Udupi : All of us need to remain united at a time when the roots of democracy are being weakened, said Udupi Diocese Bishop Rev Dr Jerald Isaac Lobo. He was speaking at Samudayotsava 2020, organised by Catholic Sabha of Udupi Pradesh, at Mount Rosary Church in Kallianpur on Sunday. Lobo said, ‘’The number of Christian […]

Udupi : Admar Mutt seer Eshapriya Theertha Swami took over the temple administration from outgoing Palimaru Mutt seer Vidhyadheesha Swami by ascending the ‘Paryaya Sarvajna Peeta’ in the wee hours on Saturday. The entire town was enveloped in a religious and spiritual environment. The chanting of hymns and religious discourses echoed in every nook and […]

Udupi : The Malpe Beach Utsav will be held on February 1 and 2 informed Udupi district Deputy Commissioner G. Jagadeesh on Monday. The festival which was slated to be held between December 29-31 had been postponed due to unavoidable circumstances. Chairing a meeting here, the DC said various beach sports and cultural events have […]

Udupi : Policemen on patrol duty, chased a man who attempted to escape from being questioned and was facing an allegation of domestic theft and arrested him near Diana Theatre on Monday morning October 21. The policemen were on patrol duty near Kukkikatte Railway Bridge when they noticed the accused. The accused is identified as […]

Udupi : A video depicting passengers hanging on to the ladder and foot-board of a private bus plying between Udupi-Mangaluru has gone viral on social media. Almost four days ago, many passengers were seen travelling hanging on to the bus structure and on Sunday, the video went viral on social media. This particular private bus […]

Udupi : The state government on Monday appointed J Jagadeesha as Deputy Commissioner of Udupi district with immediate effect replacing Hepsiba Rani Korlapati. Hepshiba who assumed charge as Udupi DC in February this year has been transferred without a posting. Prior to taking charge as Udupi DC, J Jagadeesha was serving as the CEO of […]

Mangaluru: The first case of the I Monetary Advisory (IMA) Ponzi scam was registered in coastal Karnataka. A homemaker from Udupi has filed a complaint with cyber police that she invested Rs 50,000 and got duped by the Ponzi scheme. Police said that complainant S K Khadeeja, 30, a resident of Gujjarbettu in Malpe police […]

Mangaluru : Udupi district, which had topped the State in the SSLC results for the last two years, pushed back to the fifth position by recording 87.97% results this year. Last year, the district had recorded a pass percentage of 88.18. The State government has introduced another ranking system – quality basis – from this […]

Udupi: A person who murdered his wife and three children at Ghaziabad has been arrested in Udupi. The accused identified as Sunil Kumar had allegedly sedated his wife and children before stabbing them to death in Ghaziabad and he apparently, remaining jobless for three months forced him to take the action, he claims. Once taken into custody, […]

Udupi : Hephsiba Rani Korlapati, Deputy Commissioner, said on Friday that as many as seven cases had been filed, and Rs 16,65,810 in cash had been seized in Udupi district after the model code of conduct came into force for the Lok Sabha elections. Speaking to presspersons here, Ms. Korlapati said that of the Rs […]