Kundapur : Two young boys have met a watery grave in the Sowparnika river while enjoying a swim with their friends on January 13, Sunday. The deceased are Shivaraj Shetty (18) son of Rajeevi and Seetaram Shetty and Dhanraj (14), son of Sheelavathi and Ravindra Shetty/ The two had been to swim along with three […]

Kundapur :  Police have arrested one Shanker Poojari (50) of Yadadi-Matyadi  in Kota on the charges of raping his daughter and even becoming a father of his daughter’s child. It is said, he had raped his 25 year old daughter for almost 11 months. He was arrested following a complaint lodged by locals. Though Poojari […]

Kundapur : A young fisherman met a watery grave while swimming at Kotitheertha of Koteshwara on January 7, Monday. The deceased has been identified as  Keshava Mogaveera of Malpe. According to reports, he had gone for a swim in the lake along with his friend Narayan and drowned in the process. Though Narayana called for  […]

Kundapur : State Minister for Mujrai and Ports Kota Srinivas Poojari has expressed his concern over the sorry state of many government schools despite the state government allocating 15.2  per cent grants in the 2012-13 budget. He was speaking at the valedictory of  an Educational Conference and Value Education Workshop-2012 organised  at RN Shetty Hall, […]

Kundapur: Kumbhashi Gram Panchayat has elected its new President and Vice President. At the elections held  recently, Govind Putran Koravadi and Pushpalatha Kumbhashi  were elected the President and Vice-President, respectively. There were two candidates in the fray for the post of President. If Putran got six votes his opponent Ramakrishna Herle could manage to secure […]

Kundapur : A young bike rider identified as Satish Shetty met a tragic end in a collision between his bike and a bus  near Koteshwar on NH 66 on the night of December 9, Sunday. The deceased hailed from Nesaramakki. The mishap took place when Satish was on way to  Thekkatte while the VRL bus […]

Kundapur : Mystery shrouds the death of a student at a boys hostel near the Sanjay Gandhi School, Amparu on November 29, Thursday. It is learnt, the 16 year old boy named Dinesh Naik from Belkar, Muddur fell unconscious while having porridge for breakfast in the morning. Though he was immediately rushed to the hospital, […]

Kundapur : A young pair travelling in a bus from Nelamangala to Kundapur on November 28, Wednesday, attempted suicide resulting in the death of the young girl, while the youth has been hospitalized in a critical state. They were travelling in the sleeper coach bus. The deceased girl has been identified as Manasa, a I […]

Kundapur: The foundation laying function of the  educational and cultural convention hall of Akhila Karnataka Konkani Kharvi  Mahajan  Sabha, was held at Trasi in Kundapur on November 18, Sunday.The hall will be constructed at a cost of Rs 5.85 crore. Manipal Global Education Services chairman T V Mohandas Pai, laid the foundation stone for the […]

Mangalore: A Mangalorean youngster has made the city proud by bagging the “Strong Man of Karnataka 2012” title and the gold medal at a state level powerlifting event organised by the Indian Powerlifting Federation at Kundapur recently. Prasad who contested in the 59 kg class, lifted a total weight of 525 kg. He had even […]