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Dubai passenger with suspected coronavirus symptoms escapes from Wenlock hospital

Mangaluru: Dubai bound international passenger who was admitted to Wenlock hospital on Sunday, March 8 has escaped from the isolation ward, informed sources. A senior doctor from the state’s health and family welfare department informed that the patient had left against medical advice. “Police

PIL petition filed in HC against cancellation of trains

Bengaluru: A public interest writ petition has been filed in state High Court here against the Railway Board for cancelling the Bengaluru-Karwar express trains (16513-14/16523-24). Railways had recently introduced a new train from Yeshwantpur to Vasco da Gama (16595/16596) and had cancelled the B

Kundapur: Illegal gambling centres raided; over Rs 1.40 lac seized

Kundapur: Cracking down on illegal gambling centres in the taluk, police on Monday, March 2 conducted raids at four locations and arrested several persons. The police confiscated over Rs 1,49,000 in cash, 26 mobile phones, three cars and four motorbikes found in possession of the accused. Acting

Kundapur: Man arrested for pro-Pakistan slogans at mini Vidhana Soudha

Kundapur: A 43-year old man was on Monday detained after he allegedly raised pro-Pakistan slogans in front of the mini Vidhan Saudha at Kundapur in neighbouring Udupi district in Karnataka, police said. The man, said to be mentally unstable, came in front of the mini Vidhan Soudha (a complex hous

Mangaluru: DK Qazi files police complaint, says attempts were made to kill him; probe on

Mangaluru: Miscreants reportedly attempted to eliminate Dakshina Kannada District Qazi, Thwaka Ahmed Musliyaar. The Qazi of the District has complained the matter to the City Police Commissioner and has urged the department to look into the issue and initiate action against the accused. According

Govt hikes KSRTC bus fares by 12%

Bengaluru: Fares of state transport undertakings -KSRTC, NWKRTC and NEKRTC – are hiked bus fares by 12% with effect from 12 am on Wednesday. ” We had asked for a hike of 20% in the fares due to the increase in the operational costs, but the government has approved the fare by 12%. The price of oi

Udupi: Govt bus station to be inaugurated soon

Udupi: The Divisional Controller of Mangaluru Division, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), Aruna SN informed that the new KSRTC bus stand at Udupi will be opened in less than a month. The two-storey bus stand building constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 4 crores has waiting ar

Udupi: Police deny permission for Shaheen Bagh-like dharna

Udupi: An indefinite Shaheen Bagh-like satyagraha, which was scheduled to be held today in Udupi in opposition to the CAA, NRC and NPR; has been postponed due to the denial of police permission. All arrangements were made for the dharna which had to begin at the private area of the mosque road th

Derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammed: Muslim Justice Forum demand immediate arrest of accused

Mangaluru: Muslim Justice Forum on Monday lodged a complaint at the Pandeshwar Police Station against the man who uploaded a video making derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammed on Facebook. The accused who has been identified as Madhugiri Modi aka Atul Kumar had reportedly posted a video on

‘Will call Srinivas Gowda for SAI trails’, Kiren Rijiju responds to Anand Mahindra’s tweet on Kambala Jockey

Mangaluru: Union minister of state for youth affairs and sports Kiren Rijiju on Saturday responding to Anand Mahindra’s tweet on Kambala Jockey, said he will invite Srinivas Gowda for trails by top Sports Authority of India coaches. “I will call Srinivasa Gowda for trials by top SAI Coaches. Ther

RCB unveils new logo ahead of 13th IPL

Bengaluru: The Virat Kohli-led Indian Premier League side Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Friday unveiled its new logo ahead of the upcoming season starting March 23. The club said the new logo design, which features a lion, “embodies the bold and fearless attitude” of the side. Speaking

New train to Goa via coastal Karnataka soon

Mangaluru: The South Western Railway on Tuesday, February 11 announced the new Yeshwantpur-Vasco do Gama-Yeshwantpur train will ply soon to the coastal stations without coming to Mangaluru. The train numbered 06587 up and 06588 down, will run all days. The train will leave Yeshwantpur at 6:45

Mangaluru-Karwar fisheries road DPR ready, approval pending: B J Puttaswamy

Mangaluru: B J Puttaswamy, chairman of the State Planning Board stated that the detailed project report (DPR) to develop the Mangaluru-Karwar fisheries road at a cost of Rs 780 crores has been submitted to the state government and approval for it by the Coastal Development Authority (CDA) is only pe

Karwar youth onboard Japan cruise ship seeks help to return home; 60 more nCoV cases detected

Tokyo/Karwar: Around 60 more people on board the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship moored off Japan have been diagnosed with novel coronavirus, national broadcaster NHK said on Monday. Other local media also reported approximately 60 more cases had been confirmed, raising the number of inf

Three suspected cases of coronavirus in Karnataka's Udupi, patients kept in isolation

Three people from Karnataka’s Udupi have been kept in the isolation ward of the district government hospital on suspicion of coronavirus infection after being admitted on Friday night. The three persons were kept in the isolation ward after being admitted to the Ajjarkad Government Hospital late

Mangaluru: Port, Airport take precautions as Coronavirus outbreak in neighbouring Kerala

Mangaluru, Feb 5: With three novel coronavirus cases reported from neighbouring Kerala, authorities have stepped up precautionary measures including screening passengers at the harbour and international airport here. The New Mangalore Port has implemented the Centre's Standard Operating Procedure

Four Districts including Dakshina Kannada, Mysuru on high alert against coronavirus

Mangaluru: The Department of Health and Family Services, Government of Karnataka issued an media bulletin on Monday putting four border Districts of the state on high alert following third confirmed case of coronavirus in the neighboring state Kerala. The bulletin stated that the state has streng

After delay of over 10 years, Pumpwell flyover inaugurated in Mangaluru

It is a celebration more than ten years in the making. A parade of cultural troupes, with some people playing the chende (a drum used in Yakshagana), some others dressed as giant puppets and one person even dressed as Mr. Bean, turned the Pumpwell flyover in Mangaluru into a