Udupi : A former employee of the Regional Transport Office Gangadhar G. Kadekar, the 65-year-old, made it to the India Book of Records by swimming a distance of 1.4 km in 73.7 minutes by chaining his legs in the ‘Padmasana’ pose in the sea in Padukare in Udupi district on Sunday. He breaststroked against the wind […]
Kaup: Two youths drowned at Kaup beach here on Sunday, October 18 evening The two drowned youth have been identified as Karthik and Rupesh. Rupesh was rescued and was given oxygen, however, he died a while later. Beach Manager Prashant Karker, Vineet, Pratham Damodra Putran and Chandrahas Have made an effort to save Rupesh, but he […]
Mangaluru: Five teenagers who ventured into River Phalguni here on Monday went missing and one of them was found dead on Tuesday. As per the information available, five boys didn’t return home on Monday. After a search was conducted in River Phalguni, a body of a youth was found today morning. Search for other boys […]
Mangaluru: ‘Sea Hack’ team, which started its swimming journey from Mumbai on 26 November reached Mangaluru through Goa border on Thursday. Thus, the team has made new Guinness world record by swimming 1031 km from Mumbai to Mangaluru. Sea Hack team leader Wing Commander Paramveer Singh speaking to media personnel said that the record was […]
Shivamogga: At least seven persons drowned and six others were missing when a coracle carrying them for the immersion of a Ganesha idol sank in the Tungabadhra river near Hadonahalli her on Wednesday, police said. More than 20 people were in the coracle when the incident happened. Video of the incident captured on a mobile […]
Malpe (Udupi): The Malpe beach four mails from Udupi city is a tourist attraction for tour and college boys who never seen the Arabian Sea and when they see it they go mad with excitement to take a bath in the waves rolling on the beach. Such was the case of a bus-load of PUC […]
Mangalore : A man named Umesh who was trying to peep into the bathroom of a house near The Kotekar post office on October 22, Tuesday night was chased by the public. But the man in his haste to escape had no other option but jump into a well. He was later rescued by the […]
London: Hey Dolly, let’s go swimming! Dolphins have ‘names’ by which they call for each other just like humans do, a new study has found. The marine mammals use a unique whistle to identify each other and respond when they hear their own call played back to them, researchers found. “(Dolphins) live in this three-dimensional […]
Mangalore : Dr Ashutosh Bolur, an ophthalmologist from Mangalore and his daughter Keya A Bolur, have excelled in aquatics. The father-daughter duo have won various swimming competitions and have brought laurels to the city. At the recently held district level swimming championship, Keya bagged two gold medals and a silver medal. She won the gold […]
Manipal: Two students of Manipal Institute of Technology met a watery grave while another survived when the boat in which they were having a jolly ride late at night at the Mannappalla lake near Manipal, capsized on Friday night. The deceased are Kiran Chandra from Bangalore and Nikhila of Hyderabad. Another student Shaunak however managed […]
