how the favourable vegetation in Puttur, Dakshina Kannada, makes the region ideal for honey production. He praised ‘Gramajanya…
Mangaluru: NITK, Surathkal, held its Ring Presentation Ceremony at the campus on Saturday. The 2020 and 2021 graduates, who graduated during the Covid-19 pandemic, received their rings both in person and through home delivery.In total, 1,731 students were honoured, including 881 from the 2020 batch (555 BTech, 247 MTech, 10 MBA, 10 MCA, 23 MSc,…
Mangaluru: The Karnataka state govt approved a major school education initiative to upgrade 200 govt schools in the Kalyana Karnataka region into fully equipped Karnataka Public Schools (KPS) under the Akshara Avishkara scheme, formalising the decision through a govt order dated Nov 29.Over the next two years (2025–27), these selected magnet schools across seven districts…
Mangaluru: The Thiya community in the state, led by the Bharatiya Thiya Samaja Central Committee, is set to submit a memorandum to chief minister Siddaramaiah, seeking the establishment of a separate development corporation for its members. Samaja Central Committee president Sadashiva Ullal stated that there are 1,25,000 members of Thiya community in DK district and…
Udupi: The pontiffs of Sri Paryaya Puttige Mutt, the sacred seat of the Jagadguru Shrimad Madhvacharya Moola Samsthanam, on behalf of the devotees and citizens of Udupi, have submitted a proposal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the comprehensive development of Udupi district during the PM’s recent visit.They have requested the establishment of an international…
Mangaluru: In 2018, the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) council adopted a resolution to allot sites to over 30 homeless Koraga families at Vamanjoor in Kudupu village. However, no action has yet been taken to allot the sites.The Karnataka Adivasi Hakkugala Samanvaya Samiti Vamanjoor Unit has been urging the city corporation and people’s representatives to sanction…
Udupi: District CEN police have busted an interstate cyberfraud racket that created a fake Campa Cola franchise website to cheat unsuspecting applicants. Two men from Bihar were arrested, and cash, laptops, and mobile phones worth Rs 6.1 lakh were seized.The arrested accused are Dev Harsha, 20, and Chandan Kumar, 29, both hailing from Nalanda district…
Mangaluru: Non-profit organisation OSAAT (One School at a Time) has rolled out two major infrastructure projects to upgrade govt schools in Dakshina Kannada.On Sunday, the organisation held a groundbreaking ceremony to construct three large classrooms, two regular classrooms, a girls’ toilet block, and a pink room at Govt Junior College (high school section) in Venur,…
Mangaluru: Five persons were killed and seven others injured when a 407 goods vehicle carrying workers and decoration materials hit a road divider and overturned onto the service road near Kottalakotte in Uliyaragoli village on NH-66, under the Kaup police station limits, on Sunday.According to the preliminary investigation, the vehicle was driven by Ranjith, who…
