Kumta 29 March 2019: (Bhatkallys News Bureau)Six people of a family were critically injured after the Omni car in which they were travelling in, collided with oncoming tipper lorry here at Devimanegatta region of Kumta Taluka on Thursday. The injured have been identified as Ashok, Kanchana, Renuk

Honnavar 29 March 2019:(Bhatkallys News Bureau) A leopard was hit by a train while crossing a railway track near Navilgoan of Honnavar Taluka here on March 29, Thursday. As a result of the incident that took place on Thursday morning, the eight-year old male leopard died on the spot. Locals wh

Dubai: An Air India Express flight to Mangaluru from Dubai was delayed by about six hours leaving passengers waiting for the flight to take off. In a video sent to Vartha Bharati by an in-flight passenger, people can be seen taking the crew-members to task for the delay. The passenger told Var

Jeddah, March 26,2019 (Bhatkallys News Bureau): Demanding more facilities for Hajj and Umrah for Indian pilgrims,Shri Sailesh, the secretary, Minority Affair of India yesterday met Saudi Deputy Minister Hajj, Mr. Abdul Latif and talked about Hajj and Umrah affairs. Earlier Consul General Shri

Mangaluru, Mar 26: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday morning visited the Sri Krishna mutt in Udupi and offered prayers to the presiding deity of the temple. She was accompanied by BJP candidate for Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha seat Shobha Karandlaje, Udupi MLA K Raghupati Bhat and other

Ending speculation, the JD(S), on Tuesday, announced candidates to the two remaining Lok Sabha seats, of the seven it is contesting. JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda has cleared the names of Sunitha Devanand Chavan and Anand Asnotikar for Bijapur and Uttara Kannada constituencies, respectively. Wh

Kumta 24 March 2019: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) A 15-year-old youngster died in a road accident between his bike and truck on National Highway-66 near Mirjan of Kumta here on Saturday 23, March. The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Jameer P (15), a resident of Mirjan. The incident occurr

Udupi: "Congress and JD(S) are going to blend like milk and honey in Udupi," said former minister Pramod Madhwaraj during his visit to Congress Bhavan on Friday night after being chosen as the coalition partners Congress and JD(S) candidate to face BJP's Shobha Karandlaje in Udupi-Chikkamagaluru con

Honnavar: In a major bust of illegal liquor ahead of Lok Sabha Election, Uttara Kannada Excise officials on Friday raided a house in Bairuli village of Honnavar Taluka in the district and seized over 115 litres of illegal liquor. Working on credible information, the officials raided the house bel

Gokarna 22 March 2019: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) Life guards at Kudle beach of Gokarna saved one person from drowning who was washed away by a huge tide here on Thursday evening. Rahuljit (22), a resident of Assam along with his four friends had come to Gokarna for picnicking. However, a huge t

Moodbidri: An emerging Tulu movies director was killed in a road mishap that took place on Thursday night here under Moodbidri Police Station limits. Harris Haudal (28), a resident of Konajekallu was killed in the accident. He was a director of Tulu film industry. On Thursday, after completing

Ullal: A cheque for Rs 800 provided to a farmer by the Revenue Department as relief for natural disaster has bounced twice at the bank and interestingly, the beneficiary had to pay Rs 472 in fines. Cultivator Bhaskar, a resident of Kairangala Koppala is the victim to the irresponsible action of t

Malpe: A student of a private engineering college in Bangalore was drowned at Thottam beach near Malpe today at around 2:30 pm. The deceased has been identified as Keerthan (21), son of Narasimha, a resident of Tiptur in Tumkur district. He had visited the beach along with a group of 30 engineeri

Udupi: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths seized Rs 70.18 cash and other asset-related documents during raids conducted at the residence of Udupi regional transfer officer (RTO) R M Varnekar, who happens to be out on bail in connection with a bribery case. The officials have claimed that they h

Udupi: Contemplations are on to field Congress leader and former Minister Pramod Madhwaraj from the Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency, which has been ceded to JDS after Congress-JDS seat-sharing pact. The final decision regarding this is expected soon. Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and JDS

PANAJI: Manohar Parrikar, Goa Chief Minister and former Defence Minister, who had been battling a pancreatic ailment for more than a year, has died at his son's home in Panaji. He was 63. Mr Parrikar's health had been fluctuating for several days and worsened on Saturday morning. The former Defen

Mangaluru: State President of SDPI Ilyas Muhammad Tumbe has entered in the fray as party's candidate from Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency. SDPI National Secretary Abdul Majeed Mysuru announced this at SDPI District Conference held at Nehru Maidan on Sunday. SDPI district president Atau

Udupi: All the clearances granted to set up the power plant by Adani's Udupi Power Plant project at Yellur village of Udupi district were deemed as illegal by the principal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday March 14th. The August 1, 2017 environmental clearance granted to exp