Weeks after a video of a person in an astronaut suit walking on a pothole-ridden road in Bengaluru went viral, another one has emerged from Mangaluru. And this time, the ‘astronaut’ is a girl studying in class 6, Adlin D' Silva. The present video features the young girl doing the ‘moonwalk’ on th

Mangaluru: A 72-year-old ailing man, from Balpa village panchayat in Sullia taluk, was carried by his relatives in a wooden chair for over a kilometre since an ambulance failed to reach his locality. A picture of the same has gone viral on social media. Notably, this village happens to be adopted

Mangaluru: In what is likely to leave college students and their parents a very relieved lot, Mangalore University has directed its affiliated colleges to declare Dasara holidays from September 30 to October 15. A circular in this regard has been issued by the University’s Registrar to the princi

Karwar: The Election Commission (EC) has scheduled by polls in order to fill the vacant seat from the Yellapur constituency in the Uttara Kannada district on October 21, and the electoral model code of conduct has been imposed throughout the district, said Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr Harish Kumar K.

Byndoor: The upgrading work of the national highway into a four lane road which started around six years ago has reached it final stage. Work has been completed at many places and the Shiroor toll gate located along Kundapur-Goa four-lane road is carrying out practical preparation and since it wi

Bajpe: The CISF personnel at Mangaluru International Airport took into custody a person found to be possessing foreign currency notes in excess of permissible limit at the airport on Sunday September 15. The arrested person is identified as Harry Stephan Antony D’Souza and was trying to travel to

Mangaluru/Kapu:  21 fishermen were rescued after two boats sunk in the sea in two different incidents at Kapu and Ucchila. The vessel named “S M Fisheries” belonging to Basheer Dawood Nekkiladi left Mangaluru old port for fishing on Friday and as it reached near Kapu, the boat started taking in w

Mangaluru: “There have been a series of resignations from IAS cadre officers and judges, which poses a serious threat to our country,” said former governor of Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Uttarakhand, Margaret Alva speaking on the issue of ‘An interface on the reminiscence of a political journey’ here at

Sirsi 9 September 2019: Depressed over failing in exam, a 27 year old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his home here on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Deepak Hegde (27). According to Source, the victim was working in a society as a clerk at Sirsi and had recen

Kundapur: A woman filed a complaint against her husband at Kundapur city police station on Sunday alleging that her husband had given her triple talaq. This is the first case to be booked against triple talaq in Udupi district so far. Alfiya Akhtar (29), resident of Mudugopadi has filed the compl

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada new Deputy Commissioner Sindhu Roopesh accepted her charge on Saturday in Mangaluru. Additional DC Roopa welcomed the new DC. Sindhu will be the second woman DC for DK district. Previously, Rajani Shrikumar took charge as the DC of the undivided DK district in 1989 and

Mangaluru: In the backdrop of possible heavy rains for the next two days in Dakshina Kannada district, the weather department has announced ‘Orange Alert’. Incessant rain is being experienced throughout Dakshina Kannada district since the last two days and since more rain is expected for the next

Mangaluru: Thieves drilled a hole into the wall of a jewellery shop and escaped with over one kilogram of gold at Bhavanthi Street in Car street The incident came to light on Tuesday, September 3 when the shop ‘Arun Jewellers’ was opened for business. It is gathered that the shop was closed fr

Udupi: Eight students sustained injuries after an auto in which they were travelling overturned near Indrali junction here in Manipal on Tuesday, September 3. The injured children have been admitted into a private hospital, informed the police. According to the police, the auto was ferrying th

Mangaluru: the Indian Coast Guard rescued 20 crew men aboard a dredger stranded in the Arabian Sea during the wee hours of Monday Sep 2nd. Apparently, the dredger Tridevi Prem’s pump room had been flooded due to heavy rain and became stranded off Mangalore Port in the Arabian sea. The vessel in q

Karwar Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP), Shankar Marihal who went missing has been found in the forests of Sankasala, on Ankola-Yellapur border on Sunday. A group of officials from Forest and Police department with the help of locals traced Marihal in the forests, according to sources. The

Mangaluru: Continuing its crackdown against drug offenders, Ullal police on Saturday, August 31 arrested seven persons from Chembugudde, Permannur Gere and seized ganja weighing 1.1 kilograms from their possession. The accused – Mohammed Sinan P (21), Hafeez Amin (21), Zuhair K P (21), Adarsh (20

Mangaluru: A Royal Bengal Tigress – Rani – under captivity at Dr. Shivrama Karantha Pilikula Nisarga Dhama has given birth to five healthy cubs recently. The newborn cubs, three of which are female are being nurtured by their mother. Since the cubs are at risk of contracting infections in the