Karkala: Despite public opposition to the proposed toll gate at Belman, on Karkala-Padubidri State Highway, the construction works which had been stalled for some time now has shown signs of being resumed. Meanwhile, the Mysuru-based Mithra Info Solution which has been entrusted to collect the toll here has sought protection while the construction works are […]

Kundapur: The members of the Tipper Owners’ Association have started an indefinite strike against the district administration for failing to realize its promise on allowing sand mining, excluding the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) from October 16th. On Thursday, October 18th, the protesters parked their tippers on Hemmady national highway here in protest. President of the […]

Karkala: Amid public protests against the Belman tollgate it is gathered that the toll collection which was scheduled to commence from October 15 has been put on hold as off now. Locals along with political leaders and religious seers, under the banner of the Toll Gate Action Committee led by N Suhas Hegde have stepped […]

Mangaluru: With the possibility of formation of a low pressure over South East Arabian Sea by Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has not only said that there will be heavy rain over Coastal and South Interior Karnataka in the next five days but has also urged fishermen not to venture into the sea. In […]

Mangaluru: In a rare incident that took place at Kateel Sri Durgaparameshwari Temple, a young man from Karkala married an American girl and entered into wedded life in as per Hindu tradition. Some years ago, when the groom Sushant Nayak, a resident of Anantashayana in Karkala had been to Delhi on some professional assignment, he […]

Karkala: Two youth, cousins living under the same roof killed themselves by consuming poison at Garadinagara Nivasa near Kalya in the taluk on the night of August 15th. The deceased have been identified as Preetesh (24) and his aunt’s son Naveen Poojary (28), both residents of Garadinagara Nivasa. Preetesh worked as a receptionist at a […]

Karkala: Police nabbed a man in connection with murder of Florine Machado from Kukkundur here. The arrested has been identified as Mohammed Riaz (33), from Hosmaru. It has been reported that the accused was in touch with Florine. The two met via social networking site. Florine was staying away from her family and was in […]

Karkala : A speeding private bus overturned near Kedinje village in Nandalike on Thursday, July 12. As many as 25 persons injured and they have been shifted to Manipal and Shrinivas hospital in Karkala. It is said, the bus heading towards Mangaluru from Karkala. The driver lost control near Nandalike cross and put sudden break results bus overturned. […]

Karkala :  A lone woman living at Kerthadi in Ayyappa Nagar in Kukkandoor village have brutally murdered on Sunday. The deceased is Florine D’Souza (54), wife of Antony D’Souza. As the couple were said to be not in good terms, they were living separately for the last three years. Florine was running a gym training centre […]

Karkala: Uday Kumar Shetty Muniyal loyalists resorted to pressure tactics to get the party to give him the ticket. Over 300 of loyal supporters walked into the District Congress Office at Udupi and persuaded the district president to issue the ticket to Muniyal instead of Gopal Bhandary. His supporters claimed that Gopal Bhandary hasn’t worked […]