Sullia: The district administration has given permission allowing KRTC buses and most other vehicle to pass in between Sampaje-Madikeri national highway from Sunday Nvember 18th. But any heavy vehicle with greater capacity than an LCV has been banned from entering this route. Since the natural disaster, the district administration of both the districts had passed […]

Sullia: A teenager working at a welding workshop died after accidentally coming in contact with electricity. The incident took place at Gurumpu at Gandhinagar in Sullia. The deceased has been identified as Nagaraj (18), son of Gangadhar of Duggaladka. The deceased teenager was working at a welding workshop. The incident occurred when he was attempting […]

Sullia: A team of expert engineers, including those from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bengaluru, will visit Sampaje and Shiradi ghats this week to study how to restore the landslip portions on the two national highways permanently. An official of the Karnataka Public Works Department told that the team would visit the ghats either […]

Sullia: A first year dental student at the KVG Dental College at Sullia has reportedly ended her life by hanging herself at her rented accommodation on September 26, Wednesday night. The suicide came to light on September 27, Thursday morning. The deceased student is Neha A Thomas of Kerala origin. Sullia Police are investigating the […]

Mangaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has commenced operation of mini buses between Sullia and Madikeri via Sampaje Ghat, which has been partially restored after it was completely devastated during the rainfall in August. Mini buses, being operated by the Madikeri Depot of the Puttur Division, run only between Madikeri and Jodupala of […]

  Sullia: After a month of closure, Sampaje Ghat road (NH 275) has been opened to light vehicles from Wednesday, September 12th. A major landslide had occurred at Jodupala along Sampaje Ghat Road on August 17th. On August 12, multiple landslides at Madenadu along the stretch had affected the road connectivity between Madikeri and Mangaluru. […]

Mangaluru: The mid-term holidays for students of primary and high schools in Dakshina Kannada district, originally scheduled between October 7 to 21 has been reduced by seven days i.e from October 14 to 21, to make up for the deficit in the school studies, resulting out of the holidays granted owing to the torrential rains. […]

Mangaluru: The Police Department will propose to the State government to revise the pattern of posting police personnel to stations in rural, urban and metropolitan areas, said Additional Director-General of Police (Law and Order) Kamal Pant here recently. The pattern means how many personnel should be posted to stations in those respective areas. Talking to […]

Mangaluru :  After a week of flood affect in Coorge the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) Putturu has commenced services by mini buses between Madikeri in Kodagu district and Sullia in Dakshina Kannada district on an alternative route From Thursday. The Corporation has decided to operate the services through Panathur-Karike and Bhagamandala (91 km). Puttur […]

Sullia: In a rare incident that took place in the town, Sullia sub-inspector took matters to his own hands and filled a pothole that was posing much danger to motorists. This act public service has received much appreciation from the public. Sullia police sub-inspector Manjunath, equipped with all tools and materials essential to fill a […]