Puttur: A grandmother and her grandson were crushed to death after a compound wall fell on the house they were residing in following heavy rains. The incident took place early in the morning at around 2:30am on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Parvathi (65) and Dhanush (11), both residents of Hebbarabailu. Mahesh’s son […]

Sullia: Permission letter states that it is a game centre, but whoever entered the centre believing this have only ended up wasting their lives. In the backdrop of police raiding gambling centres in Puttur on Tuesday, a look at the situation in Sullia has revealed that the problem is not just limited to Puttur and […]

Mangaluru: Venkatesh N. Hubballi, Director of Directorate of Cashewnut and Cocoa Development (DCCD), Kochi, on Monday suggested that the Directorate of Cashew Research (DCR), Puttur, adopt a village a year to promote cashewnut cultivation. Speaking at the foundation day programme of the DCR in Puttur, Mr. Hubballi said that the village adoption could be done […]

Mangaluru: Holiday has been declared for schools and colleges in Sullia, Puttur and Belthangady taluks in view of heavy rains. The Puttur Assistant Commissioner has issued orders to this effect. Heavy rains have been lashing the above three taluks and also Bantwal taluk since Wednesday night.

Belthangady: The Charmadi Ghat road has been closed for traffic on two days, June 13 and 14. Charmadi Ghat section of the highway is known for sharp bends and this time around, on account of vehicular movement. Charmadi Ghat road is the lifeline between Dakshina Kannada and Chikkamagaluru districts. As the other alternative road, national […]

Mangaluru: Wild mango is the latest addition to go into the varieties of value-added ice cream. A youth in Puttur has made it, among other home-made varieties of ice cream. Suhas A.P.S. from Markie, near Puttur, passed out of a college in Mangaluru after completing his post-graduation in Commerce a year ago. Instead of searching […]

Mangaluru: The postal strike which was conducted by the rural postal workers who accused that they had not received the benefits of the central government’s 7th pay commission that was introduced a year back, has finally ended after sixteen days on Wednesday. The 16 day strike came to an end after the central government promised […]

Mangaluru: Congress leader Shakunthala T Shetty, who lost against BJP candidate Sanjeeva Matandooru in Puttur, announced that she will not contest elections in the future. Shakunthala, who was one of the Parliamentary secretaries of former chief minister Siddaramaiah, said she will focus on building the party in Puttur. She was elected on a BJP ticket […]

Mangaluru: Repeated violations of the principles of Communist Party of India (Marxist) led to expulsion of B.M. Bhat, a long time party leader in Belthangady, from the primary membership of the party in January, said CPI(M) district secretary Vasantha Achari here on Monday. Responding to allegations made by Mr. Bhat at a press conference on […]

Mangaluru: Many areas in Dakshina Kannada district received thundershowers on Wednesday following the depression over southeast Arabian Sea. The areas included Puttur, Sullia, Bantwal and Belthangady taluks, besides Mangaluru and surrounding areas. The Met Department said the depression has moved northwest and lay centred over southeast Arabian Sea, about 130 km southeast of Minicoy, 380 […]