Karkala: Missing person, Abdul Rahiman (79) from Karkala here was found at Saudi Arabia. Rahiman had gone missing on the wee hours of Tuesday April 17, just a day after his arrival in Saudi to visit his son. It has been learnt that Rahiman arrived at Saudi to meet his son on April 16. On […]

Karkala: Since the businessman Uday Shetty Muniyalu was not given the party ticket for Karkala constituency for the upcoming assembly elections, several supporters of the businessman protested demanding that the party ticket be given to him. The irate supporters vented their anger against Congress leader Veerappa Moily and attempted to set fire to an effigy […]

Karkala: Located at the foothills of the Western Ghats, Karkala Assembly constituency is famous for its pilgrim centres for Hindus, Jains and Christians. These include the 42-foot statue of Bahubali, Ananthashayana temple in Karkala, and St. Lawrence Basilica in Attur. The constituency has given the State a Chief Minister in the form of M. Veerappa […]

Karkala: Former MLA V. Sunil Kumar has been selected as the BJP’s candidate for the 2018 Legislative assembly election for Karkala constituency. On April 8th, BJP high command released their first list of 72 candidates which confirmed the name of Sunil Kumar. He will be submitting his nomination papers on April 23rd. BJP has already […]

Udupi: The important meeting on the ticket for Mysuru division which has created a lot of speculations and curiosity will be held on April 7th at Ramanashree Resort at Yelahanka in Bengaluru. Each day is dedicated for a meeting on individual division. Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Shimoga, Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru and other district presidents, chief secretaries, committee […]

Udupi: The district administration has handed over the voters’ list to all political parties on Saturday following the instructions by Election Commission (EC). Additional Deputy Commissioner Anuradha said the total number of voters in the district is 9,78,503. In this, 4,70,730 are men and 5,07,773 are women, including 18 under other category. The constituencies are […]

Udupi: The issue of wild animals destroying crops dominated the Raitha Janasamparka Sabha (farmer contact meeting) chaired by the Minister for Fisheries, Youth Empowerment and Sports, Pramod Madhwaraj, at the District Offices Complex Hall here on Saturday. Satish, leader of the Zilla Raitha Sangha, said animals such as monkeys, deer, wild boar, and wild oxen […]

Mangaluru: Karkala MLA V. Sunil Kumar has been booked for “making inflammatory speech” at a meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Kalladka near Bantwal on Monday evening. In the meeting, Mr. Sunil Kumar reportedly told people that the ensuing election in Bantwal Assembly constituency will be a fight between Allah and Ram and not […]

Karkala: The Karkala police have booked five persons including Bajarang Dal leader Mahesh Shenoy, for assault and attempt to murder charges. According to the police, Mahesh Shenoy, Ganesh Pujari and three others attacked Sheikh Mohsin, a resident of Karkala, with sharp weapons at Banglegudde on the outskirts of the town on Thursday night. Mohsin, who […]

Udupi: A bus ferrying 65 students of Shri Maramma Devara Rural high school, Doddaramapura, Tumakuru, hit a tree near Karkala on Friday. According to police, few children sustained injuries due to the accident, and were taken to KMC Manipal hospital. A total seven children received minor injuries. The bus driver lost control of the vehicle […]