Senior journalist and NDTV India’s senior executive editor Ravish Kumar has been conferred the Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2019, said to be Asia’s highest honour, for “harnessing journalism to give voice to the voiceless”. The awards will be presented at a ceremony in Manila, Philippines on September

Karwar 31 July 2019: The excise officials on Monday destroyed alcohol worth Rs.22 lakh by spilling it into the ground here at Excise Deputy Commissioner's office campus in Karwar. The alcohol was seized in 109 cases since Lok Sabha election. 8654.44 liters of alcohol worth Rs.22,50,866 was seized

Mangaluru: Mangaluru International Airport will roll out new parking fee structure at the airport's parking premises beginning August 1, a press release from the airport informed on Tuesday. According to the new fee structure parking buses and trucks will cost Rs. 30 while parking car and two-whe

One month after a 21-year-old student in Mangaluru was stabbed by her male friend in an incident that shocked the city, the young nurse who approached the attacker and brought the situation under control was awarded the state-level Florence Nightingale Award at a ceremony in Bengaluru on Saturday. T

Udupi: A head constable, attached to Udupi coastal security police station tried to end his life by consuming sleeping pills on Tuesday while he was out on bail in connection with illegal cattle trafficking case The constable, Santhosh Shetty, 37, along with another police personnel was arrested

Mangaluru: A day after the coalition government lost the floor test in Karnataka Assembly, Congress MLA U T Khader alleged that BJP would have spent more than one thousand crore rupees for purchasing rebel MLAs. Speaking to press persons here on Wednesday July 24, Khader said that the BJP exploit

After days of drama, closed-door negotiations and unsuccessful attempts to pacify rebelling MLAs, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy submitted his resignation to the Governor, about an hour after he lost the Trust Vote in the Assembly. With this, the 13-month-old JD(S)-Congress government in th

Siddapur: In a shocking incident an official of the forest department deputed in Siddapur died after a tree fell on him due to heavy rain on Tuesday here. The deceased who has been identified as Shridhar (58) was reportedly on his way to report to the duty on his bike when the tree fell

Siddapur 23 July 2019: In a shocking incident an official of the forest department deputed in Siddapur died after a tree fell on him due to heavy rain on Tuesday here. The deceased who has been identified as Shridhar (58) was reportedly on his way to report to the duty on his bike when the tree f

In a proud moment for the Indian Space Research Organisation and the entire country, the Chandrayaan-2, India's most ambitious lunar mission to date, lifted off successfully at 2.43 pm on Monday. This success puts India in a league of elite nations in the world of space research and development. Thi

Karwar 21 July 2019: Thousands of people thronged the country’s only aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya, at INS Kadamba Naval Base in Karwar on Saturday. As part of the 20th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, which will be commemorated on July 26, the navy opened its giant vessel for the public.

Mangaluru: A man lost Rs 1.2 lakh after he came across an advertisement on Facebook about a car sale and sent the amount online believing that the sale was genuine. Cyber Crime Police Station in the city has registered a case in this connection. The victim saw the ad on Facebook and sent a messag

Mangaluru: 19 young men from the district who had gone to Kuwait hoping to earn lucrative salaries to build a better future for themselves, but ironically ended cheated and stranded in Kuwait finally reached the city by bus on Thursday July 19 morning. These youths were among several other youths

The Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO tweeted on July 18 morning that Chandrayaan-2 will be launched on July 22 at 2.43 p.m. The launch was earlier scheduled for July 15 but was called off just an hour before take-off, due to what ISRO said was a technical snag. The mission includes Indi

Byndoor: An elderly woman attempted suicide by setting herself ablaze and later succumbed to burn injuries at the hospital. The deceased is identified as Uma (60), from Ambagilu in Uppunda village. Apparently, the deceased was suffering from health complications chose the extreme step out of fr

Honnavar 16 July 2019: A specially-abled student from Honnavar Taluka emerged champion at 'The World Junior Chess Championship for the Disabled' held at New Jersey in United States. Samarth Jagadish Rao, who is currently pursuing his B.com graduation in SDM college at Honnavar is the son of Jagad

Sriharikota: Enthusiasts of all ages who had gathered at Sriharikota to witness the launch of Chandrayaan-2 were left disheartened as India's second mission to Moon was called off due to a technical snag less than an hour before lift off. The countdown to the launch of Chandrayaan-2 onboard GSLVMkI