Mangaluru: State Minister for Urban Development and Housing and DK District in-charge Minister UT Khader inaugurated the Indira Canteen near the Mini Vidhana Saudha at BC Road on December 9, Sunday. The Minister also distributed title deeds under 94c and 944cc to several beneficiaries. Speaking on the occasion, he said Indira canteens will be opened […]

Bantwal: A former priest has ended his life by jumping into a well near his house at Vittla on December 4,Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Vasudeva Kedilaya (77). He was earlier working as a priest at the Sri Panchalingeshwara Temple of Vittla. Sources said he was mentally agonised due to health problems. This […]

Bantwal: A young bike rider lost his life when an autorickshaw rammed into his two-wheeler at Kolake Barke in Sajipa Mooda village on November 26, Monday. The deceased is Manvith. Though the autorickshaw driver sped from the spot soon after the mishap, the locals eventually caught hold of the driver. Bantwal Traffic Police are investigating […]

Bantwal: Vitla Police have intercepted a cattle smuggling vehicle at Kodapadavu on Sunday and rescued two cows and a calf. The pick-up vehicle used to smuggle the cattle has been seized and one person named Khaleel of Goltamajalu has been arrested. The vehicle was reportedly heading towards Kerala from Kodapadavu-Salettur route when it was intercepted […]

Mangaluru: Rishab Shetty, director of ‘Sarkari Hiriya Prathamika Shale Kasaragod’ movie, which presented in a unique way the situation of Kannada schools in the border areas and the necessity to protect them, has not forgotten the Kairangala School where the movie was shot. He has come forward to adopt this school which is on the […]

Bantwal: Acting on reliable information a team of Bantwal police personnel led by ASP Sonawane Rishikesh conducted a raid at an illegal sand mining den located at Ajilamogru on Tuesday, October 16 and confiscated items worth Rs 11.73 lakh. The miscreants involved in the sand mining, however, fled the spot upon seeing the police. The […]

Bantwal: A Mother Mary grotto at Kulal near Kolnadu in Bantwal taluk has been destroyed by unidentified miscreants. The grotto belongs to Vijayadka Church. According to the available information, the grotto which was constructed in 1970, was demolished by miscreants on Thursday night, September 27th. The miscreants also installed some idols in addition to the […]

Bantwal: The Vittla police arrested the accused in connection with the assault on a driver on Bharat bandh day. Jagga alias Jagadish, a resident of Mani, is the arrested. During the recent Bharat Bandh, Jagadish had attacked a pickup driver at Mani on Bengaluru-Mangaluru national highway. The victims were admitted to a Puttur hospital, informed […]

Bantwal: Fed up with the recurring problem of flood during every monsoon, an autorickshaw driver in the taluk has given his house a ‘lift’ by four feet. He said his house used to get flooded every monsoon. Hence, he decided to give a lift to the he decided to give a lift to the house […]

Puttur: Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party registered a thumping victory in Puttur by winning 25 out of 31 seats in the elections held to the City Municipal Council while the ruling coalition partner Congress failed to retain Ullal CMC, the home turf of district in-charge Minister U.T. Khader. Elections to Bantwal Town Municipal Council too threw […]