Mangaluru: Dharmasthala police arrested a mother–daughter duo from Hubballi who allegedly stole gold ornaments from a devotee on the premises of the Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala. The team recovered 76g of gold worth Rs 5.3 lakh from their residence.According to police, a case was registered at Dharmasthala police station under Section 303(2) of the BNS 2023,…
Mangaluru: A woman visiting Kukke Subrahmanya Temple for the Champa Shashti Jatra Mahotsava on Wednesday reported that her gold mangalsutra chain was stolen amid the heavy crowd.According to police, Hemalatha U,52, a resident of Kadaba, stated that she went to attend the Champa Shashti Jatra Mahotsava of Lord Kukke Subrahmanya around 6.50 am. After entering…
Mangaluru: Societal pressures and misinformation contribute to emotional burdens for young girls, with nearly 50% of teenagers experiencing body image dissatisfaction due to idealised beauty standards, said Manjula MY, professor emeritus at Christ University and retired professor in psychology at SDM College, Ujire.She was addressing the national conclave on women’s health on Thursday. The conclave…
Mangaluru: A man who visited an ATM in Vittal to withdraw cash using his ailing wife’s card was allegedly cheated by two unidentified men, who swapped the ATM card and later siphoned off Rs 1.2 lakh from her bank account.According to the complaint filed by Damodara Poojari, since his wife has health issues, he used…
Mangaluru: Minister of state for the ministry of earth sciences, Jitendra Singh, virtually inaugurated Karnataka’s first C-band Doppler dual-polar weather radar on Thursday. This marks a major boost to coastal Karnataka’s weather forecasting and disaster-management capabilities. The radar, located at Shaktinagar, has been operational through the monsoon, and was commissioned after site acceptance tests in…
Udupi: The temple town is all set to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, with the district police putting in place an extensive security blanket across the temple town. Udupi SP Hariram Shankar said the district police, along with multiple govt departments, have deployed comprehensive measures in view of the Prime Minister’s visit. PM…
Mangaluru:With the number of students steadily increasing, DK ZP Higher Primary (PMShri) School in Balepuni village has launched a signature campaign requesting govt approval for a new 20-room building.Established in 1987, the 38-year-old institution offers education from LKG to grade 8 and has 542 students — 297 in English medium and 164 in Kannada medium….
Mangaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he is honoured to be visiting Sri Krishna Mutt, Udupi, to take part in the Laksha Kanta Gita Parayana on Friday. The PM wrote on X, “This is a special gathering that brings together people from different sections of society for a recital of the Gita. This Mutt…
Mangaluru: Lokayukta police, in an anti-corruption operation, trapped three officials from the department of land records while accepting bribes on Thursday. The complainant, who was a contract employee at Dakshina Kannada Urban Property Ownership Record (UPOR) in Mangaluru, approached the Lokayukta after officials sought bribes to process his pending salary bill and to issue an…
Mangaluru: Indiana Hospital and Heart Institute has introduced laser angioplasty to manage cases that once required bypass surgery, which will now be done with minimally invasive, day-care procedures like laser angioplasty.According to Dr Yusuf Kumble, MD, Indiana Hospital and chief interventional cardiologist, this latest cardiac care technology enables highly precise treatment with minimal damage to…
