Coastal Districts

Udupi, Feb 10: Vishwaprasanna Theertha Swamiji of Pejawar Mutt, one of the Trustee of Temple Committee, said that so far donations to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore have been received for construction of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya.

Mangaluru, Feb 9: The Karnataka government has announced that students coming from Kerala to Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Mysuru, Kodagu and Chamarajanagar districts must carry a negative COVID-19 test certificate that is not older than 72 hours.

Moodbidri: Yakshagana was used as a catalyst of change even during the 1950s. Development messages on agriculture, health, environment, rural development, family planning, literacy were disseminated through Yakshagana prasangas, said Padmanabha K.V., assistant professor in journalism at University College of Arts, Tumkur University. He was addressing journalism students at the Department of PG

Udupi, Feb 9: Two youngsters lost their lives after a speeding car rammed into their motorbike on Church Road at Kundapur in Udupi last night.

Mangaluru, Feb 8: The second phase of the Covid-19 vaccination drive was launched in Dakshina Kannada today.

Udupi, Feb 7: Acting tough against people feeding wild animals while driving in the Agumbe Ghat, the forest department on Sunday announced the launch of a special drive to create awareness about it, as well as about the imposition a fines on those indulging in such acts.

Mangaluru, Feb 7: Dr. Santosh T. Soans of Mangalore has been elected as the Founding President of the newly constituted Medical Education Chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP-MEC). He will assume office during the official installation of Office Bearers at the national conference of IAP on February 6, 2021 at Mumbai. He has also been elected for a two year term as a member of the Governing Council of Indian College of Pediatrics.

Mangaluru, Feb 6: Customs officials at the Mangaluru International Airport have seized gold weighing 120.38 grams and valued at Rs 5.84 lakhs from two passengers who arrived from Sharjah.

Mangaluru, Feb 6: Karnataka Tulu Sahitya Academy President Dayananda Kathalsar sustained injuries when a car in which he was travelling rammed against a fish laden lorry near Nanthoor on Saturday.

Mangaluru, Feb 5: Traffic on Shiradi Ghat on NH 75 was affected for more than three hours after an LPG-laden tanker which was bound for Bengaluru from Mangaluru toppled near the second curve of the Shiradi Ghat on NH 75, on Friday.