Mangaluru: The officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mangaluru held Sirajuddin Pallikke Kunhali (39), a resident of Kasargod District, Kerala at the Mangaluru airport for possessing foreign currency worth Rs 25,82,686. On Febraury 15, Sirajuddin was getting through check in and immigration formalities before boarding the Air India Express flight IX 813 destined […]
Bantwal: A school here grew its own rice at the once-barren land spread over 4.5 acres, which has now converted into a farmland and yielded produce over 3-4 lakh a year. Over 200 students from NCC had turned the piece of waste land into a fertile stretch to reap the fruit. The first grade college […]
Mangaluru: Though the Mangaluru City Corporation has proposed to collect tender coconut shells and chicken and other meat waste separately, the Council of the Corporation has failed to take any decision in this regard. It was proposed to entrust the contract of collecting tender coconut shells and chicken and other meat waste from all the […]
Mangaluru: Motorists passing over the bridge built over river Phalguni on NH-169 keep their hearts in their mouths as they fear the 95-year-old bridge, which is in a dilapidated state, may collapse at any time. The 170-metre-long and 5.10 metre-wide bridge connecting Kulshekar and Moodbidri was built in 1923. Chunks of cement from under the […]
Mangaluru: The Catholic edition of the ESV Bible, one of the most distributed Bibles in the world, has been launched. The book has been published by the Asian Trading Corporation (ATC). The launch of ESV-CE (English Standard Version – Catholic Edition) Bible took place on February 4. Oswald Cardinal Gracias, archbishop of Bombay and president […]
Mangaluru: You could easily mistake this 108-year-old higher primary school in Mittur, Bantwal taluk, for a private school. The facilities and ambience at this Kannada-medium school are on a par with many private schools. Interestingly, the once-barren land in the school, spread over 4.5 acres, has been converted into a farm which yields produce worth […]
Mangaluru: JR Lobo, MLA, Mangaluru City South on Monday assured the residents of Jeppu Compound that efforts would be made to redress their grievance after bringing both parties on a single platform. The Jeppu Parishioners’ Association has alleged that Rev Fr Aloysius Paul D’Souza, Bishop, Mangalore Diocese and his associates were attempting at relieving them […]
Mangaluru: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed an agreement to store about 6 million barrels of crude oil at India’s maiden strategic oil reserve. The agreement to store crude oil at the Mangalore underground caverns was signed on Saturday during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Abu Dhabi, a statement issued […]
Mangaluru: With Minister for Urban Development and Haj R. Roshan Baig yet to bring experts to the city to explore the possibility of setting up a seawater desalination plant, a team from Mangaluru City Corporation has visited Chennai to study whether it can be made a reality here. The team, led by Kavita Sanil, Mayor, […]
Mangaluru: Indian Railways, to make unreserved travel easier, has come out with an app ‘utsonmobile’ to help passengers book an unreserved ticket, without waiting in long queues at railway stations. Through the app, one can book season tickets and platform tickets too. While the app is available for suburban sections of Southern, Central, Western, Eastern, […]
