Mangaluru: A youth was killed when a truck rammed into his bike at Ullal on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Mohamed Shakib (19), son of Bashir from Amblamogaru. It has been reported that when Shakib was on his bike travelling near Kallapu near the Ullal bridge, a truck carrying fish hit his bike, […]

Mangaluru: Kannada film maker and brother of journalist Gauri Lankesh has expressed his deep condolences over the murders of Deepak Rao and Basheer. Addressing the media, Indrajith blamed the state government of failure to maintain law and order in the state. Indrajith said the government tries to close the matter by proving compensation to the […]

Mangaluru: Yakshagana buffs in Dakshina Kannada know Bashir from Bajpe as ‘Garnal Saiber’. That is because he is the lone supplier of firecrackers for the Yakshagana shows of the popular Kateel mela attached to the Durgaparameshwari temple. ‘Garnal’ means firecracker and ‘Saiber’ is how an elderly Muslim is addressed in the region. Not many know […]