Coastal Districts

Udupi: A teenage boy died on the spot after a truck knocked him down while crossing the road near Navunda in Kundapura taluk of Udupi district today.

Udupi, Aug 16: Four fishermen are reported missing after their country boat Sagara Shri crashed into the breakwater at the mouth of Koderi fishing jetty in Byndoor taluk of Udupi district today.

Mangaluru, Aug 16: Dr B Ahmed Hajee Mohiudeen, an educationist and the Founder Chairman of B A Group, Thumbay, Manguru, passed away at a private hospital in the city due to age related ailments. He was 87.

Mangaluru, Aug 15: District-in-Charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary said that the fisheries department has chalked out programmes to generate self-employment for 10,000 people in the fisheries sector in the state.

Mangaluru, Aug 15: Dr. Vishala B.K. Selection Grade Librarian, St Agnes College (Autonomous) is the recipient of the award “Outstanding Community Leader” for the year 2020, initiated by "The International Institute for Public Policy”, popularly known as IIPP Mangaluru, an organization wholly owned by a family, designed to promote the societal and entrepreneurial spirit in Mangaluru, India with a sole purpose of encouraging the local talents and enthusiasts with a view to create an added enthusiasm in the local community.

Mangaluru, Aug 15: A Mangaluru-based man has created environment-friendly tri-coloured badges for the Independence Day.

Mangaluru, Aug 14: The twin coastal district of Dakshina Kannada and Udup have recorded a whopping 629 covid-19 positive cases in last 24 hours. While Udupi reported 322 cases DK reported 307 cases.

Mangaluru, Aug 14: Gangster-turned-Hindutva leader Shubhakar Shetty aka Yekkur Baba died at a private hospital in the city today. He was 61.

Mangaluru, Aug 14: The city police have booked fresh case after the screenshot of a deleted derogatory Facebook post resurfaced on social media.

The increasing number of covid-19 cases and confusions about a standard treatment for this ailment has been a cause of panic amongst the general public in coastal Karnataka. On the other hand the Dakshina Kannada’s covid-19 fatality rate is far higher than entire Karnataka’s covid-19 mortality rate. According to experts, plasma therapy is one of the ways that have shown remarkable results in