UDUPI: Four persons were arrested in connection with Arecanut theft reported in the region, police said on Monday.The accused are Santosh, 35, from Nooji Baltila village, Kadaba taluk; Shanoor Babulal Nawaz alias Nawaz alias Ghajni, 31, from Kalghatgi taluk, Dharwad district, and currently residing in Bhatkal taluk, Uttara Kannada district; Khwaja alias Mohammad Khwaja, 26,…
MANGALURU: In a unique blend of environmental action and community engagement, students participated in ecological awareness and hands-on learning through plantation drives, water harvesting efforts, and community participation.Vana Jeevana Yajna-2025 was organised recently by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning), Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, Mangaluru, in the…
MANGALURU: A youth from Kundapur taluk was allegedly duped of Rs 1.23 lakh by fraudsters who promised him a work-from-home job through WhatsApp.In a complaint, Prithvi, 24, a resident of Kundapur taluk, stated that on July 18, he received a message on WhatsApp from a person claiming to represent Meesho company, offering a work-from-home job…
UDUPI: An autorickshaw driver was killed, and a passenger sustained injuries after a private bus rammed into their vehicle near the Padubidri junction on National Highway 66 on Sunday night. The deceased is Manohar, 49.According to police, the incident occurred around 9pm when Manohar was driving his autorickshaw with a passenger named Jaya, heading from…
Udupi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Southern Zone, Chennai, issued an order directing the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to take appropriate action against all violators discharging sewage into the stormwater drain in and around Kollur Mookambika temple.In the matter of an application made by Harish Tholar, judicial member Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana and expert…
Mangaluru: A decision has been taken to provide suitable compensation to those displaced by the acquisition of 27 acres for the proposed green zone project by Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL). The decision was made during a meeting chaired by Dakshina Kannada MP Brijesh Chowta at the DC’s office on Saturday.MRPL submitted a proposal…
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada MP Captain Brijesh Chowta has written to Union minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw, requesting a direct train from Mangaluru to Ayodhya. The MP reached out to the minister in response to the growing public demand from the people of the coastal and Malnad regions of Karnataka.The MP stated that a direct train…
Mangaluru: Noted Yakshagana artiste Siddakatte Sadashiva Shettigar, who maintained a distinctive presence in the Thenkuthittu Yakshagana stage for five decades, passed away on Sunday. He was 59.Born on Dec 17, 1965, in Siddakatte, Bantwal taluk, to Babu Shettigar and Giriyamma, Sadashiva Shettigar developed an interest in Yakshagana during his childhood and began his artistic journey…
Mangaluru: As the Brain Health Clinic at Wenlock District Hospital, launched in Dec 2023, gears up to celebrate World Brain Day on Tuesday, efforts are on to expand its services to taluk-level centres.Superintendent of Wenlock Hospital, Dr DS Shivaprakash, told TOI that the brain health clinic is currently available only at the district level. However,…
Mangaluru: Following a request from cash-strapped Mangalore University (MU) to the state govt to take over its four constituent colleges, the Department of Collegiate Education (DCE), Mangaluru division, conducted a study of these institutions and suggested merging them with nearby existing first-grade colleges. It also suggested taking over the college in Bannadka, Moodbidri. A year…
