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Frustrated over illness, Sirsi woman commits suicide

Sirsi 2 January 2019: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) Depressed over her illness, a 63 year old woman committed suicide by gulping poison at her residence near Mattighara of Sirsi Taluka on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Madevi Naik, resident of Sirsi. It has been gathered that, Madevi,

Illegal sand transportation: Two arrested, three trucks confiscated in Mangaluru

Mangaluru: Acting on a tip-off, the Mangaluru city police on Tuesday arrested two persons and confiscated three trucks involved in illegal transportation of sand at Tannirbavi here. Kanakappa (32), a Udupi resident and Ganesh G (26) a Katipalla resident are the arrested persons. During the rai

26 injured in a road mishap between KSRTC bus and truck at Kumta

Kumta 1 Januaury 2019: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) At least 26 people were reported injured in a road accident between KSRTC bus and goods-laden truck here at Kumta National Highway on Tuesday. It has been gathered that, the KSRTC bus which was on its way towards Gokarna from Sagar, rammed into the

Puttur: Birthday outing turns tragic as three students drown in Nethravathi River

Puttur: A birthday celebration turned into a tragedy as three students of Uppinangady Junior College drowned in Nethravathi River here on December 31 night. Mohammed Suhaid, Firzan and Sahir are the deceased students. The students had gone to the riverbanks for a birthday celebration. One of t

Armed naxals raising slogans sighted inside forest in Kerala

Kasaragod: A few naxals have been seen in the forest areas bordering Wayanad and Kannur districts of Kerala. On receiving the report, the Anti Naxal Force has begun combing operation in the region. A close vigil is also being maintained by the police personnel in the forest areas located on the K

Udupi Job Fair on Jan 19, 20

Udupi: A Udupi district level job fair has been organized by ‘Sanchalana’ voluntary organization and ‘Unnati career academy’ on January 19th and 20th at Dr G Shankar government women’s first grade college at Ajjarakadu, informed MLA Raghupati Bhat and ‘Sanchalana’ president Prem Prasad at a press co

Quick thinking of KSRTC bus and truck drivers saves over 50 lives after bus' brakes failure

Yellapur 30 December 2018: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) A KSRTC bus driver rammed his bus to a truck continuously which was travelling ahead of him, several times while negotiating the curves at ghat section at Yellapur after the breaks failed to reduce the speed of the bus here on Saturday afternoon.

Madhukar Shetty IPS laid to rest with full state honour

Kundapur: Late IPS officer Madhukar Shetty's final rites were held with full state honour here on Sunday, December 30. A large number of locals paid their respects to the late officer along with the DGP, IGP, SPs and senior police officers. Cabinet Minister for Urban Development and Housing U T K

Illegal sand mining: 11 boats seized for lacking requisite license

Mangaluru: As many as 11 boats engaged in illegal sand mining were confiscated during a raid, conducted by officials of Department of Mines and Geology at Jeppinamogaru and Arkula Dakke here on Friday, December 28. The raid was conducted under the guidance of Assistant commissioner Ravichandra Na

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Excise department seizes illegal alcohol worth Rs. 73000 being smuggled into Honnavar

Honnavar 29 December 2018: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) Excise officials of Honnavar Taluka on Friday seized alcohol worth Rs.73,100/-  and seized the car used for smuggling it from Goa here at Karsarkod of Honnavar. Based on a instructions by the deputy commissioner of Excise L Manjunath, the excise

Mangaluru: Youth assaulted mercilessly over forwarding of news clips

Mangaluru: Kankanady police have registered a case into the brutal assault on a youth by few persons allegedly for forwarding a news clipping about a member of their gang The victim Ritesh Kottary in his complaint stated that Rakshith Kottary and few of his friends were angered over the fact that

Jet Airways deplanes 75 flyers as 'smoke' builds up in Mangaluru-bound flight

Mangaluru: Private carrier Jet Airways on Thursday deplaned 71 Mangaluru-bound passengers and shifted them to another flight after 'smoke' in the aircraft, an airline source said. The airline said the plane was stationed at bay. The incident took place around 7 am, it said. Jet Airways said it

ISIS case: Court sends 10 arrested accused to 12-day NIA custody

New Delhi, Dec 27 : A Delhi court on Thursday sent 10 people arrested in the ISIS case to 12-day NIA custody. They were arrested Wednesday on the suspicion of being members of an ISIS-inspired group who were planning suicide attacks and serial blasts, targeting politicians as also government inst

Yellapur: Locals stop two people illegally carrying 20 Buffaloes on truck; hands over them to police

Yellapur 27 December 2018:( Bhatkallys News Bureau) Yellapur police on Wednesday night arrested two men while illegally transporting here at Yellapur taluk. The detained has been identified as Dastagir Yusuf of Mysore and Mueed of Bantwal. When the accused were trying to transport about 20 buf

President Ramanath Kovind arrives in Udupi

Udupi: President Ramanath Kovind arrived at Adi Udupi Helipad on Thursday, December 27. He was accorded a cordial welcome by diwan of Pejawar Math Raghuram Acharya in the presence of Governor Vajubhai Vala, Nagaland governor PB Acharya, Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis, SP Laxman Nimbari

Udupi: Eight fishermen who went deep sea fishing still untraceable

Udupi: As many as eight fishermen who went deep sea fishing have gone missing off Goa coast since December 15. It is gathered that Chandrashekhar, Damodar, Lakshman, Satish, Ravi, Harish, Ramesh and Jogayya left for fishing on the deep sea trawler, Suvarna Tribhuja, from Malpe at 11 PM on Decembe

Kumta: Man dies after falling into well while pulling water

Kumta 26 December 2018: (Bhatkallys News Bureau) A 45-year-old man died after falling into a well while pulling water from it here at Alvikodi of Kumta Taluka on Tuesday, 25 December. The deceased has been identified as Chandrashekhar Rama Naik, a resident of Kumta. It has been gathered that,