Mangaluru: The head of the Brahmasri Narayana Guru Shakti Peeta, Karadala, Kalaburagi, Sri Pranavananda Swami, will undertake a 41-day, 700-km padayatra from Karadala to Bengaluru, urging the govt to fulfil long-pending demands concerning the Ediga, Billava, Namadhari, and other communities, from Jan 6. The padayatra will cover about 20km a day with public meetings planned…
Mangaluru: Street vendors, who were evicted from the Kadri Park road and the Airport Road in the city, demanded that the city authorities withdraw the decision. Street vendors, led by the Dakshina Kannada District Street Vendors Association, held a protest in front of the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) office on Monday. They urged the authorities…
Mangaluru: Shreya M, a final-year electronics and communication engineering student at Shree Devi Institute of Technology here, is emerging as a rising athletics star after clinching the women’s full marathon open category (42km) at the Niveus Mangalore Marathon, with a timing of 3 hours 22 minutes. She had earlier set a new meet record at…
Mangaluru: A man from Kadaba was arrested on Sunday for attempting to sexually harass a Dalit woman. The accused is Umesh Gowda, who attempted to molest the woman.Police said the complainant, a woman who resides with her husband and children, was sleeping in the barn outside her house on the night of Nov 13 when…
Mangaluru: Demanding a community hospital for Surathkal and upgrading Govt Wenlock District Hospital in Mangaluru into a regional hospital, the members of the Save Govt Hospitals Action Committee, Surathkal unit, will stage a 12-hour dharna at Surathkal Junction on Dec 1.To press these demands, a preparatory meeting was held at Chokkabettu, and handbills on the…
Mangaluru: A notorious suspect involved in over 40 theft cases across different states and districts, known as Itte Barpe Abubakkar, was arrested. From the suspect, gold jewellery weighing 56.8g valued at Rs 5.6 lakh and a two-wheeler were seized.SP Arun K said that Abubakkar was held in connection with a theft case involving gold jewellery…
Karwar: A tourist from Kazakhstan narrowly escaped drowning after being caught in powerful sea waves at Kudle Beach in Gokarna, Uttara Kannada district, on Monday.Swift action by lifeguards saved the woman’s life in a dramatic rescue operation around 3pm. The woman, who was enjoying the beach with friends, suddenly swept away by strong waves. She…
Mangaluru: The Karavali Utsava is set to take place here from Dec 19 to Jan 4, said deputy commissioner Darshan HV. He spoke while presiding over a preliminary meeting regarding the festival’s organisation held at the deputy commissioner’s office on Monday. The festival will prioritise crowd-attracting events, with cultural, artistic, adventure, and nature programmes being…
MANGALURU: Udupi Police have registered a case against eight individuals who allegedly entered the restricted Dariya Bahadur or Bhadragada Island, also known as Lighthouse Island, within the Malpe police station limits.Antony Felix Parambil, serving as the Deputy Conservator at Malpe Port for the past five years, stated in his complaint to the police that he…
MANGALURU: Demanding a community hospital for Surathkal and upgrading Government Wenlock District Hospital in Mangaluru into a regional hospital, the members of the Save Government Hospitals Action Committee, Surathkal unit, will stage a 12-hour dharna at Surathkal Junction on December 1.To press these demands, a preparatory meeting was held at Chokkabettu, and handbills on the…
