Mangaluru : A Village Assistant (VA) of Amblamogaru Gram Panchayat has reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his house in the village on July 29, Thursday. The deceased is Nithin Shetty (34). It is said, He had dropped his wife at her workplace at Kuthar and returned home, after ended his life by hanging him […]

Mangaluru : Thrust will be laid on temple, beach tourism in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts,” Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary emphasised on Thursday. He spoke after being felicitated at the BJP district office on Thursday and said a delegation comprising elected representatives from the districts had met Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa recently and discussed […]

Mangaluru : As per an estimate, the loss inflicted by heavy rain and floods experienced during the last some days in Dakshina Kannada district alone would have exceeded Rs 300 crore. This loss is notably higher than in the previous years, it is said. At the same time, the quantum of loss in Beltangady and […]

Bantwal :  Netravathi water level reached the danger mark in Bantwal, over 80 people from Sunnada Goodu area were evacuated to the ganji kendra at Sharada High School in Panemangaluru late on Thursday. They were shifted as a precautionary measure. Meanwhile, Veena B.S., president, Kollamogaru Gram Panchayat in Sullia taluk, said that 25 persons from eight families in […]

Mangaluru: Areas in and round Bettampady in Someshwara are facing artificial floods due to the chocking of estuary here on Tuesday, October 30th. Many houses in the vicinity have been inundated. Post monsoon, water stagnates near the estuary and the estuary gets blocked due to the sand dunes getting collected due to the waves. Normally, […]

Mangaluru: The assistant director of Mangaluru Taluk Panchayat, who reportedly revealed before Mangaluru City North MLA Y. Bharath Shetty details of alleged corruption in the Finance Department, has been relieved of the additional charge of executive officer (EO) of the TP. G. Sadananda was caught on camera on Saturday admitting before Mr. Shetty that he […]

Bantwal: District Superintendant of police Bhooshan Gulabroa Borase gave a surprise visit to B C Road on Friday and inspected the problems of the public. Frequent blocking of National Highway, parking under Fly over, Drainage problem and improper parking system were noted by the SP. He discussed with the Bantwal town panchayat President Ramakrishna Alva […]

Udupi : Gopalayya Appu Koteyar (67) and his wife Sunanda (62), residents of Udupi, staged a hunger strike in front of the DC’s office on Friday April 11 against non-enrolment of their names in the voters’ list. It is learnt that couple came from Maharashtra and has settled in Udupi from 11 years. They also […]

Udupi : Jana Jagruti Samiti, JDS members and a large group of villagers of Yellur and Nandikur surrounded some officials of Udupi Power Corporation and other departments who were trying to conduct a survey of fertilize land in and around their areas to set up a High Tension Power connection from Nandikur to Padoor. The […]

Kundapur : Heavy rains  have caused problems  to residents of Sarkal isle with the only link to the world a bridge getti gn washed away some time back. Recently flood surrounded the isle leaving them in a fix and giving them sleepless nights. About 3,000 acres of paddy fields in Sarkal have now been inundated. […]