Puttur : A young pair of lovers have ended their lives in a house located in an isolated area at Karmala on December 14, Friday. It is suspected that they ended their lives by consuming poison The deceased are Chetan Gowda (27) hailing from Karmala and Navya Gowda (20) from Kemmai, Chikkamudnur If Chethan was […]

Puttur : Thieves who broke into a house at Periyadka near Uppinangady on the night of November 10, Saturday, have decamped with gold jewels   weighing 35  sovereigns and cash of Rs 3.5 lakhs, all totalling to nearly Rs 10 lakhs. The house belonged to a beedi contractor named Umarabba and the theft took place when […]

Puttur:  Three persons were killed and several more injured when the jeep they were travelling collided against an Eicher lorry on the National Highway 75 near Udane in Puttur taluk on November 8, Thursday. One of the deceased has been identified as Chandra of Belthangady. The injured have been hospitalized. If the truck was proceeding […]

Puttur : Vinaykumar Sorake is a popular politician of the Congress in the district. According to sources, this former MP from Udupi and sitting AICC Secretary was now planning to re-enter state politics and was all likely to be a contender for party ticket from Puttur assembly constituency. In case the party gives a go […]

Puttur :  Nearly a month after the murder of a couple in their house at Kadaba, the police could detain two persons in connection with the murder of  Thomas and Mary couple at their house near Kadaba on September 25. It is said to be a murder  for gain. Those detained are  Mohammad Rafiq, a […]

Mangalore :  CAMPCO, the apex body of arecanut growers of the region in association with the Arecanut Research and Development Foundation (ARDF) and Vivekananda College of Engineering and Technology, Puttur, is organizing an Agricultural Machinery Fair at the college premises at Puttur from November 2 to 4. Informing this to reporters on October 12, Friday, […]

Puttur: Puttur police have arrested an eight member interstate gang of thieves, thereby busting a major theft racket on September 4, Tuesday. The arrested are Mohammad Hussainar, Abdul Karim alias Salim, MS Monu, Mohammad Ansar, Mohammad Soofi, Ibrahim alias Ibbi and Ashraf. Police informed that they were wanted in theft in two co-operative banks, two […]

Kasargod : The body of 15 year old Sonali Patel who was missing since August 27 has been found at the shores at Manjeshwar on the evening of September 3, Monday. Sonali, daughter of Ashwin and Alfa Patel of Gujarat origin had reportedly jumped into the river from the old Panemangalore bridge. Sonali was a […]

Puttur:  In an incident of offending the national tricolor reported from Puttur, a priest of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church based in Kerala, was detained. Reports said the national flag was offended while hoisting it at the Bishop’s House at Parladka in Puttur by hoisting it wrongly. The flag post had a cross at the top […]

PUTTUR: The Anti-Naxal Force has continued combing operations in the Forest areas of Shishila on Monday following information that Naxals were in hiding in the area. A total of five teams of the ANF are on combing operations in different areas. However, so far there has been no trace of Naxals. In latest reports, villagers […]