Coastal Districts

Mangaluru, Nov 28: A youth lost his life following a head on collision between a motorbike and a jeep in Puttur town of Dakshina Kannada last night.

Mangaluru, Nov 28: Former MLC and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) spokesperson Ivan D'Souza said that free Covid-19 vaccines should be provided in Karnataka. Notably, during the Bihar Assembly elections, BJP had announced distribution of free coronavirus vaccines in the state.

Mangaluru, Nov 27: Vishva Hindu Parishad has urged a woman, who had converted from Hinduism to Islam and married a Muslim man from Dakshina Kannada, to convert back to Hinduism.

Udupi, Nov 26: Sri Krishna temple came alive to the devotion of people who lined up for ‘taptamudra dharana’ ritual here on Thursday. Sri Vishwaprasanna Tirtha swamiji of Pejavar Adhokshaja mutt kick-started the ritual by first stamping himself before going on to stamp Sri Eeshapriya Tirtha swamiji of Paryaya Adamaru mutt. The paryaya seer later also stamped the devotees with images of shanka (conch) and chakra (wheel) on their chest and arms.

Mangaluru, Nov 26: On account of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the cadre of Girls Islamic Organisation, Mangaluru Unit, staged an awareness program near Clock Tower, Hampankatta, on the 25th of November, under the theme "ART RAGE - Where Art meets Revolution."

Mangaluru, Nov 26: A rowdy-sheeter was ruthlessly murdered at bKarnal Garden in Bokkapatna near Kudroli in the city in the wee hours of Thursday.

Ganesh Poojary, from Kodi-Kundapur, now serving as the Vice President, Administration and HR Services at the Prestigious Lodha Group has been featured as one of the top 100 great people managers of India. The list is curated by 'Great Manager Institute' annually, under the banner ‘Great People Managers study’ the largest of its kind, in partnership with Forbes India.

Mangaluru, Nov 25: Police officials of the cyber crime police station have arrested two youngsters from Bengaluru on the charges of demanding money from a person after threatening to post his obscene photos on social media on Wednesday.

Mangaluru, Nov 24: Union Minister for Education Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Tuesday said that National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 was an Indian-centric policy that aimed to give priority to knowledge, research, science and technology and innovation. Delivering the 18th Convocation of NITK-Surathkal virtually, he said that it was an inclusive policy that would help in nation-building

Mangaluru, Nov 23: A woman bound for Dubai from Thirthahalli in Shivamogga district of Karnataka was denied boarding due to a mistake in the spelling of Shivamogga in the Covid-19 negative certificate.