Mangaluru: While 620 km long human chain from the northern part of Kerala to the south was formed on Republic day, by the ruling CPI(M) led Left Democratic Front, demanding withdrawal of the Citizenship Amendment Act, the women of Manglauru to form a human chain in front of the office of

Jeddah 27 January 2019: The Consulate General of India, Jeddah celebrated the 71st Republic Day of India by hoisting the flag at its premises followed by singing of National Anthem. Consul General Noor Rahman Sheikh hoisted the National flag at its premises and later read out the Presidential add

New Delhi, Jan 25: Former union ministers Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and George Fernandes, Olympian boxer Mary Kom and former Mauritius prime minister Anerood Jugnauth were among seven prominent personalities awarded the Padma Vibhushan on Saturday, the Home Ministry announced. Former union

Ankola: Seventy-two-year-old Tulasi Gowda from Ankola, who earned the sobriquet “encyclopedia of forests” because of her vast knowledge of diverse plants species in spite of lacking formal education, has been honoured with the coveted Padma Shri award this year, officials said on Saturday. As man

Mangaluru: A 27-year old alleged chain snatcher who used to target the women walking on the streets to snatch chains from their neck and escape, was on Thursday arrested by Urwa Police here in the city. The arrested accused has been identified as Vinay Prasad alias Vinod Jogi (27) a resident of B

Mangaluru: The sixth JMFC court here remanded Aditya Rao, accused of planting live explosives at Mangaluru airport to 10-day police custody. JMFC court judge Justice Kishore Kumar inquired with Aditya if he was subjected to police torture and if he had any lawyer to represent him in the case. Adi

Mangaluru: A 36-year-old man, who was suspected to have placed explosives at the Mangaluru International Airport on Monday, surrendered before police this morning in Bengaluru. He was reportedly upset about not getting a job. An alert was sounded at the Mangaluru International Airport on Monday m

The Mangaluru Police on Monday recovered a suspicious bag with components of an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) outside the Mangaluru International Airport. Police say that a laptop bag was found at the ticket counter of the airport, which was allegedly left there by two men, who arrived at the ai

Mangaluru: The president of DK and Udupi Muslim Central Committee, Mohammed Masood claimed in a news conference on January 18 that more than three lakh attended the anti-CAA protest meeting at Adyar. Calling the meet an achievement he further said that no peace breaching incident took place durin

Udupi/Uttara Kannada: Six fishermen were rescued by members of another fishing boat after their boat capsized off Gangolli coast on Wednesday. The fishing boat, belonging to Jayalakshmi of Kodi Kanyana had set sail from Malpe towards Gangolli on January 12 night. On Wednesday the vessel’s hull go

Karwar: A bandh has been declared on January 16 by mostly fishermen from Bhatkal and Karwar against the upgradation of Karwar port under the Sagarmala project of the Union government. On Tuesday fishing in the coastal area between these towns were sparse as hundreds of fishermen along with worker

Mangaluru: Sudarshan Moodbidri has been elected as the new President of Dakshina Kannada district BJP. It is learnt that he has been elected unanimously in the elections held at the BJP District Office on Sunday. Sudarshan had earlier served as District General Secretary of the party. Puttur M

Mangaluru: Hundreds of women on Saturday afternoon turned up at the city’s Town Hall to support the protest called by Women India Movement (WIM) against CAA and NRC. The protest was also called condemning the attack on JNU students in their campus and hostels earlier last week. Women India Moveme

Mangaluru: Customs officials at Mangaluru International Airport seized 1.575 kg gold valuing over Rs 63 lakh in three separate cases here. On January 6, gold weighing 336.7 grams was found in possession of an inbound air passenger. The passenger who arrived on Air India flight from Dubai had conc

Mangaluru: The nationwide strike and bandh called by several organisations and trade unions had a mixed response in Mangaluru. Schools, Colleges and bus services in the city are operating as usual. The CITU staged a protest outside townhall against the anti-labour policies of the central governme

Mangaluru: The state government has ordered transfers and promotion of police officers, including that of Bhatkal deputy superintendent of police (DySP) Valentine D’Souza. As per the order, D’Souza will take charge as DySP of Bantwal. An internationally acclaimed bodybuilder, D’Souza ser

Udupi: The state government, in a notification issued on Wednesday appointed N Vishnuvardhana as Superintendent of Police of Udupi district with immediate effect. His appointment came within a day of Hakay Akshay Machhindra’s replacing Nisha James as Superintendent of Police of Udupi. As per W

Vishwesha Theertha Swami, 88, the revered and outspoken seer of Udupi’s Pejawar Mutt, passed away on Sunday after he was hospitalised on December 20. His demise was confirmed by local MLA Raghupathi Bhat who addressed the devotees alongside Deputy Commissioner at around 9:20 am on Sunday. He was t