Mangaluru : D. Veerendra Heggade, philanthropist head of Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala, is among four eminent persons nominated to the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday; the others being Olympic sprinter P.T. Usha, music composer Ilaiyaraaja, and screenwriter V. Vijayendra Prasad. His nomination fills the void the coastal region of Karnataka has had in the Upper House. After […]
Sullia: Veteran Yakshagana artiste Kadamallige fame Bellare Vishwanath Rai passed away on Wednesday, July 7. Bellare Vishwanath Rai who used to perform in Kannada and Tulu Yakshagana was a companion of great minds like Mandechcha, Alika, Bolara, Samaga, Mijaru, Pulincha, etc. in the Karnataka Mela. He has received the Alika Yakshanidhi, Bolara award, and Pulincha […]
Puttur : Forest Department personnel from Puttur on Tuesday arrested two residents of Kolthige village on the charge of killing a python. An official communiqué here gave the names of the accused as Dhananjaya, 38, and Jaya, 38, residents of Shediguri in Kolthige. A jurisdictional magistrate court has remanded them in judicial custody till July […]
Hubballi : Saral Vastu exponent Chandrashekhar Guruji alias Chandrashekhar Angadi was killed in broad daylight at a private hotel on Hubballi-Dharwad Road in Karnataka’s Hubballi district on Tuesday. The incident took place at around 12 noon. A highly placed source in police told that a woman has been detained for interrogation and being interrogated. She […]
Mangaluru : Guru Vandana programme held at Kalkura Seva Pratishthana at Kadri ahead of Vyasa (Guru) Poornima on July 13. Udupi Pejawar Mutt seer and trustee of Ram Janmabhoomi Tirth Kshetra Trust Vishwaprasanna Tirtha on Monday said that work on Sri Ram Mandir at Ayodhya is expected to be completed by December next and Ram […]
Mangaluru : The first free medical camp was held in association with Aam Aadmi Party and Yenepoya Medical and Dental College at Kelarai Neermarga Amruthlalji School on Sunday. Aam Aadmi Party District President Santosh Kamath said that the program aims to bring health services to rural people in the areas of general medicine, dental treatment, […]
Mangaluru : Eesh motors are an authorized dealers of Piaggio Vehicles Pvt. They are coming to the port town of Mangalore with the dealership of two magnificent scooters, Vespa and Aprillia due the increase in demand of the scooters in the market. The inauguration of the brand new Eesh Motors at Mangalore will be taking […]
Mangaluru : The South Block Congress Committee staged a protest to oppose the Agnipath scheme on July 2, Saturday near the Mini Vidhana Saudha. Addressing the protestors, senior Congress leader and former MLC Ivan D’Souza said the BJP government has failed to fulfill the promise made by it to create 2 crore jobs every year. […]
Bantwal : The Bantwal police raided an illegal beef selling stall at Golthamajalu on July 1. Father and son Mohammed and Sadiq, residents of Golthamajalu are the arrested accused. Beef worth thousands of rupees has been confiscated. SI Avinash Police received a tip off from locals about cows being slaughtered and sold as beef in […]
Mangaluru: The coastal city’s longstanding demand for a direct flight to the nation’s capital gathered fresh wings with IndiGo commencing operation on the Delhi (DEL)-Mangaluru (IXE)-DEL sector with an Airbus A320 aircraft on 1st July. While 77 passengers reached IXE on flight 6E 2164, 140 passengers travelled to Delhi on board flight 6E 2165. Captain […]
