Udupi: District BJP unit organised a protest rally and observed a black day against the swearing in ceremony of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy and also the formation of JD(S) and Congress coalition government. Udupi MLA Raghupathy Bhat alleged that Congress and JD(S) have deceived the people of Karnataka who had given majority to the […]

Udupi: Vinay Kumar Sorake, Congress candidate from Kaup Assembly Constituency, has taken exception to the charge made against him by the former police officer Anupama Shenoy, who has announced that she would stand as an independent candidate from Kaup. Replying to queries from presspersons on the charge of Ms. Shenoy that there had been little […]

Udupi: The second list of 82 candidates released by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held no surprises for Udupi district as only the candidate for the Byndoor Assembly Constituency was announced on Monday. However, suspense continued on who would get the party’s nod for the prestigious Udupi Assembly Constituency and the Kaup Assembly Constituency. The […]

Mangaluru: Yogesh Shetty, president of district unit of Janata Dal (Secular), said that the JD(S) will field its candidates in four constituencies, while its alliance partner, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), will field its candidate in one constituency in Udupi district. Addressing a joint press conference here, Mr. Shetty said that the JD(S) wil field […]

Udupi: Two workers, engaged in construction work about 14 feet below the ground at an underground drainage (UGD) site, died when loose soil from above fell on them at Kaup in Udupi district on Tuesday. The deceased have been identified as Dasappa, 43, from Mesarahalli near Davangere; and Umesh, 45, from Nandipur near Chitradurga. Both […]

Udupi: A bike hit a tanker head-on at NH66 near Katapadi on Wednesday. The youth on the bike lost his life due to the collision. The deceased has been identified as Guruprasad (26) Son of Thoma Poojary from Katapadi near here. It has been reported that, Guruprasad who was on his bike was hit by […]

Udupi : Revenue Minister Kagodu Thimmappa will inaugurate three new taluks in Udupi district on Wednesday. The taluks are Byndoor, Brahmavar and Kaup. Hitherto, Udupi district had three taluks — Udupi, Kundapur and Karkala. With the inauguration of the three new taluks, the number of taluks in the district will get doubled. While Byndoor is […]

Udupi: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated several developmental projects in Byndoor, Brahmavar and Kaup. The CM laid the foundation to supply drinking water from Manipur river to Kaup municipal council and surrounding villages, scientific research center worth Rs 400 crore in Belapu, industrial zone worth Rs 10 crore, government polytechnic worth Rs 8.63 crore, waste disposal […]

Udupi: A senior citizen, Chandru Mestri (70) died after he was hit by Udupi Zilla Panchayat President’s vehicle at Kaup on Wednesday. The incident occurred when the president Dinakar Babu was on his way to participate at a function in nearby school. Unexpectedly, the car hit the aged man when he was trying to cross […]

Udupi : The district administration has forwarded a proposal of the Kaup Town Municipal Council (TMC) to declare Kaup as an “open-defecation free town” here on Wednesday. Chairing a meeting at the District Offices Complex, Deputy Commissioner Priyanka Mary Francis said that the proposal of Kaup TMC to be declared as an “open defecation-free town” […]